Proverbs 24:10
If thy spirit faint in the day of adversity, Faint will be thy strength.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
If thou faint in the day of adversity, thy strength is small.
In Context
9The purpose of folly is sin; And a scoffer is an abomination to men.
Cross References
Job 4:5But now it is come upon thee, and thou faintest; It toucheth thee, and thou art confounded!
Jeremiah 51:46And let not your heart faint, And fear ye not on account of the rumors which are heard in the land, When in one year a rumor cometh, And after it in another year another rumor, And violence is in the land, Ruler against ruler.
2 Corinthians 4:1Therefore, having this ministry through the mercy we received, we are not faint-hearted;
Hebrews 12:3For consider him that endured such contradiction by sinners against him, lest ye faint in your souls, and become weary.
Revelation 2:13I know where thou dwellest, where the throne of Satan is; and thou holdest fast my name, and didst not deny my faith, even in the days in which Antipas was my witness, my faithful one, who was slain among you, where Satan dwelleth.
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 →