Christian Standard Bible
Proverbs 10:29
29The way of the Lord is a stronghold for the honorable, but destruction awaits evildoers.
Proverbs 10:29 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)The way of the Lord is strength to the upright: but destruction shall be to the workers of iniquity.
- New International Version (NIV)The way of the Lord is a refuge for the blameless, but it is the ruin of those who do evil.
- English Standard Version (ESV)The way of the Lord is a stronghold to the blameless, but destruction to evildoers.
- New King James Version (NKJV)The way of the Lord is strength for the upright, But destruction will come to the workers of iniquity.
Context of Proverbs 10:29
27The fear of the Lord prolongs life, but the years of the wicked are cut short. 28The hope of the righteous is joy, but the expectation of the wicked will perish. The way of the Lord is a stronghold for the honorable, but destruction awaits evildoers. 30The righteous will never be shaken, but the wicked will not remain on the earth. 31The mouth of the righteous produces wisdom, but a perverse tongue will be cut out.
Read all of Proverbs 10Proverbs 10:29 word by word
מָע֣וֹז לַ֭תֹּם דֶּ֣רֶךְ יְהוָ֑ה וּ֝מְחִתָּ֗ה לְפֹ֣עֲלֵי אָֽוֶן׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Proverbs 10:29
- Psalms 84:7They go from strength to strength; each appears before God in Zion.
- Isaiah 40:31but those who trust in the Lord will renew their strength; they will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not become weary, they will walk and not faint.
- Zechariah 10:12I will strengthen them in the Lord, and they will march in his name — this is the Lord’s declaration.
- Philippians 4:13I am able to do all things through him who strengthens me.
- Proverbs 21:15Justice executed is a joy to the righteous but a terror to evildoers.
- Job 31:3Doesn’t disaster come to the unjust and misfortune to evildoers?
- Psalms 1:6For the Lord watches over the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked leads to ruin.
- Psalms 36:12There! The evildoers have fallen. They have been thrown down and cannot rise.
- Psalms 37:20But the wicked will perish; the Lord’s enemies, like the glory of the pastures, will fade away — they will fade away like smoke.
- Psalms 92:7though the wicked sprout like grass and all evildoers flourish, they will be eternally destroyed.
- Matthew 7:22On that day many will say to me, ‘Lord, Lord, didn’t we prophesy in your name, drive out demons in your name, and do many miracles in your name?’
- Luke 13:26Then you will say, ‘We ate and drank in your presence, and you taught in our streets.’
- Romans 2:8but wrath and anger to those who are self-seeking and disobey the truth while obeying unrighteousness.
Commentaries on Proverbs 10:29
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 29The way of the Lord is strength - In the path of obedience the upright man ever finds his strength renewed; the more he labors the stronger he grows. The same sentiment as that in Isaiah 40:31.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 29Omit “shall be.” The meaning is: “The Way of Yahweh,” i. e., the Divine Order of the world, has its two sides. It is “strength to the upright, destruction to the workers of iniquity.”Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 29Verse 29 The believer grows stronger in faith, and obeys with increased delight.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2929. The way, &c.--that is, God's providence sustains the righteous and overthrows the wicked (Ho 14:9).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Proverbs 10
- 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
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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