Proverbs 10:27 · KJV
“The fear of the LORD prolongeth days: but the years of the wicked shall be shortened. {prolongeth: Heb. addeth}”
— Proverbs 10:27
As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so {is} the sluggard to them that send him.
The hope of the righteous {shall be} gladness: but the expectation of the wicked shall perish.
Proverbs 10 — Context
As 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.
27The fear of the LORD prolongeth days: but the years of the wicked shall be shortened. {prolongeth: Heb. addeth}
28The hope of the righteous {shall be} gladness: but the expectation of the wicked shall perish.
29The way of the LORD {is} strength to the upright: but destruction {shall be} to the workers of iniquity.
Cross References
Proverbs 9:11
For by me thy days shall be multiplied, and the years of thy life shall be increased.
Proverbs 3:2
For length of days, and long life, and peace, shall they add to thee. {long...: Heb. years of life}
Psalms 91:16
With long life will I satisfy him, and shew him my salvation. {long...: Heb. length of days}
Job 15:32-33
It shall be accomplished before his time, and his branch shall not be green. {accomplished: or, cut off}
Psalms 21:4
He asked life of thee, {and} thou gavest {it} him, {even} length of days for ever and ever.
Psalms 34:11-13
Come, ye children, hearken unto me: I will teach you the fear of the LORD.
Job 22:15-16
Hast thou marked the old way which wicked men have trodden?
Ecclesiastes 7:17
Be not over much wicked, neither be thou foolish: why shouldest thou die before thy time? {before...: Heb. not in thy time?}