Proverbs 24:10
He shall be defiled in the evil day, 1 And in the day of affliction, until he be utterly consumed. 1
Updated Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
If thou faint in the day of adversity, thy strength is small.
In Context
9The fool also dies in sins; 1 And uncleanness attaches to a pestilent man. 1
Cross References
Job 4:5Yet now that pain has come upon thee, and touched thee, thou art troubled. 1
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 →