Proverbs 18:10 (BSB)

The name of the LORD is a strong tower; the righteous run to it and are safe.

From Proverbs 18. Also in the ESV.

Commentary on Proverbs 18:10

  • Matthew Henry (Presbyterian), Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary on Proverbs 18:10: Here is, 1. God's sufficiency for the saints: His name is a strong tower for them, in which they may take rest when they are weary and take sanctuary when they are pursued, where they may be lifted up above their enemies and fortified against them. There is enough in God, and in the discoveries which he has made of himself to us, to make us easy at all times.
  • John Gill (Reformed Baptist), Exposition of the Old and New Testaments on Proverbs 18:10: 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 of his people; his goodness, grace, and mercy, are their defence; his favour encompasses them about, as a shield; his justice protects them from all injuries and...
  • Jamieson-Fausset-Brown (Reformed), Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible on Proverbs 18:10: name of the Lord--manifested perfections (Psa 8:1; Psa 20:2), as faithfulness, power, mercy, &c., on which men rely. is safe--literally, "set on high, out of danger" (Psa 18:2; Psa 91:4).
  • Geneva Bible Notes (Reformed), Geneva Bible Study Notes on Proverbs 18:10: The name of the LORD [is] a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe. (g) He shows the refuge of the godly against all trouble.