God’s Word Translation
Proverbs 10:27
27The fear of the Lord lengthens ⌞the number of⌟ days, but the years of wicked people are 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 storm has passed, the wicked person has vanished, but the righteous person has an everlasting foundation. 26Like vinegar to the teeth, like smoke to the eyes, so is the lazy person to those who send him ⌞on a mission⌟. The fear of the Lord lengthens ⌞the number of⌟ days, but the years of wicked people are shortened. 28The hope of righteous people ⌞leads to⌟ joy, but the eager waiting of wicked people comes to nothing. 29The way of the Lord is a fortress for an innocent person but a ruin to those who are troublemakers.
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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 3:2because they will bring you long life, good years, and peace.
- Proverbs 9:11You will live longer because of me, and years will be added to your life.
- Psalms 21:4He asked you for life. You gave him a long life, forever and ever.
- Psalms 34:11Come, children, listen to me. I will teach you the fear of the Lord.
- Psalms 91:16I will satisfy you with a long life. I will show you how I will save you.
- Job 15:32It will happen before his time has come, and his branch will not become green.
- Job 22:15“Are you following the old path that wicked people have taken?
- Psalms 55:23But you, O God, will throw ⌞wicked people⌟ into the deepest pit. Bloodthirsty and deceitful people will not live out half their days. But I will trust you.
- Ecclesiastes 7:17Don’t be too wicked, and don’t be a fool. Why should you die before your time is up?
- Jeremiah 17:11A person who gets rich dishonestly is like a partridge that hatches eggs it did not lay. During his lifetime, he will lose his wealth. In the end, he will be a godless fool.”
- Luke 12:20“But God said to him, ‘You fool! I will demand your life from you tonight! Now who will get what you’ve accumulated?’
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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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