Is it not calamity to the unrighteous, and disaster to the workers of iniquity?
Proverbs 10:29 - Hebrew Names version (HNV) The way of the LORD is a stronghold to the upright, but it is a destruction to the workers of iniquity. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 The way of the LORD is strength to the upright: But destruction shall be to the workers of iniquity. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition The way of the Lord is strength and a stronghold to the upright, but it is destruction to the workers of iniquity. American Standard Version (1901) The way of Jehovah is a stronghold to the upright; But it is a destruction to the workers of iniquity. Common English Bible The path of the LORD is a refuge for the innocent and ruin for those who do evil. Catholic Public Domain Version The strength of the simple is the way of the Lord, and it is fear to those who work evil. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version The strength of the upright is the way of the Lord: and fear to them that work evil. |
Is it not calamity to the unrighteous, and disaster to the workers of iniquity?
For the LORD knows the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked shall perish.
There the workers of iniquity are fallen. They are thrust down, and shall not be able to rise.
But the wicked shall perish. The enemies of the LORD shall be like the beauty of the fields. They will vanish-- vanish like smoke.
They go from strength to strength. Everyone of them appears before God in Tziyon.
though the wicked spring up as the grass, and all the evil-doers flourish, they will be destroyed forever.
When a wicked man dies, hope perishes, and expectation of power comes to nothing.
Righteousness guards the way of integrity, but wickedness overthrows the sinner.
It is joy to the righteous to do justice; but it is a destruction to the workers of iniquity.
But those who wait for the LORD will renew their strength. They will mount up with wings like eagles. They will run, and not be weary. They will walk, and not faint.
Who is wise, that he may understand these things? Who is prudent, that he may know them? For the ways of the LORD are right, and the righteous walk in them; But the rebellious stumble in them.
I will strengthen them in the LORD; and they will walk up and down in his name,* says the LORD.