Proverbs 10:28 · KJV
“The hope of the righteous {shall be} gladness: but the expectation of the wicked shall perish.”
— Proverbs 10:28
The fear of the LORD prolongeth days: but the years of the wicked shall be shortened. {prolongeth: Heb. addeth}
The way of the LORD {is} strength to the upright: but destruction {shall be} to the workers of iniquity.
Proverbs 10 — Context
As 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.
30The righteous shall never be removed: but the wicked shall not inhabit the earth.
Cross References
Romans 15:13
Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost.
Psalms 73:24-26
Thou shalt guide me with thy counsel, and afterward receive me {to} glory.
Job 8:13
So {are} the paths of all that forget God; and the hypocrite's hope shall perish:
Proverbs 11:7
When a wicked man dieth, {his} expectation shall perish: and the hope of unjust {men} perisheth.
2 Thessalonians 2:16
Now our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God, even our Father, which hath loved us, and hath given {us} everlasting consolation and good hope through grace,
Romans 5:2
By whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God.
Psalms 112:10
The wicked shall see {it}, and be grieved; he shall gnash with his teeth, and melt away: the desire of the wicked shall perish.
Job 11:20
But the eyes of the wicked shall fail, and they shall not escape, and their hope {shall be as} the giving up of the ghost. {they shall...: Heb. flight shall perish from them} {the giving...: or, a puff of breath}