Proverbs 18:10 (DRB)

Passage

The name of the Lord is a strong tower: the just runneth to it, and shall be exalted.

Nearby Context

Proverbs 18:8 The words of the double tongued are as if they were harmless: and they reach even to the inner parts of the bowels. Fear casteth down the slothful: and the souls of the effeminate shall be hungry.

Proverbs 18:9 He that is loose and slack in his work, is the brother of him that wasteth his own works.

Proverbs 18:10 The name of the Lord is a strong tower: the just runneth to it, and shall be exalted.

Proverbs 18:11 The substance of the rich man is the city of his strength, and as a strong wall compassing him about.

Proverbs 18:12 Before destruction, the heart of a man is exalted: and before he be glorified, it is humbled.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "name", "lord", "strong", "tower", "just", "runneth", "shall", and "exalted". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "name" and "lord", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 9's "He that is loose and slack in..." into verse 11's "The substance of the rich man is...", so "name" and "lord" belong inside that flow. In Proverbs context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "name" and "lord" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.