PROVERBS 24:10

KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)

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If thou faint in the day of adversity, thy strength is small.”

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Proverbs 24:10 Translation & Meaning

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If (No Hebrew definition. English implied.)
thou faint הִ֭תְרַפִּיתָ To slacken (in many applications, literal or figurative) faint
in the day בְּי֥וֹם A day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb) day
of adversity, צָרָ֗ה Tightness (i.e., figuratively, trouble) adversity
thy strength כֹּחֶֽכָה׃ Vigor, literally (force, in a good or a bad sense) or figuratively (capacity, means, produce); also (from its hardiness) a large lizard strength
is (No Hebrew definition. English implied.)
small. צַ֣ר Narrow small

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  • 8  He that deviseth to do evil shall be called a mischievous person.

  • 9  The thought of foolishness is sin: and the scorner is an abomination to men.

  • 10  If thou faint in the day of adversity, thy strength is small.

  • 11  If thou forbear to deliver them that are drawn unto death, and those that are ready to be slain;

  • 12  If thou sayest, Behold, we knew it not; doth not he that pondereth the heart consider it? and he that keepeth thy soul, doth not he know it? and shall not he render to every man according to his works?




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