Be not afraid of sudden fear, neither of the desolation of the wicked, when it cometh.
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Gill's Exposition
Be not afraid of sudden fear,.... Of anything terrible that comes unawares, unthought of, by any of the above things mentioned in the preceding note; or by any rumours and reports of danger being near…
Barnes' Notes
Under the form of this strong prohibition there is an equally strong promise. So safe will all thy ways be that to fear will be a sin.
Solomon, having pronounced those happy who not only lay hold on wisdom, but retain her, here exhorts us therefore to retain her, assuring us that we ourselves shall have the comfort of doing so.
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Cambridge Bible
Be not afraid Dean Plumptre (Speaker's Comm.) points out that, "under the form of this strong prohibition there is of course an equally strong promise," so that these two verses add yet another to the…
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