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

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. The fear of the Lord prolongs life, But the years of the wicked will be shortened. 28The hope of the righteous is gladness, But the expectation of the wicked perishes. 29The way of the Lord is a stronghold to the upright, But ruin to the workers of iniquity.

Proverbs 10:27 word by word

יִרְאַ֣ת יְ֭הוָה תּוֹסִ֣יף יָמִ֑ים וּשְׁנ֖וֹת רְשָׁעִ֣ים תִּקְצֹֽרְנָה׃Read the interlinear

• fearיִרְאָהyir'âh · fearH3374
• of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• prolongsיָסַףyâsaph · to add: againH3254
• lifeיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• yearsשָׁנָהshâneh shânâh · yearH8141
• of the wickedרָשָׁעrâshâ‛ · wickedH7563
• will 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 of life will be added to you.
• Psalms 21:4He asked life of You, You gave it to him, Length of days forever and ever.
• Psalms 34:11Come, you children, listen to me; I will teach you the fear of the Lord.
• Psalms 91:16With a long life I will satisfy him And let him see My salvation.”
• Job 15:32It will be accomplished before his time, And his palm branch will not be green.
• Job 22:15Will you keep to the ancient path Which wicked men have trod,
• Psalms 55:23But You, O God, will bring them down to the pit of destruction; Men of bloodshed and deceit will not live out half their days. But I will trust in You.
• Ecclesiastes 7:17Do not be excessively wicked and do not be a fool. Why should you die before your time?
• Jeremiah 17:11As a partridge that hatches eggs which it has not laid, So is he who makes a fortune, but unjustly; In the midst of his days it will forsake him, And in the end he will be 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 what you have 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