In the fearבְּיִרְאַתof YHWHיְהוָהis strongעֹזconfidence,מִבְטַחand for his sonsוּלְבָנָיוthere will beיִהְיֶהa refuge.מַחְסֶה
Proverbs 14:26
Study it in the app“In the fear of YHWH is strong confidence, and for his sons there will be a refuge.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 14:26, word by word
- In the fearיִרְאַתyirat
fear
Fear. "The fear of God" is deep reverence that leads one to obey him and avoid evil.
Where else “yirat” appears- of YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears- is strongעֹזoz
strength
Power to act or to withstand, attributed above all to God.
Where else “oz” appears- confidenceמִבְטַחmivtach
confidence, trust
Security, what someone trusts in; a refuge.
Where else “mivtach” appears- and for his sonsבָנָיvanay
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “vanay” appears- there will beיִהְיֶהyihye
exist
To exist: "let there be light".
Where else “yihye” appears- a refugeמַחְסֶהmachse
refuge, shelter
A refuge, a place to take cover.
Where else “machse” appears
The context
25A witness of truth delivers souls, but one who utters lies is deceit.
26 · This verse (above)
27The fear of YHWH is a fountain of life, to turn away from the snares of death.