Proverbs 10:27

Modern

The fear of the LORD prolongs life, but the years of the wicked will be cut short.

Traditional

The fear of the Lord prolongeth days: but the years of the wicked shall be shortened.

Literal

The fear of YHWH adds days, and the years of the wicked will be short.

Latin

Timor Domini apponet dies, et anni impiorum breviabuntur.

Hebrew

English

The fear of the LORD prolongs life, but the years of the wicked will be cut short.

Theme notes and profiles

Proverbs 9:11
For through wisdom your days will be multiplied, and years will be added to your life.
Proverbs 3:2
…for they will add length to your days, years and peace to your life.
Psalm 91:16
With long life I will satisfy him and show him My salvation.”
Job 15:32–33
It will be paid in full before his time, and his branch will not flourish.
Psalm 34:11–13
Come, children, listen to me; I will teach you the fear of the LORD.
Job 22:15–16
Will you stay on the ancient path that wicked men have trod?
Psalm 21:4
He asked You for life, and You granted it—length of days, forever and ever.
Proverbs 3:16
Long life is in her right hand; in her left hand are riches and honor.
Psalm 55:23
But 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.
Luke 12:20
But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your life will be required of you. Then who will own what you have accumulated?’
Ecclesiastes 7:17
Do not be excessively wicked, and do not be a fool. Why should you die before your time?
Jeremiah 17:11
Like a partridge hatching eggs it did not lay is the man who makes a fortune unjustly. In the middle of his days his riches will desert him, and in the end he will be the fool.”