Proverbs 18:10
The name of Yahweh is a strong tower; 1 the righteous person runs into it and is safe. 1
Unlocked Literal Bible
In The King James Version
The name of the LORD is a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe.
In Context
9Also, one who is slack in his work 1 is a brother to the one who destroys the most. 1
11The wealth of the rich is his fortified city 1 and in his imagination it is like a high wall. 1
Cross References
Genesis 17:1When Abram was ninety-nine years old, Yahweh appeared to Abram and said to him, “I am God Almighty. Walk before me, and be blameless.
Genesis 32:28The man said, “Your name will no longer be called Jacob, but Israel. For you have struggled with God and with men and have prevailed.”
Exodus 6:3I appeared to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob as God Almighty; but by my name, Yahweh, I was not known to them.
1 Samuel 17:45David replied to the Philistine, “You come to me with a sword, a spear, and a javelin. But I come to you in the name of Yahweh of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied.
2 Samuel 22:3God is my rock. I take refuge in him. 1 He is my shield, the horn of my salvation, my stronghold, and my refuge, 1 the one who saves me from violence. 1
2 Samuel 22:51God gives great victory to his king, 1 and he shows his covenant loyalty to his anointed one, 1 to David and to his descendants forever.”
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 18:10
Folly and Pride Exposed. 9 He also that is slothful in his work is brother to him that is a great waster. Note, 1. Prodigality is very bad husbandry. Those are not only justly branded as fools among men, but will give an uncomfortable account to God of the talents they are entrusted with, who are wasters of their estates, who live above what they have, spend and give more than they can afford, and so, in effect, throw away what they have, and suffer it to run to waste. 2. Idleness is no better. He that is remiss… Read the whole commentary →