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Proverbs 18

Prov. 18:10 KJV (With Strong’s)

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The name
shem (Hebrew #8034)
an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character
KJV usage: + base, (in-)fame(-ous), named(-d), renown, report.
Pronounce: shame
Origin: a primitive word (perhaps rather from 7760 through the idea of definite and conspicuous position; compare 8064)
of the Lord
Yhovah (Hebrew #3068)
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
KJV usage: Jehovah, the Lord. Compare 3050, 3069.
Pronounce: yeh-ho-vaw'
Origin: from 1961
is a strong
`oz (Hebrew #5797)
from 5810; strength in various applications (force, security, majesty, praise)
KJV usage: boldness, loud, might, power, strength, strong.
Pronounce: oze
Origin: or (fully) rowz {oze}
tower
migdal (Hebrew #4026)
from 1431; a tower (from its size or height); by analogy, a rostrum; figuratively, a (pyramidal) bed of flowers
KJV usage: castle, flower, tower. Compare the names following.
Pronounce: mig-dawl'
Origin: also (in plural) feminine migdalah {mig-daw- law'}
f: the righteous
tsaddiyq (Hebrew #6662)
just
KJV usage: just, lawful, righteous (man).
Pronounce: tsad-deek'
Origin: from 6663
runneth
ruwts (Hebrew #7323)
to run (for whatever reason, especially to rush)
KJV usage: break down, divide speedily, footman, guard, bring hastily, (make) run (away, through), post.
Pronounce: roots
Origin: a primitive root
into it, and is λsafe
sagab (Hebrew #7682)
a primitive root; to be (causatively, make) lofty, especially inaccessible; by implication, safe, strong; used literally and figuratively --defend, exalt, be excellent, (be, set on) high, lofty, be safe, set up (on high), be too strong.
Pronounce: saw-gab'
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Psa. 18:2• 2Jehovah [is] my rock and my fortress and my deliverer;{HR}My God, my rock, I will trust in him;{HR}My shield and horn of my salvation, my refuge. (Psa. 18:2)
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set aloft.

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Righteousness,
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Cross References

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Ministry on This Verse

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name.
Gen. 17:1• 1When Abram was ninety-nine years old, Jehovah appeared to Abram, and said unto him, I am the Almighty God; walk before me and be thou perfect. (Gen. 17:1)
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Ex. 3:13‑15• 13And Moses said to God, Behold [when] I come to the children of Israel, and shall say to them, The God of your fathers hath sent me to you; and they shall say to me, What [is] his name? what shall I say to them?
 14And God said to Moses, I AM WHAT I AM; and he said, Thus shalt thou say to the children of Israel, I AM hath sent me to you.
 15And God said moreover to Moses, Thus shalt thou say to the children of Israel, Jehovah, the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, hath sent me to you; this [is] my name forever, and this my memorial to all generations. (Ex. 3:13‑15)
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Ex. 6:3• 3and I appeared unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob, by the name of God Almighty, but by my name JEHOVAH was I not known to them. (Ex. 6:3)
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Ex. 34:5‑7• 5{i}And Jehovah came down in the cloud, and stood beside him there, and proclaimed the name of Jehovah.{/i}
 6{i}And Jehovah passed by before his face, and proclaimed, Jehovah, Jehovah God merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abundant in goodness and truth,{/i}
 7{i}keeping mercy unto thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin, but by no means clearing the guilty; visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children, and upon the children's children, upon the third and upon the fourth generation.{/i} (Ex. 34:5‑7)
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Isa. 9:6• 6For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name is called Wonderful, Counsellor, Mighty God, Father of eternity , Prince of Peace. (Isa. 9:6)
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Isa. 57:15• 15For thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, whose name [is] Holy, I dwell in the high and holy [place], with him also [that is] of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite ones. (Isa. 57:15)
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Jer. 23:6• 6In his days Judah shall be saved, and Israel shall dwell safely: and this is his name whereby he shall be called, JEHOVAH OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS. (Jer. 23:6)
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Matt. 1:23• 23{i}Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which is, being interpreted, 'God with us.'{/i} (Matt. 1:23)
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Rev. 1:8• 8I am the Alpha and the Omega, saith the Lord God, that is and that was and that is to come, the Almighty. (Rev. 1:8)
a strong.
2 Sam. 22:3,51• 3{i}God is my rock, in him will I trust—{HR}My shield, and the horn of my salvation,{HR}My high tower, and my refuge,{HR}My saviour: thou wilt save me from violence.{HR}{/i}
 51{i}It is he who giveth great deliverances to his king,{HR}And showeth loving-kindness to his anointed,{HR}To David, and to his seed for evermore.{/i} (2 Sam. 22:3,51)
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Psa. 18:2• 2Jehovah [is] my rock and my fortress and my deliverer;{HR}My God, my rock, I will trust in him;{HR}My shield and horn of my salvation, my refuge. (Psa. 18:2)
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Psa. 27:1• 1Of David.{HR}Jehovah [is] my light and my salvation;{HR}Whom shall I fear?{HR}Jehovah is the fortress of my life;{HR}Of whom shall I be afraid? (Psa. 27:1)
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Psa. 61:3‑4• 3For thou hast been a refuge unto me,{HR}A tower of strength from before the enemy.
 4I will sojourn in thy tent forever,{HR}I will trust in the covert of thy wings. Selah. (Psa. 61:3‑4)
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Psa. 91:2• 2I will say of Jehovah, My refuge and my fortress, my God;{HR}I will confide in him. (Psa. 91:2)
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Psa. 144:2• 2My mercy and my fortress, my high place,{HR}And my deliverer for me;{HR}My shield and he in whom I trust,{HR}The subduer of my people under me. (Psa. 144:2)
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Isa. 26:4• 4Confide ye in Jehovah forever; for in Jah, Jehovah [is the] rock of ages. (Isa. 26:4)
the righteous.
Gen. 32:11,28‑29• 11Deliver me, I pray thee, from the hand of my brother, from Esau's hand; for I fear him, lest he come and smite me, [and] the mother with the children.
 28And he said, Not Jacob shall be called henceforth thy name, but Israel; for thou hast wrestled with God and with men, and hast prevailed.
 29And Jacob asked and said, Tell, I pray thee, thy name. And he said, Wherefore askest thou after my name? And he blessed him there. (Gen. 32:11,28‑29)
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1 Sam. 30:6• 6And David was greatly distressed; for the people spake of stoning him, because the soul of all the people was grieved, every man for his sons and for his daughters: but David encouraged himself in Jehovah his God. (1 Sam. 30:6)
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2 Sam. 22:45‑47• 45{i}Strangers come cringing unto me:{HR}At the hearing of the ear, they obey me.{HR}{/i}
 46{i}Strangers have faded away,{HR}And they come trembling forth from their close places.{/i}
 47{i}Jehovah liveth; and blessed be my rock;{HR}And exalted be the God, the rock of my salvation,{HR}{/i} (2 Sam. 22:45‑47)
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Psa. 56:3‑4• 3The day I am afraid I will trust in thee.
 4In God will I praise his word;{HR}In God have I trusted;{HR}I will not fear:{HR}What shall flesh do unto me? (Psa. 56:3‑4)
safe.
Heb. set aloft.
Psa. 91:14• 14Because he hath set his love on me,{HR}I too will deliver him;{HR}I will set him on high,{HR}Because he knoweth my name. (Psa. 91:14)
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Hab. 3:19• 19Jehovah the Lord is my strength, (Hab. 3:19)
• The name of Jehovah stands for the Lord Himself. To run into it, as into a strong tower, is therefore to confide in Him in the time of trouble. (“Proverbs Eighteen” by H.A. Ironside)

J. N. Darby Translation

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The name of Jehovah is a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is safeb.

JND Translation Notes

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Or "unapproachable"; lit. "set in a high retreat." see Ps. 20.1.

W. Kelly Translation

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The name of Jehovah [is] a strong tower:{HR}The righteous runneth into it, and is set in a high retreat.