Proverbs 10:27

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

25As a whirlwind passeth, so is the wicked no [more]; but the righteous is an everlasting foundation. 26As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to them that send him. The fear of Jehovah prolongeth days; but the years of the wicked shall be shortened. 28The hope of the righteous is joy; but the expectation of the wicked shall perish. 29The way of Jehovah is strength to the perfect [man], but destruction to the workers of iniquity.

Proverbs 10:27 word by word

יִרְאַ֣ת יְ֭הוָה תּוֹסִ֣יף יָמִ֑ים וּשְׁנ֖וֹת רְשָׁעִ֣ים תִּקְצֹֽרְנָה׃Read the interlinear

• fearיִרְאָהyir'âh · fearH3374
• daysיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• yearsשָׁנָהshâneh shânâh · yearH8141
• wickedרָשָׁעrâshâ‛ · wickedH7563

Cross-references for Proverbs 10:27

• Proverbs 3:2for length of days, and years of life, and peace shall they add to thee.
• Proverbs 9:11For by me thy days shall be multiplied, and years of life shall be added to thee.
• Psalms 21:4He asked life of thee; thou gavest [it] him, length of days for ever and ever.
• Psalms 34:11Come, ye sons, hearken unto me: I will teach you the fear of Jehovah.
• Psalms 91:16With length of days will I satisfy him, and shew him my salvation.
• Job 15:32It shall be complete before his day, and his branch shall not be green.
• Job 22:15Dost thou mark the ancient path which wicked men have trodden?
• Psalms 55:23And thou, O God, wilt bring them down into the pit of destruction: bloody and deceitful men shall not live out half their days. But as for me, I will confide in thee.
• Ecclesiastes 7:17Be not overmuch wicked, neither be thou foolish: why shouldest thou die before thy time?
• Jeremiah 17:11[As] the partridge sitteth on [eggs] it hath not laid, [so] is he that getteth riches and not by right: in the midst of his days shall he leave them, and at his end shall be a fool.
• Luke 12:20But God said to him, Fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee; and whose shall be what thou hast prepared?

Commentaries on Proverbs 10:27

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 27-28Verses 27-28 What man is he that loves life? Let him fear God, and that will secure to him life enough in this world, and eternal life in the other.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2727. (Compare Pr 9:11; Psa 55:23).Read the comment

Topics related to Proverbs 10:27

• Death
• Fear of God
• Longevity
• Wicked (People)

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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