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New Living Translation

Proverbs 10:27

Fear of the Lord lengthens one's life, but the years of the wicked are cut short.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Death;   Fear of God;   Longevity;   Wicked (People);   Thompson Chain Reference - Long Life;   Longevity;   Promises, Divine;   Righteous-Wicked;   Wicked, the;   The Topic Concordance - Fear;   Wickedness;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Fear, Godly;  

Dictionaries:

- Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Fear;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Life;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Proverbs, Book of;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Fear;   Life;   Prolong;   Shorten;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Life;  

Devotionals:

- Faith's Checkbook - Devotion for June 22;  

Parallel Translations

English Standard Version
The fear of the Lord prolongs life, but the years of the wicked will be short.
Geneva Bible (1587)
The feare of the Lord increaseth the dayes: but the yeeres of the wicked shalbe diminished.
Christian Standard Bible®
The fear of the Lord prolongs life,but the years of the wicked are cut short.
Hebrew Names Version
The fear of the LORD prolongs days, But the years of the wicked shall be shortened.
Easy-to-Read Version
Respect for the Lord will add years to your life, but the wicked will have their lives cut short.
Amplified Bible
The [reverent] fear of the LORD [worshiping, obeying, serving, and trusting Him with awe-filled respect] prolongs one's life, But the years of the wicked will be shortened.
American Standard Version
The fear of Jehovah prolongeth days; But the years of the wicked shall be shortened.
Contemporary English Version
If you respect the Lord , you will live longer; if you keep doing wrong, your life will be cut short.
Complete Jewish Bible
The fear of Adonai adds length to life, but the years of the wicked are cut short.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
The fear of the LORD prolongeth days; but the years of the wicked shall be shortened.
King James Version (1611)
The feare of the Lord prolongeth dayes: but the yeeres of the wicked shalbe shortened.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
The fear of the Lord adds length of days: but the years of the ungodly shall be shortened.
English Revised Version
The fear of the LORD prolongeth days: but the years of the wicked shall be shortened.
Berean Standard Bible
The fear of the LORD prolongs life, but the years of the wicked will be shortened.
Lexham English Bible
The fear of Yahweh adds life, but the years of the wicked are shortened.
Literal Translation
The fear of Jehovah prolongs days, but the years of the wicked shall be cut short.
New Century Version
Whoever respects the Lord will have a long life, but the life of an evil person will be cut short.
New English Translation
Fearing the Lord prolongs life, but the life span of the wicked will be shortened.
New King James Version
The fear of the LORD prolongs days, But the years of the wicked will be shortened.
New Life Bible
The fear of the Lord makes life longer, but the years of the sinful will be cut off.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
The reverence of Yahweh, addeth days, but, the years of the lawless, shall be shortened.
Douay-Rheims Bible
The fear of the Lord shall prolong days: and the years of the wicked shall be shortened.
George Lamsa Translation
Reverence for the LORD prolongs life; but the years of the wicked shall be shortened.
Good News Translation
Obey the Lord , and you will live longer. The wicked die before their time.
New American Standard Bible
The fear of the LORD prolongs life, But the years of the wicked will be shortened.
King James Version
The fear of the Lord prolongeth days: but the years of the wicked shall be shortened.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
The feare of the Lorde maketh a long lyfe: but the yeres of the vngodly shalbe shortened.
New Revised Standard
The fear of the Lord prolongs life, but the years of the wicked will be short.
Darby Translation
The fear of Jehovah prolongeth days; but the years of the wicked shall be shortened.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
The drede of the Lord encreesith daies; and the yeeris of wickid men schulen be maad schort.
Young's Literal Translation
The fear of Jehovah addeth days, And the years of the wicked are shortened.
World English Bible
The fear of Yahweh prolongs days, But the years of the wicked shall be shortened.
Revised Standard Version
The fear of the LORD prolongs life, but the years of the wicked will be short.
Update Bible Version
The fear of Yahweh prolongs days; But the years of the wicked shall be shortened.
Webster's Bible Translation
The fear of the LORD prolongeth days: but the years of the wicked shall be shortened.
Bible in Basic English
The fear of the Lord gives long life, but the years of the evil-doer will be cut short.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
The feare of ye LORDE maketh a loge life, but ye yeares of ye vngodly shal be shortened.
THE MESSAGE
The Fear-of- God expands your life; a wicked life is a puny life.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
The fear of the LORD prolongs life, But the years of the wicked will be shortened.
Legacy Standard Bible
The fear of Yahweh prolongs life,But the years of the wicked will be shortened.

Contextual Overview

27 Fear of the Lord lengthens one's life, but the years of the wicked are cut short. 28 The hopes of the godly result in happiness, but the expectations of the wicked come to nothing.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

fear: Proverbs 3:2, Proverbs 3:16, Proverbs 9:11, Psalms 21:4, Psalms 34:11-13, Psalms 91:16

prolongeth: Heb. addeth

the years: Job 15:32, Job 15:33, Job 22:15, Job 22:16, Psalms 55:23, Ecclesiastes 7:17, Jeremiah 17:11, Luke 12:20

Reciprocal: Genesis 6:7 - I will Deuteronomy 11:9 - prolong Deuteronomy 17:20 - that he Job 5:26 - in a full age Proverbs 19:23 - fear

Cross-References

Genesis 10:20
These were the descendants of Ham, identified by clan, language, territory, and national identity.
Genesis 10:28
Obal, Abimael, Sheba,

Gill's Notes on the Bible

The fear of the Lord prolongeth days,.... Not beyond the time fixed in the unalterable purposes and decrees of God, Job 14:5; but longer than some others, or than those that fear the Lord expect to live; or longer than, according to the course of nature, and the weakness of their constitutions, it could be thought they should live. Long life is promised to them that fear the Lord; godliness has the promise of this life and of that to come; the fear of the Lord is the means of preserving persons from those things which are pernicious to the health of men, and so of prolonging their days; as well as it has length of days, for ever and ever, even eternal life, annexed to it; see Psalms 34:11;

but the years of the wicked shall be shortened; through diseases, which their sins bring upon them, which cut them off before they have lived out half their days; or by means of which, their sins, they come into the hand of the civil magistrate, and die before their time; or are taken off in their full strength by the immediate judgment of God, as were Ananias and Sapphira; and so they die in the midst of their days; and before the time, which, according to the course of nature, and the common period of life, in all human probability they might have arrived unto, Psalms 55:23.


 
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