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Proverbs 10:27
27The [reverent] fear of the Lord [worshiping, obeying, serving, and trusting Him with awe-filled respect] prolongs one’s life, But the years of the wicked will be shortened.
Proverbs 10:27 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)The fear of the Lord prolongeth days: but the years of the wicked shall be shortened.
- New International Version (NIV)The fear of the Lord adds length to life, but the years of the wicked are cut short.
- English Standard Version (ESV)The fear of the Lord prolongs life, but the years of the wicked will be short.
- New King James Version (NKJV)The fear of the Lord prolongs days, But the years of the wicked will be shortened.
Context of Proverbs 10:27
25When the whirlwind passes, the wicked is no more, But the righteous has an everlasting foundation. 26Like vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes, So is the lazy one to those who send him to work. The [reverent] fear of the Lord [worshiping, obeying, serving, and trusting Him with awe-filled respect] prolongs one’s life, But the years of the wicked will be shortened. 28The hope of the righteous [those of honorable character and integrity] is joy, But the expectation of the wicked [those who oppose God and ignore His wisdom] comes to nothing. 29The way of the Lord is a stronghold to the upright, But it is ruin to those who do evil.
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יִרְאַ֣ת יְ֭הוָה תּוֹסִ֣יף יָמִ֑ים וּשְׁנ֖וֹת רְשָׁעִ֣ים תִּקְצֹֽרְנָה׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Proverbs 10:27
- Proverbs 3:2For length of days and years of life [worth living] And tranquility and prosperity [the wholeness of life’s blessings] they will add to you.
- Proverbs 9:11For by me (wisdom from God) your days will be multiplied, And years of life shall be increased.
- Psalms 21:4He asked life of You, And You gave it to him, Long life forever and evermore.
- Psalms 34:11Come, you children, listen to me; I will teach you to fear the Lord [with awe-inspired reverence and worship Him with obedience].
- Psalms 91:16With a long life I will satisfy him And I will let him see My salvation.”
- Job 15:32It will be fulfilled while he still lives, And his branch will not be green [but shall wither away].
- Job 22:15Will you keep to the ancient path That wicked men walked [in the time of Noah],
- Psalms 55:23But You, O God, will bring down the wicked to the pit of destruction; Men of blood and treachery will not live out half their days. But I will [boldly and unwaveringly] trust in You.
- Ecclesiastes 7:17Do not be excessively or willfully wicked and do not be a fool. Why should you die before your time?
- Jeremiah 17:11Like the partridge that hatches eggs which she has not laid, So is he who makes a fortune in ways that are unjust. It will be lost to him before his days are over, And in the end he will be [nothing but] a fool.”
- Luke 12:20But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your soul is required of you; and now who will own all the things you have prepared?’
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Commentaries on Proverbs 10
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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