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 are no more, but the foundation of the righteous is everlasting. 26Like vinegar to the teeth or smoke to the eyes, so is a slacker to those who send him. The fear of Adonai prolongs life, but the years of the wicked are cut short. 28The prospect of the righteous is joy, but the hope of the wicked perishes. 29The way of Adonai is a stronghold to the upright, but it is a ruin to those who do evil.

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 shalom they will add to you.
• Proverbs 9:11For through me your days will be many and years will be added to your life.
• Psalms 21:4For You met him with the best blessings. You set on his head a crown of pure gold.
• Psalms 34:11Young lions may lack, and go hungry, but those who seek Adonai want for no good thing.
• Psalms 91:16With long life will I satisfy him and show him My salvation.”
• Job 15:32Before his day it will be paid in full and his branch will not be green.
• Job 22:15Will you keep to the old way that wicked men have trod?
• Psalms 55:23Cast your burden on Adonai, and He will sustain you. He will never let the righteous be shaken.
• Ecclesiastes 7:17Do not be overly wicked and do not be a fool— why die before your time?
• Jeremiah 17:11As a partridge that broods over young that she did not lay, so is one who gets wealth, unjustly. In the middle of his days it will abandon him, so at his end he will be a fool.
• Luke 12:20But God said to him, ‘You fool! Tonight your soul is being demanded back from you! And what you have prepared, whose will that 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