Proverbs 24:10

Geneva Study Bible - Proverbs 24:10

24:10 [If] thou {b} faintest in the day of adversity, thy strength [is] small.(b) Man has no trial of his strength till he is in trouble. read more

James Gray

James Gray's Concise Bible Commentary - Proverbs 24:1-34

In these chapters we have a series of exhortations to a life of godliness expressed in general terms about as follows: 1. Confidence in God as a wise ruler (chap. 16) 2. A disposition of peacefulness and contentment (chap. 17) 3. The virtues of affability, fidelity, and others of a social nature (chap. 18) 4. Humility and meekness (chap. 19) 5. Sobriety, diligence and kindness (chap. 21) 6. Justice, patience, submission (chap. 21) 7. The attainment and preservation of a good name (chap. 22) 8.... read more

Joseph Parker

The People's Bible by Joseph Parker - Proverbs 24:10

Strength of Character Pro 24:10 The special object of all the training and discipline through which we pass in life is the increase of strength. There are some things which we do, not so much for their own sake as for the sake of their strengthening effect upon the body, mind, or the character. No man goes through gymnastic exercises, for example, merely for their own sake. I do not suppose that any man plays with the dumb-bells simply because he finds in such play amusement enough to satisfy... read more

Robert Hawker

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary - Proverbs 24:10

If thou faint in the day of adversity, thy strength is small. If I pause over this single verse, it is but to desire the Reader to make the subject of it personal to himself, and to beg of him to enquire whether Christ be his strength; for this will explain to the full when it is we are weak without him; and why any believer faints in seasons of exercise. According to the strength imparted from Jesus in the actings of our faith upon him, such will be the exact proportion, either of increase or... read more

George Haydock

George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary - Proverbs 24:10

Diminished. This is the sad consequences of too much dejection, Ephesians iv. 19. Despairing, they abandon themselves to impurities. (Haydock) read more

Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - Proverbs 24:10

v. 10. If thou faint in the day of adversity, in times when anxiety and distress seem to obstruct progress, thy strength is small, for it is necessary to keep up courage, to develop moral courage and capacity of resistance, in order to perform anything worthwhile in life. read more

Johann Peter Lange

Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures: Critical, Doctrinal and Homiletical - Proverbs 24:1-22

d) Warning against intercourse with wicked and foolish menProverbs 24:1-221 Be not envious of evil men,and desire not to be with them,2 for their heart studieth violence,and their lips talk of mischief.—3 By wisdom is the house builded,and by understanding is it established;4 by knowledge shall the chambers be filledwith all treasure that is precious and pleasant.5 The wise man is full of strength,and the man of understanding increaseth strength,;6 for with wise... read more

G. Campbell Morgan

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - Proverbs 24:1-34

Warnings are uttered against envy, against the formation of evil companionships, against excess in passion, against all false exhilaration; and perperpetual attention to wisdom and earnest endeavor to help those in peril are urged. The mind of wisdom is then described. It is a mind full of hope, free of enmity, filled with reverent fear. The counsels close with further teaching concerning the social order. Judgment must be just, and wickedness must not be condoned. In proverbial language, the... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 24:1-34

A Collection Of Solomon’s Proverbs (Proverbs 10:1 to Proverbs 29:27 ). Solomon’s presentation of The Book of Proverbs has followed the pattern of much Wisdom literature. This commenced with the initial heading detailing the details of the author and his purpose in writing (Proverbs 1:1-7), continued with a Prologue which laid the foundation for what was to follow (Proverbs 1:8 to Proverbs 9:18), and was then followed by the body of the work introduced by one or more subheadings. In Solomon’s... read more

Arthur Peake

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 24:1-21

Proverbs 24:7 a. Lit. “ Wisdom is corals to the fool.” RV involves a change m the text, which gives perhaps the best sense that can be made of an obviously corrupt stanza. Proverbs 24:9 . thought: the word means “ plan” or “ device,” and is used in both a good and a bad sense in Pr. Here the meaning is that sin is the kind of plan which folly engages in, “ sin is folly’ s plan.” Proverbs 24:10 . An incomplete aphorism. As it stands its probable meaning is, “ If thou art slack, thy strength... read more

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