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 the 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 Yhwh prolongeth days: but the years of the wicked shall be shortened. 28The hope of the righteous shall be gladness: but the expectation of the wicked shall perish. 29The way of Yhwh is strength to the upright: but destruction shall be to the workers of iniquity.

Proverbs 10:27 word by word

יִרְאַ֣ת יְ֭הוָה תּוֹסִ֣יף יָמִ֑ים וּשְׁנ֖וֹת רְשָׁעִ֣ים תִּקְצֹֽרְנָה׃Read the interlinear

• The fearיִרְאָהyir'âh · fearH3374
• of Yhwhיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · 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, shall they add to thee.
• Proverbs 9:11For by me thy days shall be multiplied, and the years of thy life shall be increased.
• Psalms 21:4He asked life of thee, and thou gavest it him, even length of days for ever and ever.
• Psalms 34:11Come, ye children, hearken unto me: I will teach you the fear of Yhwh.
• Psalms 91:16With long life will I satisfy him, and shew him my salvation.
• Job 15:32It shall be accomplished before his time, and his branch shall not be green.
• Job 22:15Hast thou marked the old way which wicked men have trodden?
• Psalms 55:23But thou, O God, shalt bring them down into the pit of destruction: bloody and deceitful men shall not live out half their days; but I will trust in thee.
• Ecclesiastes 7:17Be not over much wicked, neither be thou foolish: why shouldest thou die before thy time?
• Jeremiah 17:11As the partridge sitteth on eggs, and hatcheth them not; so he that getteth riches, and not by right, shall leave them in the midst of his days, and at his end shall be a fool.
• Luke 12:20But God said unto him, Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee: then whose shall those things be, which thou hast 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)

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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