Proverbs 24:10

Proverbs 24:10 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)If thou faint in the day of adversity, thy strength is small.
• New International Version (NIV)If you falter in a time of trouble, how small is your strength!
• English Standard Version (ESV)If you faint in the day of adversity, your strength is small.
• New King James Version (NKJV)If you faint in the day of adversity, Your strength is small.

Context of Proverbs 24:10

8He that deviseth to do evil, Men shall call him a mischief-maker. 9The thought of foolishness is sin; And the scoffer is an abomination to men. If thou faint in the day of adversity, Thy strength is small. 11Deliver them that are carried away unto death, And those that are ready to be slain see that thou hold back. 12If thou sayest, Behold, we knew not this; Doth not he that weigheth the hearts consider it? And he that keepeth thy soul, doth not he know it? And shall not he render to every man according to his work?

Proverbs 24:10 word by word

הִ֭תְרַפִּיתָ בְּי֥וֹם צָרָ֗ה צַ֣ר כֹּחֶֽכָה׃Read the interlinear

• dayיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• strengthכֹּחַkôach kôach · strengthH3581

Cross-references for Proverbs 24:10

• 1 Samuel 27:1And David said in his heart, I shall now perish one day by the hand of Saul: there is nothing better for me than that I should escape into the land of the Philistines; and Saul will despair of me, to seek me any more in all the borders of Israel: so shall I escape out of his hand.
• Job 4:5But now it is come unto thee, and thou faintest; It toucheth thee, and thou art troubled.
• Isaiah 40:28Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard? The everlasting God, Jehovah, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary; there is no searching of his understanding.
• John 4:8For his disciples were gone away into the city to buy food.
• 2 Corinthians 4:1Therefore seeing we have this ministry, even as we obtained mercy, we faint not:
• Ephesians 3:13Wherefore I ask that ye may not faint at my tribulations for you, which are your glory.
• Hebrews 12:3For consider him that hath endured such gainsaying of sinners against himself, that ye wax not weary, fainting in your souls.
• Revelation 2:3and thou hast patience and didst bear for my name’s sake, and hast not grown weary.

Commentaries on Proverbs 24:10

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 10If thou faint - If thou give way to discouragement and despair in the day of adversity - time of trial or temptation. Thy strength is small - כחכה צר tsar cochachah, thy strength is contracted. So the old MS. Bible excellently: Gif sliden thou dispeire, in the dai of anguyfs, schal be made litil thy strengthe. In times of trial we should endeavor to be doubly courageous; when a man loses his courage, his strength avails him nothing.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 10Verse 10 Under troubles we are apt to despair of relief. But be of good courage, and God shall strengthen thy heart.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 10Saying 24: A wise person stays calm and strong when stressed (for example, Daniel 1:8–16; 3:1–18).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1010. Literally, "If thou fail in the day of straits (adversity), strait (or, small) is thy strength," which is then truly tested.Read the comment

Topics related to Proverbs 24:10

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Doubting
• Young Men

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Commentaries on Proverbs 24

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings