29The way of the Lord is a refuge for the righteous, but it is the ruin of those who do evil.


In Context

26 As vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes, so is a sluggard to those who send him.

27 The fear of the Lord adds length to life, but the years of the wicked are cut short.

28 The prospect of the righteous is joy, but the hopes of the wicked come to nothing.

29 The way of the Lord is a refuge for the righteous, but it is the ruin of those who do evil.

30 The righteous will never be uprooted, but the wicked will not remain in the land.

31 The mouth of the righteous brings forth wisdom, but a perverse tongue will be cut out.

Proverbs 10:29 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

10:29The way of the LORD [is] strength to the upright: but destruction [shall be] to the workers of iniquity.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

10:29The strength of the upright is the way of the Lord: and fear to them that work evil.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

10:29The way of Jehovah is a stronghold to the upright; But it is a destruction to the workers of iniquity.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

10:29The way of Jehovah is strength to the perfect man, but destruction to the workers of iniquity.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

10:29The way of the LORD is a strong hold to the upright; but it is a destruction to the workers of iniquity.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

10:29The way of the LORD is strength to the upright: but destruction shall be to the workers of iniquity.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

10:29The way of Yahweh is a stronghold to the upright, but it is a destruction to the workers of iniquity.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

10:29The way of Jehovah is strength to the perfect, And ruin to workers of iniquity.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

10:29The way of the LORD is strength to the upright: but destruction shall be to the workers of iniquity.