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.
• New King James Version (NKJV)The fear of the Lord prolongs days, But the years of the wicked will be shortened.
• New Living Translation (NLT)Fear of the Lord lengthens one’s life, but the years of the wicked are cut short.

Context of Proverbs 10:27

25When the tempest passes, the wicked is no more, but the righteous is established forever. 26Like vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to those who send him. The fear of the Lord prolongs life, but the years of the wicked will be short. 28The hope of the righteous brings joy, but the expectation of the wicked will perish. 29The way of the Lord is a stronghold to the blameless, but destruction to evildoers.

Proverbs 10:27 word by word

יִרְאַ֣ת יְ֭הוָה תּוֹסִ֣יף יָמִ֑ים וּשְׁנ֖וֹת רְשָׁעִ֣ים תִּקְצֹֽרְנָה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• The fearיִרְאָהyir'âh · fearH3374
• of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• prolongethיָסַףyâsaph · to add: againH3254
• daysיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• but the yearsשָׁנָהshâneh shânâh · yearH8141
• of the wickedרָשָׁעrâshâ‛ · wickedH7563
• shall be shortenedקָצֵרqâtsar · be shortH7114

Cross-references for Proverbs 10:27

• Proverbs 3:2for length of days and years of life and peace they will add to you.
• Proverbs 9:11For by me your days will be multiplied, and years will be added to your life.
• Psalms 21:4He asked life of you; you gave it to him, length of days forever and ever.
• Psalms 34:11Come, O children, listen to me; I will teach you the fear of the Lord.
• Psalms 91:16With long life I will satisfy him and show him my salvation."
• Job 15:32It will be paid in full before his time, and his branch will not be green.
• Job 22:15Will you keep to the old way that wicked men have trod?
• Psalms 55:23But you, O God, will cast them down into the pit of destruction; men of blood and treachery shall not live out half their days. But I will trust in you.
• Ecclesiastes 7:17Be not overly wicked, neither be a fool. Why should you die before your time?
• Jeremiah 17:11Like the partridge that gathers a brood that she did not hatch, so is he who gets riches but not by justice; in the midst of his days they will leave him, and at his end he will be a fool.
• Luke 12:20But God said to him, 'Fool! This night your soul is required of you, and the things you have prepared, whose will they be?'

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