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Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

Proverbs 18:10

Verse Proverbs 18:10. The name of the Lord is a strong tower] The name of the Lord may be taken for the Lord himself; he is a strong tower, a refuge, and place of complete safety, to all that trust in him. What a strong fortress is to the besieged, the like is God to his persecuted, tempted, afflicted followers.

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See also Proverbs 18:10 in other biblical comments:

  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

    SAFE - literally, as in the margin i. e., is exalted. Compare Psalms 18:2, Psalms 18:33....

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

    CHAPTER 18 PROVERBS OF PERSONAL INSTRUCTION There is first a warning against separation produced by desire, that is for gratification and pleasure, and not for a righteous purpose. Such a one becomes...

  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    PROVERBS 18:1. MT yields no satisfactory sense. The LXX reads The man who wishes to separate from his friends seeks pretexts, but is always liable to reproach. Frankenberg renders the alienated friend...

  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

    NAME. person. See note on Psalms 20:1. SAFE. set on high. Illustrations: Job (Job 19:25; Job 19:26); Habakkuk (Habakkuk 3:17;...

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    _is safe_ "Heb. _is set on high_," R.V. marg.; ὑψοῦνται, LXX.; exaltabitur, Vulg....

  • Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

    DISCOURSE: 796 THE NAME OF THE LORD A STRONG TOWER Proverbs 18:10. _The name of the Lord is a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe_. IN the Proverbs of Solomon we must not expect...

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    CHAPTER 18 TEXT Proverbs 18:1-12 1. He that separateth himself seeketh his own desire, And rageth against all sound wisdom. 2. A fool hath no delight in understanding, But only that his heart ma...

  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

    The name of the LORD is a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe. THE NAME OF THE LORD (I:E., THE LORD HIMSELF IN HIS MANIFESTED GOODNESS AND POWER) (IS) A STRONG TOWER (A TOWER O...

  • Darby's translation notes (1890)

    18:10 safe. (b-16) Or 'unapproachable;' lit. 'set in a high retreat.' see Psalms 20:1 ....

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    1. Lit. 'One who separates himself seeks desire, quarrels with all wisdom.' This would mean that a solitary recluse follows his own wishes and opposes everything reasonable. But LXX suggests, 'The ali...

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    The name of Jehovah is Jehovah Himself as revealed to men, His manifested character (Psalms 75:1). Orientals have always ascribed mysterious powers to the divine titles. Mohammedans repeat them one by...

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

    LESSONS ABOUT WISDOM PROVERBS _KEITH SIMONS_ CHAPTER 18 V1 An unfriendly man is selfish. He is not sensible. V2 A foo

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

    These two verses are about different castles. A castle was a strong building, which would be safe, even during a war. A good man trusts in God. He can relax, because God will keep him safe. A rich m...

  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

    THE NAME OF THE LORD IS A STRONG TOWER. — The “name of the Lord” signifies the titles by which He has made Himself known, descriptive of His attributes, as “merciful, gracious, longsuffering, abundant...

  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    מִגְדַּל ־עֹ֖ז שֵׁ֣ם יְהוָ֑ה בֹּֽו ־יָר֖וּץ צ

  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

    CHAPTER 19 THE EVIL OF ISOLATION "He that separates himself follows after his own desire, but against all sound wisdom he shows his teeth."- Proverbs 18:1 FROM the value of friendship there is a nat...

  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

    Verse Proverbs 18:1. The protest of this proverb is against the self-satisfaction which makes a man separate himself from the thoughts and opinions of others. Such a one finally "rages against," or "q...

  • Geneva Study Bible Commentary

    The name of the LORD [is] a strong tower: the righteous runneth (g) into it, and is safe. (g) He shows the refuge of the godly against all trouble....

  • George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary

    _Name. Essence, or protection of God. The rich depends on his own wealth._...

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    A fool hath no delight in understanding, but that his heart may discover itself. When the wicked cometh, then cometh also contempt, and with ignominy reproach. The words of a man's mouth are as deep w...

  • James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

    _GOD’S KEEP_ ‘The name of the Lord is a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe.’ Proverbs 18:10 Our Visitation Service seems to meet, or at least to suggest to us how to meet, a s...

  • John Darby's Synopsis

    THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 10 THROUGH 31. In chapter 10 begin the details which teach those who give ear how to avoid the snares into which the simple might fall, the path to be followe...

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    THE NAME OF THE LORD [IS] A STRONG TOWER,.... By "the name of the Lord" may be meant, either the attributes and perfections of God, by which he is made known, and which are the strength and security o...

  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

    The name of the LORD [is] a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe. Ver. 10. _The name of the Lord is a strong tower._] God's attributes are called "His name"; because by them he is...

  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    _The name of the Lord_ That is, the Lord, as he hath revealed himself in his works, and especially in his word, by his promises, and the declarations of his infinite perfections, and of his good-will...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    V. 10. THE NAME OF THE LORD IS A STRONG TOWER, he who relies upon Jehovah as He has revealed Himself in His Word has a stronghold of safest protection; THE RIGHTEOUS, he who by faith places his confid...

  • Marginal Notes in the King James Version (1611)

    SAFE: _ Heb._ set aloft...

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    THE NAME OF THE LORD, i.e. the Lord, as he hath revealed himself in his works, and especially in his word by his promises, and the declarations of his infinite perfections, and of his good will to his...

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    Proverbs 18:10 name H8034 LORD H3068 strong H5797 tower H4026 righteous H6662 run H7323 (H8799) safe H7682 ...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    THE FOOL DESTROYS OTHERS AND IS THEREFORE HIMSELF DESTROYED, BUT THE RIGHTEOUS ARE KEPT SAFE (PROVERBS 18:8). In this subsection there is an emphasis on the way in which a fool destroys a community. H...

  • Sermon Bible Commentary

    Proverbs 18:10 We have here the "strong tower" and the "strong city;" the man lifted up above danger on the battlements of the one, and the man fancying himself to be high above it (and only fancying...

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    CONTENTS: Proverbs contrasting good and evil. CHARACTERS: God. CONCLUSION: The only zone of safety is the name of the Lord which is the strong tower in which one may find rest and be fortified again...

  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    Proverbs 18:1. _Through desire a man having separated himself, seeketh and intermeddleth with all wisdom._ יתגלע _yithgalâ;_ this word occurs but thrice, and only in the book of Proverbs; viz. here, a...

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _The name of the Lord is a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it and is safe._ THE SECURITY OF THOSE WHO TRUST IN GOD I. Explain what is to be understood by “the name of the Lord.” No particula...

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    PROVERBS—NOTE ON PROVERBS 18:9 Verses Proverbs 18:10 and Proverbs 18:11 describe two types of security:

  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    CRITICAL NOTES.— PROVERBS 18:10. SAFE, or, _lifted high_. _MAIN HOMILETICS OF Proverbs 18:10_ TWO CITADELS I. THE CITADEL OF HIM WHO TRUSTS IN THE LORD. “_The name of the Lord_.” God has revealed H...

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

    EXPOSITION PROVERBS 18:1 This is a difficult verse, and has obtained various interpretations. The Authorized Version gives, THROUGH DESIRE A MAN, HAVING SEPARATED HIMSELF, SEEKETH AND INTERMEDDLETH W...

  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

    Through desire a man, having separated himself, seeks and intermeddleth with all wisdom. A fool has no delight in understanding, but that his heart may discover itself. When the wicked comes, then com...

  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    1 Samuel 30:6; 2 Samuel 22:3; 2 Samuel 22:45; 2 Samuel 22:51;...

  • Wesley's Explanatory Notes

    The name — The Lord, as he hath revealed himself in his works, and in his word by his promises....

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