Proverbs 10:29
The way of the LORD is a stronghold to the upright, but it is a destruction to the workers of iniquity.
World English Bible British
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 prospect of the righteous is joy, but the hope of the wicked will perish.
30The righteous will never be removed, but the wicked will not dwell in the land.
Cross References
Psalms 1:6For the LORD knows the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked shall perish.
Psalms 37:20But the wicked shall perish. The enemies of the LORD shall be like the beauty of the fields. They will vanish— vanish like smoke.
Psalms 92:7though the wicked spring up as the grass, and all the evildoers flourish, they will be destroyed forever.
Proverbs 21:15It is joy to the righteous to do justice; but it is a destruction to the workers of iniquity.
Zechariah 10:12I will strengthen them in the LORD. They will walk up and down in his name,” says the LORD.
Luke 13:26Then you will begin to say, ‘We ate and drank in your presence, 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 →