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Proverbs 10:29
29The Lord keeps honest people safe. But he punishes people who do wrong things.
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
27If you respect and obey the Lord, you will live longer. But wicked people will die before they are old. 28What good people hope to receive causes them to be happy. But wicked people never receive what they hope for. The Lord keeps honest people safe. But he punishes people who do wrong things. 30Righteous people will always have a safe place to live. But wicked people will not continue to live in the land. 31Righteous people speak wise words. But those who speak evil things will lose their tongues!
Read all of Proverbs 10Proverbs 10:29 word by word
מָע֣וֹז לַ֭תֹּם דֶּ֣רֶךְ יְהוָ֑ה וּ֝מְחִתָּ֗ה לְפֹ֣עֲלֵי אָֽוֶן׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Proverbs 10:29
- Psalms 84:7The people become stronger as they travel, until each one meets with God in Zion.
- Isaiah 40:31But people who wait for the Lord to help them will receive new strength. They will rise up high, as if they have the wings of eagles. They will run and they will not become tired. They will walk and they will not become weak.
- Zechariah 10:12‘I will make my people strong. They will obey me because they love my name.’
- Philippians 4:13I can do all these things because Christ makes me strong.
- Proverbs 21:15When there is justice, righteous people are happy, but wicked people are afraid.
- Job 31:3He sends trouble to people who do wicked things. He punishes those people who do evil things.
- Psalms 1:6The Lord takes care of people who respect him. But wicked people are living in a way that will take them to a bad end.
- Psalms 36:12Now I see that those wicked people have fallen down! They are lying there on the ground, and they cannot get up again!
- Psalms 37:20But wicked people will die. They are the Lord's enemies. They will disappear like smoke from a fire that burns them up.
- Psalms 92:7Wicked people may continue to grow, like green grass. Evil people may grow like weeds. But in the end you will destroy them and they will never grow again.
- Matthew 7:22On the day when God judges people, many of them will say, “Master, Master! We used your authority and we spoke a message from you. We used your authority and we sent bad spirits out of people. We used your authority to do many powerful things.”
- Luke 13:26Then you will begin to say, “But Master, we had meals with you. You taught us in the streets of our villages.”
- Romans 2:8But other people think only about themselves. They refuse to obey God's true message. Instead, they continue to do things that are wrong. God will be very angry with people like that and he will punish them.
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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