Proverbs 10:29
27 The fear of the LORD prolongeth days: but the years of the wicked shall be shortened.
28 The hope of the righteous shall be gladness: but the expectation of the wicked shall perish.
The way of the LORD is strength to the upright: but destruction shall be to the workers of iniquity.
30 The righteous shall never be removed: but the wicked shall not inhabit the earth.
31 The mouth of the just bringeth forth wisdom: but the froward tongue shall be cut out.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- The way of the LORD is a refuge to the upright, but destruction awaits those who do evil.
- KJV
- The way of the LORD is strength to the upright: but destruction shall be to the workers of iniquity.
- WEB
- The way of the LORD is a stronghold to the upright, but it is a destruction to the workers of iniquity.
- ASV
- The way of Jehovah is a stronghold to the upright; But it is a destruction to the workers of iniquity.
- DARBY
- The way of Jehovah is strength to the perfect [man], but destruction to the workers of iniquity.
- BLB
- The way of YHWH [is] strength for the upright, and destruction for doers of iniquity.
- ÅB
- Herrens vei er en fast borg for den ustraffelige, men den er ødeleggelse for dem som gjør urett.
- OTB
- Herrens vei er en tilflukt for de skyldfrie, men den er ruin for dem som gjør ondt.
- B1930
- Herrens vei er en fast borg for den ustraffelige, men den er ødeleggelse for dem som gjør urett.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Proverbs 21:15
It is joy to the just to do judgment: but destruction shall be to the workers of iniquity.
Read in contextRomans 2:8–9
But unto them that are contentious, and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, indignation and wrath,
Read in contextPhilippians 4:13
I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.
Read in contextIsaiah 40:31
But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.
Read in contextPsalms 37:20
But the wicked shall perish, and the enemies of the LORD shall be as the fat of lambs: they shall consume; into smoke shall they consume away.
Read in contextPsalms 84:7
They go from strength to strength, every one of them in Zion appeareth before God.
Read in contextZechariah 10:12
And I will strengthen them in the LORD; and they shall walk up and down in his name, saith the LORD.
Read in contextPsalms 36:12
There are the workers of iniquity fallen: they are cast down, and shall not be able to rise.
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