Proverbs 10:29
The way of the LORD is a strong hold to the upright; but it is a destruction to the workers of iniquity.
Revised Version 1895
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 the righteous shall be gladness: but the expectation of the wicked shall perish.
30The righteous shall never be removed: but the wicked shall not dwell in the land.
Cross References
Psalms 1:6For the LORD knoweth the way of the righteous: but the way of the wicked shall perish.
Psalms 37:20But the wicked shall perish, and the enemies of the LORD shall be as the excellency of the pastures: they shall consume; in smoke shall they consume away.
Psalms 92:7When the wicked spring as the grass, and when all the workers of iniquity do flourish; it is that they shall be destroyed for ever:
Proverbs 21:15It is joy to the righteous to do judgment; but it is a destruction to the workers of iniquity.
Zechariah 10:12And I will strengthen them in the LORD; and they shall walk up and down in his name, saith the LORD.
Luke 13:26then shall ye begin to say, We did eat and drink in thy presence, and thou didst teach 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 →