King James Version
Proverbs 10:29 in the King James Version says “The way of the LORD is strength to the upright: but destruction shall be to the workers of iniquity.” — study this verse from Proverbs chapter 10 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“The way of the LORD is strength to the upright: but destruction shall be to the workers of iniquity.”
Proverbs 10:29 · KJV
The fear of the LORD prolongeth days: but the years of the wicked shall be shortened. prolongeth: Heb. addeth
The hope of the righteous shall be gladness: but the expectation of the wicked shall perish.
The way of the LORD is strength to the upright: but destruction shall be to the workers of iniquity.
The righteous shall never be removed: but the wicked shall not inhabit the earth.
The mouth of the just bringeth forth wisdom: but the froward tongue shall be cut out.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“to the upright”
H8537completeness; figuratively, prosperity; usually (morally) innocence
“The way”
H1870a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
“of the LORD”
H3068(the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god
“but destruction”
H4288properly, a dissolution; concretely, a ruin, or (abstractly) consternation
“shall be to the workers”
H6466to do or make (systematically and habitually), especially to practise
“of iniquity”
H205strictly nothingness; also trouble, vanity, wickedness; specifically an idol
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