Proverbs 10:29

In 11 translations

BSB

The way of the LORD is a refuge to the upright, but destruction awaits those who do evil.

KJV

The way of the LORD is strength to the upright: but destruction shall be to the workers of iniquity.

WEB

The way of Yahweh is a stronghold to the upright, but it is a destruction to the workers of iniquity.

ASV

The way of Jehovah is a stronghold to the upright; But it is a destruction to the workers of iniquity.

LSV

The way of YHWH [is] strength to the perfect, || And ruin to workers of iniquity.

YLT

The way of Jehovah [is] strength to the perfect, And ruin to workers of iniquity.

DBY

The way of Jehovah is strength to the perfect [man], but destruction to the workers of iniquity.

DRC

The strength of the upright is the way of the Lord: and fear to them that work evil.

GNV

The way of the Lord is strength to the vpright man: but feare shall be for the workers of iniquitie.

JPS

The way of the LORD is a stronghold to the upright, but ruin to the workers of iniquity.

LXXE

The fear of the Lord is a strong hold of the saints: but ruin comes to them that work wickedness.

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WLC

מָע֣וֹז לַ֭תֹּם דֶּ֣רֶךְ יְהוָ֑ה וּ֝מְחִתָּ֗ה לְפֹ֣עֲלֵי אָֽוֶן׃

LXX-Br

Ὀχύρωμα ὁσίου φόβος Κυρίου, συντριβὴ δὲ τοῖς ἐργαζομένοις κακά.

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• Proverbs 21:15Justice executed is a joy to the righteous, but a terror to the workers of iniquity.
• Romans 2:8–9But for those who are self-seeking and who reject the truth and follow wickedness, there will be wrath and anger. There will be trouble and distress for every human being who does evil, first for the Jew, then for the…
• Philippians 4:13I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength.
• Isaiah 40:31But 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 10:12I will strengthen them in the LORD, and in His name they will walk,” declares the LORD.
• Psalms 84:7They go from strength to strength, until each appears before God in Zion.
• Psalms 92:7that though the wicked sprout like grass, and all evildoers flourish, they will be forever destroyed.
• Psalms 36:12There the evildoers lie fallen, thrown down and unable to rise.
• Psalms 37:20But the wicked and enemies of the LORD will perish like the glory of the fields. They will vanish; like smoke they will fade away.
• Luke 13:26–27Then you will say, ‘We ate and drank with you, and you taught in our streets.’ And he will answer, ‘I tell you, I do not know where you are from. Depart from me, all you evildoers.’
• Matthew 7:22–23Many will say to Me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in Your name, and in Your name drive out demons and perform many miracles?’ Then I will tell them plainly, ‘I never knew you; depart from Me, you…
• Job 31:3Does not disaster come to the unjust and calamity to the workers of iniquity?
• Psalms 1:6For the LORD guards the path of the righteous, but the way of the wicked will perish.

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