Proverbs 10:29
The way of the LORD is a refuge to the upright, but destruction awaits those who do evil.
Berean Standard Bible
In The King James Version
The way of the LORD is strength to the upright: but destruction shall be to the workers of iniquity.
In Context
28The hope of the righteous is joy, but the expectations of the wicked will perish.
30The righteous will never be shaken, but the wicked will not inhabit the land.
Cross References
Psalms 1:6For the LORD guards the path of the righteous, but the way of the wicked will perish.
Psalms 37:20But the wicked and enemies of the LORD will perish like the glory of the fields. They will vanish; like smoke they will fade away.
Psalms 92:7that though the wicked sprout like grass, and all evildoers flourish, they will be forever destroyed.
Proverbs 21:15Justice executed is a joy to the righteous, but a terror to the workers of iniquity.
Zechariah 10:12I will strengthen them in the LORD, and in His name they will walk,” declares the LORD.
Luke 13:26Then you will say, ‘We ate and drank with you, and you taught in our streets.’
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 10:28-29
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. Observe, 1. Religion lengthens men's lives and crowns their hopes. What man is he that loves life? Let him fear God, and that will secure him from many things that would prejudice his life, and secure to him life enough in this world and eternal life in the other; the fear of the Lord will add days more than was expected, will add… Read the whole commentary →