Proverbs 3:26

26 Dominus enim erit in latere tuo et custodiet pedem tuum ne capiaris

Proverbs 3:26 Meaning and Commentary

Proverbs 3:26

For the Lord shall be thy confidence
The object of it, in whom thou shall put thy confidence, and be safe and secure from all fear and danger: or "the Lord shall be in thy confidence" F7; shall support thee in it, and maintain that, so that thou shalt not cast it away; the word used has sometimes the notion off oily in it, and Jarchi, from the Jerusalem Talmud, produces a sense agreeable to it;

``the Lord shall be in things in which thou art foolish;''
which, how absurd it may seem to be, will admit of a good interpretation; that the Lord will be with Wisdom's followers in things which may seem foolishness to the world; as Christ, the things of Christ, and the things of the Spirit of Christ, the Gospel, and the doctrines of it, are. The Targum is,
``the Lord shall be thine help,''
in all times of distress, difficulty, and danger; and shall keep thy foot from being taken;
in the snares of sin, temptation, and mischief; in those which Satan and the world lay for God's people; from these the Lord preserves them; wherefore happy are those that have an interest in Christ, who find and enjoy him.
FOOTNOTES:

F7 So Montanus, Vatablus, Michaelis.

Proverbs 3:26 In-Context

24 si dormieris non timebis quiesces et suavis erit somnus tuus
25 ne paveas repentino terrore et inruentes tibi potentias impiorum
26 Dominus enim erit in latere tuo et custodiet pedem tuum ne capiaris
27 noli prohibere benefacere eum qui potest si vales et ipse benefac
28 ne dicas amico tuo vade et revertere et cras dabo tibi cum statim possis dare
The Latin Vulgate is in the public domain.