Proverbs 10:29
The way of the Lord is strength to the upright: but destruction shall be to the workers of iniquity.
Proverbs 10:29 in other translations
| BSB | The way of the LORD is a refuge to the upright, but destruction awaits those who do evil. |
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| 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. |
| YLT | The way of Jehovah is strength to the perfect, And ruin to workers of iniquity. |
| DARBY | The way of Jehovah is strength to the perfect man, but destruction to the workers of iniquity. |
| BBE | The way of the Lord is a strong tower for the upright man, but destruction to the workers of evil. |
| Webster | The way of the LORD is strength to the upright: but destruction shall be to the workers of iniquity. |
What does Proverbs 10:29 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain
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Proverbs 10:29 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Proverbs 10:29
- Proverbs 21:15
It is joy to the just to do judgment: but destruction shall be to the workers of iniquity.
- Romans 2:8-9
But unto them that are contentious, and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, indignation and wrath, Tribulation and anguish, upon every soul of man that doeth evil, of the Jew first, and also of the Gentile;
- Philippians 4:13
I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.
- Isaiah 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.
- Psalms 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.
- Psalms 84:7
They go from strength to strength, every one of them in Zion appeareth before God.
- Zechariah 10:12
And I will strengthen them in the Lord; and they shall walk up and down in his name, saith the Lord.
- Psalms 36:12
There are the workers of iniquity fallen: they are cast down, and shall not be able to rise.
- Psalms 92:7
When the wicked spring as the grass, and when all the workers of iniquity do flourish; it is that they shall be destroyed for ever:
- Psalms 1:6
For the Lord knoweth the way of the righteous: but the way of the ungodly shall perish.
- Luke 13:26-27
Then shall ye begin to say, We have eaten and drunk in thy presence, and thou hast taught in our streets. But he shall say, I tell you, I know you not whence ye are; depart from me, all ye workers of iniquity.
- Matthew 7:22-23
Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works? And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.
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Context
- Proverbs 10:28
The hope of the righteous shall be gladness: but the expectation of the wicked shall perish.
- Proverbs 10:29
The way of the Lord is strength to the upright: but destruction shall be to the workers of iniquity.
- Proverbs 10:30
The righteous shall never be removed: but the wicked shall not inhabit the earth.
Proverbs 10:29 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Fortaleza es al perfecto el camino de Jehová: mas espanto es á los que obran maldad. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | La voie de l’ Éternel est la force pour l’homme intègre, mais elle est la ruine pour les ouvriers d’iniquité. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Der Weg Jehovas ist eine Feste für die Vollkommenheit, aber Untergang für die, welche Frevel tun. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Fortitudo simplicis via Domini, et pavor his qui operantur malum. |