King James Version
Proverbs 1:33 in the King James Version says “But whoso hearkeneth unto me shall dwell safely, and shall be quiet from fear of evil.” — study this verse from Proverbs chapter 1 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“But whoso hearkeneth unto me shall dwell safely, and shall be quiet from fear of evil.”
Proverbs 1:33 · KJV
Therefore shall they eat of the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own devices.
For the turning away of the simple shall slay them, and the prosperity of fools shall destroy them. turning: or, ease of the simple
But whoso hearkeneth unto me shall dwell safely, and shall be quiet from fear of evil.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“But whoso hearkeneth”
H8085to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
“safely”
H983properly, a place of refuge; abstract, safety, both the fact (security) and the feeling (trust); often (adverb with or without preposition) safely
“from fear”
H6343a (sudden) alarm (properly, the object feared, by implication, the feeling)
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