OLD TESTAMENT

Proverbs 29:25

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The fear of man proves to be a snare, but whoever puts his trust in the LORD is kept safe.

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Verse 25. Fall. Human respects will not long preserve him from sin. Calmet.—Septuagint have a double version: “Those who fear and are ashamed of men, shall be thrown down. But he who confideth in the Lord, shall rejoice. Impiety overturneth man, while he who trusteth in the Lord shall be saved.” Grabe. Bible.

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