27 The fear of the Lord adds length to life, but the years of the wicked are cut short.
27 The fear of the Lord prolongeth
27 The fear of the Lord prolongs life, but the years of the wicked will be short.
27 The Fear-of-God expands your life; a wicked life is a puny life.
27 The fear of the Lord prolongs days, But the years of the wicked will be shortened.
27 Fear of the Lord lengthens one's life, but the years of the wicked are cut short.
28 The prospect of the righteous is joy, but the hopes of the wicked come to nothing.
28 The hope of the righteous shall be gladness: but the expectation of the wicked shall perish.
28 The hope of the righteous brings joy, but the expectation of the wicked will perish.
28 The aspirations of good people end in celebration; the ambitions of bad people crash.
28 The hope of the righteous will be gladness, But the expectation of the wicked will perish.
28 The hopes of the godly result in happiness, but the expectations of the wicked come to nothing.
(Read Proverbs 10:27-28)
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.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Proverbs 10:27
Commentary on Proverbs 10:27-28
(Read Proverbs 10:27-28)
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.