A Verse Mapping Bible Study on Proverbs
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Week 16: Proverbs 10:29
The way of the LORD is strength to the upright: but destruction shall be to the workers of iniquity.
Scripture Memory
The way of the LORD is strength to the upright: but destruction shall be to the workers of iniquity. Proverbs 10:29
The way of the LORD is strength to the upright: but destruction shall be to the workers of iniquity. Proverbs 10:29
T__ w__ o_ t__ L___ i_ s_______ t_ t__ u______: b__ d__________ s____ b_ t_ t__ w______ o_ i_______. Proverbs 10:29
Bible Context
Who?
King Solomon
When?
Early in his reign, after 970 B.C.
Why?
To apply God’s wisdom to daily life.
For whom?
Israelites (The Jewish People).
Word Studies
The way of the LORD is strength to the upright: but destruction shall be to the workers of iniquity. Proverbs 10:29
Way | דֶּרֶךְ
dereḵ
Pronunciation: deh'-rek
Definition:
- Road, way, path
- Journey
- Manner, habit
Translations:
- Way 590x
- Toward 31x
- Journey 23x
- Manner 8x
Strength | מָעוֹז
māʿôz
Pronunciation: maw-oze'
Definition:
- Place of safety, fastness, harbour
- Refuge (of God)
- Human protection
Translations:
- Strength 24x
- Strong 4x
- Fortress 3x
- Hold 2x
Upright | תֹּם
tōm
Pronunciation: tome
Definition:
- Integrity, completeness
- Innocence, simplicity
Translations:
- Integrity 11x
- Upright 2x
- Uprightly 2x
Destruction | מְחִתָּה
mᵊḥitâ
Pronunciation: mekh-it-taw'
Definition:
- destruction
- Terror, dismay
- ruin
Translations:
- destruction 7x
- terror 2x
- ruin 1x
Iniquity | אָוֶן
'āven
Pronunciation: aw-ven'
Definition:
- trouble, sorrow
- idolatry
- wickedness
Translations:
- iniquity 47x
- wicked(ness) 8x
- vanity 6x
- affliction 3x
- evil 1x
Paraphrase
The [path, habit] of the LORD is [a place of safety] to the [person of integrity]: but [terror] shall be to the workers of [idolatry, trouble]. Proverbs 10:29
Bible Cross References
Job 31:3
Is not destruction to the wicked? and a strange punishment to the workers of iniquity?
Psalm 1:6
For the LORD knoweth the way of the righteous: but the way of the ungodly shall perish.
Romans 2:8-9
But unto them that are contentious, and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, indignation and wrath, tribulation and anguish, upon every soul of man that doeth evil, of the Jew first, and also of the Gentile;
