Proverbs 18:10
The name of the LORD is a strong tower; the righteous run to it and are safe.
BSB
ASV
The name of Jehovah is a strong tower; The righteous runneth into it, and is safe.
KJV
The name of the Lord is a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe.
1834–1892
STRONG towers were a greater security in a bygone age than they are now. Then when troops of marauders invaded the land, strong castles were set upon the various hilltops, and the inhabitants gathered up their little wealth and fled there at once. Castles were looked upon as being very difficult places to attack. And ancient troops would rather fight a hundred battles than endure a single siege. Towns which would be taken by modern artillery in twelve hours held out for twelve years against the most potent forces of the ancient times.
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The walk8
Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.
Through
Psalms 91:2I will say to the LORD, “You are my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.”
leads to
The LORD is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer. My God is my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.
Reached by 4 independent paths from here.
You will keep in perfect peace the steadfast of mind, because he trusts in You.
I cry to You, O LORD: “You are my refuge, my portion in the land of the living.”
Rest in God alone, O my soul, for my hope comes from Him.
Through
Isaiah 26:4Trust in the LORD forever, because GOD the LORD is the Rock eternal.
leads to
Surely God is my salvation; I will trust and not be afraid. For the LORD GOD is my strength and my song, and He also has become my salvation.”
Reached by 3 independent paths from here.
Trust in Him at all times, O people; pour out your hearts before Him. God is our refuge. Selah
I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength.
Cast your burden upon the LORD and He will sustain you; He will never let the righteous be shaken.
