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

8A person who plans evil will get a reputation as a troublemaker. 9The schemes of a fool are sinful; everyone detests a mocker. If you fail under pressure, your strength is too small. 11Rescue those who are unjustly sentenced to die; save them as they stagger to their death. 12Don’t excuse yourself by saying, “Look, we didn’t know.” For God understands all hearts, and he sees you. He who guards your soul knows you knew. He will repay all people as their actions deserve.

Proverbs 24:10 word by word

הִ֭תְרַפִּיתָ בְּי֥וֹם צָרָ֗ה צַ֣ר כֹּחֶֽכָה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• thou faintרָפָהrâphâh · to slackenH7503
• in the dayיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• of adversityצָרָהtsârâh · distressH6869
• thy strengthכֹּחַkôach kôach · strengthH3581
• smallצַרtsar tsâr · narrowH6862

Cross-references for Proverbs 24:10

• 1 Samuel 27:1But David kept thinking to himself, “Someday Saul is going to get me. The best thing I can do is escape to the Philistines. Then Saul will stop hunting for me in Israelite territory, and I will finally be safe.”
• Job 4:5But now when trouble strikes, you lose heart. You are terrified when it touches you.
• Isaiah 40:28Have you never heard? Have you never understood? The Lord is the everlasting God, the Creator of all the earth. He never grows weak or weary. No one can measure the depths of his understanding.
• John 4:8He was alone at the time because his disciples had gone into the village to buy some food.
• 2 Corinthians 4:1Therefore, since God in his mercy has given us this new way, we never give up.
• Ephesians 3:13So please don’t lose heart because of my trials here. I am suffering for you, so you should feel honored.
• Hebrews 12:3Think of all the hostility he endured from sinful people; then you won’t become weary and give up.
• Revelation 2:3You have patiently suffered for me without quitting.

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

In the dictionaries

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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