Proverbs 10:29

“The way of the Lord [is] strength to the upright, etc.] Who are upright in heart and life; who have the uprightness or righteousness of Christ imputed to them, and right spirits renewed in them; in consequence of which they walk uprightly, (<201009>Proverbs 10:9). To these “the way of the Lord [is] strength”; both the way which he himself takes, and the way which he prescribes and directs his people to walk in: the way in which he walks in providence towards them is the strength of them; he is their shade on their right hand; he shows himself strong on their behalf; he is their fortress and strong tower, as the God of providence, even a wall of fire round about them: and the way he takes in…”

“The way, &c.--that is, God's providence sustains the righteous and overthrows the wicked (Hos 14:9).”

“Omit “shall be.” The meaning is: “The Way of Yahweh,” i. e., the Divine Order of the world, has its two sides. It is “strength to the upright, destruction to the workers of iniquity.” return to 'Top of Page'”

“The way - The way of God's precepts. Strength - Gives strength, support, and protection. Proverbs 10:30”

“way: Psa 84:7; Isa 40:31; Zac 10:12; Phi 4:13 but: Pro 21:15; Job 31:3; Psa 1:6, Psa 36:12, Psa 37:20, Psa 92:7; Mat 7:22, Mat 7:23; Luk 13:26, Luk 13:27; Rom 2:8, Rom 2:9 Proverbs 10:30”

“29 Jahve's way is a bulwark to the righteous; But ruin to those that do evil. Of the two meanings which מעז (מעוז) has: a stronghold from עזז, and asylum (= Arab. m'adz) from עוּז, the contrast here demands the former. 'דּרך ה and 'יראת ה, understood objectively, are the two O.T. names of true religion. It means, then, the way which the God of revelation directs men to walk in ( Psa 143:8), the way of His precepts, Psa 119:27, His way of salvation, Psa 67:3 (4); in the N.T. ἡ ὁδὸς τοῦ Θεοῦ, Mat 22:16; Act 18:25.; cf. ἡ ὁδός simply, Act 9:2; Act 24:14. This way of Jahve is a fortress, bulwark, defence for innocence, or more precisely, a disposition wholly, i.e., unreservedly and…”