Proverbs 10:29
in Proverbs 10The way of the LORD is a refuge to the upright, but destruction awaits those who do evil.
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ASV
The way of Jehovah is a stronghold to the upright; But it is a destruction to the workers of iniquity.
KJV
The way of the Lord is strength to the upright: but destruction shall be to the workers of iniquity.
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This verse in Proverbs 10
Commentary
6 notes on this verseThe way of the Lord is strength to the upright,.... Who are upright in heart and life; who have the uprightness or righteousness of Christ imputed to them, and right spirits renewed in them; in consequence of which they walk uprightly, Pro 10:
This site's exposition
Like vinegar to the teeth
on Proverbs 10:26-32
The closing set returns to the comparison: the slacker is “Like vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes,” irritation in place of help. The couplets that follow, from “The righteous will never be shaken” to “a perverse tongue will be cut out,” gather the argument into one rhythm.
This site's exposition
The way of the LORD is a refuge to the upright
The way of the LORD here is His order for the world, and Albert Barnes notes that it has two sides. The same way that shelters the upright brings ruin on those who do evil. The one way has two ends.
The record, by era
The Medieval Church1 voice
The strength of the simple is the way of the Lord, etc. He says, If you cannot understand the hidden meanings of Scripture, do not despair of salvation, but walk in the way of the Lord, do the good things you know, and you will …
The Nineteenth Century2 voices
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
Omit “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.”
The 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 Isa 40:31.
The words behind it
7 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| מָע֣וֹז | maoz | [is] a refuge | H4581 → | |
| לַ֭תֹּם | latom | for <the> integrity | H8537 → | 23 times |
| דֶּ֣רֶךְ | derekh | [the] way of | H1870 → | 707 times |
| יְהוָ֑ה | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| וּ֝מְחִתָּ֗ה | umechitah | and destruction | H4288 → | 11 times |
| לְפֹ֣עֲלֵי | lefoalei | for [those who] do | H6466 → | 57 times |
| אָֽוֶן׃ | ʾaven | <of> wickedness | H205 → | 77 times |
מָע֣וֹז[is] a refuge
maozH4581 →
לַ֭תֹּםfor <the> integrity
latomH8537 →23 times
דֶּ֣רֶךְ[the] way of
derekhH1870 →707 times
יְהוָ֑הYahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
וּ֝מְחִתָּ֗הand destruction
umechitahH4288 →11 times
לְפֹ֣עֲלֵיfor [those who] do
lefoaleiH6466 →57 times
אָֽוֶן׃<of> wickedness
ʾavenH205 →77 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Philippians 4:13I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength.
it leads to
- Isaiah 41:10
Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you; I will surely help you; I will uphold you with My right hand…
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- 2 Corinthians 12:9–10
But He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is perfected in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly in my weaknesses, so that the power of…
- Colossians 1:11
being strengthened with all power according to His glorious might so that you may have full endurance and patience, and joyfully
- Ephesians 6:10
Finally, be strong in the Lord and in His mighty power.
- Isaiah 40:29–31
He gives power to the faint and increases the strength of the weak.
- Isaiah 41:10
Through
Zechariah 10:12I will strengthen them in the LORD, and in His name they will walk,” declares the LORD.
it leads to
- Isaiah 2:5
Come, O house of Jacob, let us walk in the light of the LORD.
- Zechariah 10:6
I will strengthen the house of Judah and save the house of Joseph. I will restore them because I have compassion on them, and they will be as though I had not rejected them.…
- Micah 4:5
Though each of the peoples may walk in the name of his god, yet we will walk in the name of the LORD our God forever and ever.
- Isaiah 2:5
Where this verse is studied
About Proverbs
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Bede, Commentary on Proverbs; Franz Delitzsch, Biblical Commentary on the Proverbs of Solomon; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.