Tree of Life Version
Proverbs 18:10
10The Name of Adonai is a strong tower. The righteous one runs into it and is set safely up high.
Proverbs 18:10 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)The name of the Lord is a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe.
- New International Version (NIV)The name of the Lord is a fortified tower; the righteous run to it and are safe.
- English Standard Version (ESV)The name of the Lord is a strong tower; the righteous man runs into it and is safe.
- New King James Version (NKJV)The name of the Lord is a strong tower; The righteous run to it and are safe.
Context of Proverbs 18:10
8The words of a gossip are tasty morsels, going down into one’s innermost being. 9One who is slack in his work is brother to one who destroys. The Name of Adonai is a strong tower. The righteous one runs into it and is set safely up high. 11A rich person’s wealth is a strong city or like a high wall—in his imagination. 12Before ruin a person’s heart is proud, but humility comes before honor.
Read all of Proverbs 18Proverbs 18:10 word by word
מִגְדַּל־עֹ֭ז שֵׁ֣ם יְהוָ֑ה בּֽוֹ־יָר֖וּץ צַדִּ֣יק וְנִשְׂגָּֽב׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Proverbs 18:10
- Genesis 17:1When Abram was 99 years old, Adonai appeared to Abram, and He said to him, “I am El Shaddai. Continually walk before Me and you will be blameless.
- Exodus 3:13But Moses said to God, “Suppose I go to Bnei-Yisrael and say to them, ‘The God of your fathers has sent me to you,’ and they ask me, ‘What is His Name?’ What should I say to them?”
- Exodus 6:3I appeared to Abraham, to Isaac and to Jacob, as El Shaddai. Yet by My Name, Adonai, I made Myself known to them.
- Exodus 34:5Then Adonai descended in the cloud, stood with him there, as he called on the Name of Adonai.
- Isaiah 9:6Of the increase of His government and shalom there will be no end— on the throne of David and over His kingdom— to establish it and uphold it through justice and righteousness from now until forevermore. The zeal of Adonai-Tzva’ot will accomplish this.
- Isaiah 57:15For thus says the High and Exalted One who inhabits eternity, whose Name is Holy: “I dwell in a high and holy place, yet also with a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and revive the heart of the contrite.
- Jeremiah 23:6In His days Judah will be saved, and Israel will dwell in safely; and this is His Name by which He will be called: Adonai our righteousness.
- Matthew 1:23“Behold, the virgin shall conceive and give birth to a son, and they shall call His name Immanuel,” which means “God with us.”
- Revelation 1:8“I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says Adonai Elohim, “Who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty!”
- 2 Samuel 22:3My God is my rock, in Him I take refuge, my shield, my horn of salvation, my stronghold and my refuge, my Savior—You save me from violence.
- Psalms 18:2He said, I love You, Adonai my strength!
- Psalms 27:1Of David. Adonai is my light and my salvation: whom should I fear? Adonai is the stronghold of my life: whom should I dread?
- Psalms 61:3From the end of the earth I call to You when my heart is faint. Lead me to the rock that is higher than I.
- Psalms 91:2I will say of Adonai, “He is my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.
- Psalms 144:2He is my lovingkindness, my fortress, my strong tower, and my deliverer, my shield, in whom I take refuge, who subdues my people under me.
- Isaiah 26:4Trust in Adonai forever, for the Lord Adonai is a Rock of ages.
Commentaries on Proverbs 18:10
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 10The name of the Lord is a strong tower - The name of the Lord may be taken for the Lord himself; he is a strong tower, a refuge, and place of complete safety, to all that trust in him. What a strong fortress is to the besieged, the like is God to his persecuted, tempted, afflicted followers.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 10Safe - literally, as in the margin i. e., is exalted. Compare Psalm 18:2, Psalm 18:33.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 10-11Verses 10-11 The Divine power, made known in and through our Lord Jesus Christ, forms a strong tower for the believer, who relies on the Lord. How deceitful the defence of the rich man, who has his portion and treasure in this world! It is a strong city and a high wall only in his own conceit; for it will fail when most in need. They will be exposed to the just wrath of that Judge whom they despised as a Saviour.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 10-11In a troubled world, only the Lord can save. The rich might think their wealth is a strong defense, but money's power is limited (Proverbs 11:4; 13:8).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1010. name of the Lord--manifested perfections (Psa 8:1; 20:2), as faithfulness, power, mercy, &c., on which men rely. is safe--literally, "set on high, out of danger" (Psa 18:2; 91:4).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Proverbs 18
- 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
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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