Proverbs 24:10
If you give way in the day of trouble, your strength is small.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
If thou faint in the day of adversity, thy strength is small.
In Context
9The purpose of the foolish is sin: and the hater of authority is disgusting to others.
Cross References
Job 4:5But now it has come on you and it is a weariness to you; you are touched by it and your mind is troubled.
Jeremiah 51:46So that your hearts may not become feeble and full of fear because of the news which will go about in the land; for a story will go about one year, and after that in another year another story, and violent acts in the land, ruler against ruler.
2 Corinthians 4:1For this reason, because we have been made servants of this new order, through the mercy given to us, we are strong:
Hebrews 12:3Give thought to him who has undergone so much of the hate of sinners against himself, so that you may not be tired and feeble of purpose.
Revelation 2:13I have knowledge that your living-place is where Satan has his seat: and you are true to my name, and were not turned away from your faith in me, even in the days of Antipas, my true witness, who was put to death among you, where Satan has his place.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 24:8-10
The Malicious and the Scornful. 7 Wisdom is too high for a fool: he openeth not his mouth in the gate. 8 He that deviseth to do evil shall be called a mischievous person. 9 The thought of foolishness is sin: and the scorner is an abomination to men. Here is the description, 1. Of a weak man: Wisdom is too high for him; he thinks it so, and therefore, despairing to attain it, he will take no pains in the pursuit of it, but sit down content without it. And really it is so; he has not capacity for it, and therefore… Read the whole commentary →