Proverbs 24:10
If thou faintest in the day of adversity, thy strength is small.
Webster Bible
In The King James Version
If thou faint in the day of adversity, thy strength is small.
In Context
9The thought of foolishness is sin: and the scorner is an abomination to men.
11If thou forbearest to deliver them that are drawn to death, and those that are ready to be slain;
Cross References
Job 4:5But now it hath come upon thee, and thou faintest; it toucheth thee, and thou art troubled.
Jeremiah 51:46And lest your heart should faint, and ye should fear for the rumor that shall be heard in the land; a rumor shall both come one year, and after that in another year shall come a rumor, and violence in the land, ruler against ruler.
2 Corinthians 4:1Therefore, seeing we have this ministry, as we have received mercy, we faint not;
Hebrews 12:3For consider him that endured such contradiction of sinners against himself, lest ye be wearied and faint in your minds.
Revelation 2:13I know thy works, and where thou dwellest, even where Satan's seat is : and thou holdest fast my name, and hast not denied my faith, even in those days wherein Antipas was my faithful martyr, 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 →