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 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 whirlwind passes by, the wicked is no more, But the righteous has an everlasting foundation. 26As vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes, So is the lazy man to those who send him. The fear of the Lord prolongs days, But the years of the wicked will be shortened. 28The hope of the righteous will be gladness, But the expectation of the wicked will perish. 29The way of the Lord is strength for the upright, But destruction will come to the workers of iniquity.

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 long 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 from You, and 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 long life I will satisfy him, And show him My salvation.”
• Job 15:32It will be accomplished before his time, And his branch will not be green.
• Job 22:15Will you keep to the old way Which wicked men have trod,
• Psalms 55:23But You, O God, shall bring them down to the pit of destruction; Bloodthirsty and deceitful men shall not live out half their days; But I will trust in You.
• Ecclesiastes 7:17Do not be overly wicked, Nor be foolish: Why should you die before your time?
• Jeremiah 17:11“As a partridge that broods but does not hatch, So is he who gets riches, but not by right; It will leave him in the midst of his days, And at his end he will be a fool.”
• Luke 12:20But God said to him, ‘Fool! This night your soul will be required of you; then whose will those things be which you have provided?’

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)

In the dictionaries

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• Uprightly
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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