Proverbs 3:26 (LSB)

Passage

For Yahweh will be your confidence And will keep your foot from being caught.

Nearby Context

Proverbs 3:24 When you lie down, you will not be in dread; You will lie down, and your sleep will be pleasant.

Proverbs 3:25 Do not be afraid of sudden dread Nor of the storm of the wicked when it comes;

Proverbs 3:26 For Yahweh will be your confidence And will keep your foot from being caught.

Proverbs 3:27 Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due, When it is in your hand to do it.

Proverbs 3:28 Do not say to your neighbor, “Go, and come back, And tomorrow I will give it,” When it is there with you.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "yahweh", "confidence", "keep", "foot", and "caught". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "yahweh" and "confidence", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 25's "Do not be afraid of sudden dread..." into verse 27's "Do not withhold good from those to...", so "yahweh" and "confidence" belong inside that flow. In Proverbs context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "yahweh" and "confidence" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.