Proverbs 24:10
If thou faint in the day of adversity, thy strength is small indeed.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
If thou faint in the day of adversity, thy strength is small.
In Context
9The thought of foolishness is sin; and the scorner is an abomination to men.
Cross References
Job 4:5But now it is come upon thee, and thou art weary; it toucheth thee, and thou art affrighted.
Jeremiah 51:46And let not your heart faint, neither fear ye, for the rumour that shall be heard in the land; for a rumour shall come one year, and after that in another year a rumour, and violence in the land, ruler against ruler.
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 →