What does Proverbs 18:10 mean?

The name of the LORD is a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe.
Proverbs 18:10, King James Version

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The verse in its chapter

Proverbs 18:8-12

  1. 8 The words of a talebearer are as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.
  2. 9 He also that is slothful in his work is brother to him that is a great waster.
  3. 10 The name of the LORD is a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe.
  4. 11 The rich man’s wealth is his strong city, and as an high wall in his own conceit.
  5. 12 Before destruction the heart of man is haughty, and before honour is humility.

Study note

Tyndale Open Study Notes (CC BY-SA 4.0).

18:10-11 In a troubled world, only the Lord can save. The rich might believe their wealth is a strong defense, but the power of money is limited (11:4; 13:8).

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About the book of Proverbs

Author
Solomon and other sages (Agur, Lemuel) (Proverbs 1:1)
When
10th century BC, collected until c. 700 BC (Prov 25:1)
Period
Reino unido, c. 1050 a 930 a.C. (in Portuguese)

Authorship: the book itself or Christian tradition. Approximate dates, as in Carson and Moo, An Introduction to the New Testament, and Longman and Dillard, An Introduction to the Old Testament.

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