Proverbs 10:29
The way of the Lord protects those who do right, but he destroys those who do evil.
Free Bible Version
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
28Good people look forward to happiness, but the hopes of the wicked come to nothing.
30The good will never be removed from the land, but the wicked will not remain there.
Cross References
Psalms 1:6For the Lord watches over those who follow the right way, but the way of the wicked leads to death.
Psalms 37:20But the wicked will die. The enemies of the Lord are like the flowers of the field—they will vanish like smoke.
Psalms 92:7even though the wicked grow up quickly like grass, and even though people who do evil flourish, they will be destroyed forever!
Proverbs 21:15When justice is done, the good are happy, but it brings terror to those who do evil.
Zechariah 10:12I will make them strong in the Lord, and they will follow all he says, declares the Lord.
Luke 13:26Then you'll say, ‘But 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 →