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proverbs_10:29

Proverbs 10:29

Hebrew
מָע֣וֹז לַ֭תֹּם דֶּ֣רֶךְ יְהוָ֑הplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigיְהוָֹה

hebrew

Meaning

* Yahweh - God's personal name

It is not a generic term for “god”, but rather the word יְהוָֹה (YHWH) is the name by which God uniquely identifies himself in the Old Testament.

First appearing in Genesis 2:4, it occurs over 6,000 times in the Old Testament.Exodus 3:14Deuteronomy 6:4Psalm 23:1Romans 10:13Joel 2:32Exodus 20:7Psalm 18:1Exodus 15:3Psalm 8:1Genesis 2:41 Samuel 1:3Judges 6:24Genesis 22:14Jeremiah 23:6
וּ֝מְחִתָּ֗ה לְפֹ֣עֲלֵי אָֽוֶן
ESV
The way of the LORD is a stronghold to the blameless, but destruction to evildoers.
NIV
The way of the LORD is a refuge for the righteous, but it is the ruin of those who do evil.
NLT
The way of the LORD is a stronghold to those with integrity, but it destroys the wicked.
LXX
ὀχύρωμα ὁσίου φόβος κυρίου συντριβὴ δὲplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigδέ

greek

δέ is a conjunction that can mean “but” or “and” or “also” or “moreover”. It is a word that is used very frequently in the New Testament, and is often unexpressed and not translated in English.
τοῖςplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

greek

The definite article
ἐργαζομένοις κακά
KJV
The way of the LORD is strength to the upright: but destruction shall be to the workers of iniquity.

Proverbs 10:28 ← Proverbs 10:29 → Proverbs 10:30

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