The Meaning of Proverbs 14:26 Explained

Proverbs 14:26

KJV: In the fear of the LORD is strong confidence: and his children shall have a place of refuge.

YLT: In the fear of Jehovah is strong confidence, And to His sons there is a refuge.

Darby: In the fear of Jehovah is strong confidence, and his children shall have a place of refuge.

ASV: In the fear of Jehovah is strong confidence; And his children shall have a place of refuge.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

In the fear  of the LORD  [is] strong  confidence:  and his children  shall have a place of refuge. 

What does Proverbs 14:26 Mean?

Study Notes

fear
Also; Proverbs 15:16 , .
fear of the Lord
The "fear of the Lord," a phrase of the O.T. piety, meaning reverential trust, with hatred of evil.

Chapter Summary: Proverbs 14

1  A wise woman builds her house

What do the individual words in Proverbs 14:26 mean?

In the fear of Yahweh [there is] confidence strong and His children will have a [place] of refuge
בְּיִרְאַ֣ת יְ֭הוָה מִבְטַח־ עֹ֑ז וּ֝לְבָנָ֗יו יִהְיֶ֥ה מַחְסֶֽה

בְּיִרְאַ֣ת  In  the  fear 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, feminine singular construct
Root: יִרְאָה  
Sense: fear, terror, fearing.
יְ֭הוָה  of  Yahweh 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יהוה 
Sense: Jehovah—used primarily in the combination ‘Lord Jehovah’.
מִבְטַח־  [there  is]  confidence 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: מִבְטָח  
Sense: trust, confidence, refuge.
עֹ֑ז  strong 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: עֹז  
Sense: might, strength.
וּ֝לְבָנָ֗יו  and  His  children 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Noun, masculine plural construct, third person masculine singular
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
יִהְיֶ֥ה  will  have 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: אֶהְיֶה 
Sense: to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out.
מַחְסֶֽה  a  [place]  of  refuge 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: מַחְסֶה  
Sense: refuge, shelter.