Proverbs 10:29
The way of the Lord is a stronghold to the upright; but terror is destined to the workers of injustice.
Leeser Tanakh
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 expectation of the righteous is joy; but the hope of the wicked shall perish.
30The righteous shall never be removed; but the wicked shall not inhabit the earth.
Cross References
Psalms 1:6For the Lord regardeth the way of the righteous; but the way of the wicked leadeth to perdition.
Psalms 37:20But the wicked shall perish, and the enemies of the Lord shall be as the beauty of the meadow: they pass away; in smoke they pass away.
Psalms 92:7(92:8) When the wicked spring up like herbs, and when all the workers of wickedness do flourish; it is that they may be destroyed evermore.
Proverbs 21:15It is joy to the righteous to execute justice; but it is a terror to wrong-doers.
Zechariah 10:12And I will strengthen them in the Lord, and in his name shall they ever walk, saith the Lord.
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 →