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Proverbs 10:29

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10:29The way of the Lord104 is like105 a stronghold for the upright,106

but it is destruction107 to evildoers.108

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Footnotes

  1. 104 The “way of the Lord” is an idiom for God’s providential administration of life; it is what the Lord does (“way” being a hypocatastasis).
  2. 105 The comparative “like” does not appear in the Hebrew text, but is implied by the metaphor; it is supplied in the translation for the sake of clarity.
  3. 106 Heb “for the one with integrity” (לַתֹּם, latom).
  4. 107 Or “ruin” (so ).
  5. 108 Heb “those who practice iniquity.”

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

The way of the Lord is a stronghold to the blameless,

but destruction to evildoers.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

The way of the Lord is a refuge for the blameless,

but it is the ruin of those who do evil.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

The way of the Lord is a stronghold for the honorable,

but destruction awaits evildoers.

NLTNew Living Translation

The way of the Lord is a stronghold to those with integrity,

but it destroys the wicked.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

A stronghold for the upright is the way of Yahweh,

but ruin belongs to evildoers.

KJV 1900King James Version

The way of the Lord is strength to the upright:

But destruction shall be to the workers of iniquity.