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Proverbs 10:29
The way of the LORD is a refuge to the upright, but destruction awaits those who do evil.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The wisdom author addresses Israel’s readers with a series of parallel observations contrasting the final outcomes of the righteous and the wicked.
The words — מָע֣וֹז (ma.'oz) translates literally as "refuge" or "stronghold," while תֹּם (tom) denotes "integrity" or "uprightness."
The thread — This structural contrast between divine protection for the faithful and ruin for the rebellious appears in Proverbs 21:15 and Romans 2:8.
Why it lands — The text requires a reader to align with God’s way through integrity, recognizing it as the only path that prevents the destruction awaiting the wicked.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
The way of the Lord is strength to the upright: but destruction shall be to the workers of iniquity.
Cross-references
- Proverbs 21:15 Justice executed is a joy to the righteous, but a terror to the workers of iniquity.
- Romans 2:8 But for those who are self-seeking and who reject the truth and follow wickedness, there will be wrath and anger.
- Philippians 4:13 I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength.
- Psalms 36:12 There the evildoers lie fallen, thrown down and unable to rise.
- Psalms 37:20 But the wicked and enemies of the LORD will perish like the glory of the fields. They will vanish; like smoke they will fade away.
- Psalms 84:7 They go from strength to strength, until each appears before God in Zion.
- Psalms 92:7 that though the wicked sprout like grass, and all evildoers flourish, they will be forever destroyed.
- Isaiah 40:31 But those who wait upon the LORD will renew their strength; they will mount up with wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not faint.
- Zechariah 10:12 I will strengthen them in the LORD, and in His name they will walk,” declares the LORD.
- Job 31:3 Does not disaster come to the unjust and calamity to the workers of iniquity?