Proverbs 10:29
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Proverbs 10:29 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Proverbs 10:29 is a verse from the book of Proverbs in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "The way of the LORD is strength to the upright: but destruction shall be to the workers of iniquity." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Proverbs 10:29 — KJV
“The way of the LORD is strength to the upright: but destruction shall be to the workers of iniquity.”
— Proverbs 10:29 (KJV)
Proverbs 10:29 in Context — About the Book of Proverbs
Proverbs is distilled wisdom for ordinary decisions — money, words, work, friendship, marriage, anger, and the tongue. Its premise is simple: the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. Thirty-one chapters make it the classic one-chapter-a-day book for praying through daily choices.
Cross-References for Proverbs 10:29
“As for such as turn aside unto their crooked ways, the LORD shall lead them forth with the workers of iniquity: but peace shall be upon Israel.”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 10:29: way, lord, workers
“And it shall be upon Aaron's forehead, that Aaron may bear the iniquity of the holy things, which the children of Israel shall hallow in all their holy gifts; and it shall be always upon his forehead, that they may be accepted before the LORD.”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 10:29: way, lord, iniquity
“So they sent and gathered together all the lords of the Philistines, and said, Send away the ark of the God of Israel, and let it go again to his own place, that it slay us not, and our people: for there was a deadly destruction throughout all the city; the hand of God was very heavy there. us not...: Heb. me not, and my”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 10:29: way, lord, destruction
“And David's heart smote him after that he had numbered the people. And David said unto the LORD, I have sinned greatly in that I have done: and now, I beseech thee, O LORD, take away the iniquity of thy servant; for I have done very foolishly.”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 10:29: way, lord, iniquity
“Moreover the workers with familiar spirits, and the wizards, and the images, and the idols, and all the abominations that were spied in the land of Judah and in Jerusalem, did Josiah put away, that he might perform the words of the law which were written in the book that Hilkiah the priest found in the house of the LORD. images: or, teraphim”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 10:29: way, lord, workers
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