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Proverbs 29:10 Cross-References
Explore 18 cross-references for Proverbs 29:10 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Proverbs chapter 29 verse 10 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“The bloodthirsty hate the upright: but the just seek his soul. The bloodthirsty: Heb. Men of blood”
Proverbs 29:10 (KJV)
Commentary on Proverbs 29:10
The bloodthirsty hate the upright (אַנְשֵׁי דָמִים יִשְׂנְאוּ־תָם)—literally 'men of bloods' (anshei damim), those who shed blood violently, hate the blameless (tam, perfect/upright). This isn't mere dislike but visceral hatred (sane). The righteous person's moral integrity is an unbearable rebuke to the violent.But the just seek his soul (וִישָׁרִים יְבַקְשׁוּ נַפְשׁוֹ)—the upright (yesharim) seek the soul/life of the righteous person, either to preserve it (protective seeking) or the violent seek to destroy it. Most commentators see this as the just seeking to save the upright from bloodthir...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Proverbs 29:10
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“you know that it has hated me before it hated you.”
“and the expression on his face fell.”
“who was of the evil one”
“Do you know that Baalis the king of the children of Ammon has sent Ishmael the son of Nethaniah to take your life? But Gedaliah the son of Ahikam didn't believe them.”
“you shall not be established”
“I say these things that you may be saved.”
“It is not lawful for you to have your brother's wife.”
“and cried with a loud voice”
“There is yet one man by whom we may inquire of Yahweh: but I hate him; for he never prophesies good concerning me”
“the son of Ahitub”