Proverbs 10:29
The way of Yahweh protects those who have integrity, 1 but it is destruction for the wicked. 1
Unlocked Literal Bible
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 hope of righteous people is their joy, 1 but the years of wicked people will be short. 1
30The righteous person will never be overthrown, 1 but the wicked will not remain in the land. 1
Cross References
Psalms 1:6For Yahweh approves of the way of the righteous, 1 but the way of the wicked will perish.
Psalms 37:20But evil men will perish. 1 Yahweh's enemies will be like the glory of the pastures; 1 they will be consumed and disappear in the smoke. 1
Psalms 92:7When the wicked sprout like the grass, 1 and even when all the evildoers thrive, 1 still they are doomed to eternal destruction. 1
Proverbs 21:15When justice is done, it brings joy to the righteous person, 1 but it brings terror to evildoers. 1
Zechariah 10:12I will strengthen them in myself, and they will walk in my name—this is Yahweh's declaration.”
Luke 13:26Then you will say, 'We ate and drank in front of 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 →