Proverbs 3:25

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 advantages to be gained from Wisdom: it confers both strength and beauty (Proverbs 3:22); it preserves alike in action and in repose (Proverbs 3:23); it is equal to every emergency of life (Proverbs 3:25).

desolation or, storm, R.V. marg.

of the wicked This may mean, brought upon thee by the wicked. So Maurer, who compares, "rescue my soul from their destructions." Psalms 35:17; and Vulg. irruentes tibi potentias impiorum. But it is perhaps better to understand it of the desolation or storm which comes upon the wicked. Comp. Psalms 91:8.

Proverbs 3:27. There is a marked change of style in these verses, and they are regarded by Maurer (who describes them as singularia aliqua prœcepta) and others as a separate section. The continuous address is exchanged for the concise sentences or "proverbs," which form the bulk of the Book.