27The fear of the Lord adds length to life, but the years of the wicked are cut short.


In Context

24 What the wicked dreads will overtake him; what the righteous desire will be granted.

25 When the storm has swept by, the wicked are gone, but the righteous stand firm forever.

26 As vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes, so is a sluggard to those who send him.

27 The fear of the Lord adds length to 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.

29 The way of the Lord is a refuge for the righteous, but it is the ruin of those who do evil.

Proverbs 10:27 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

10:27The fear of the LORD prolongeth days: but the years of the wicked shall be shortened.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

10:27The fear of the Lord shall prolong days: and the years of the wicked shall be shortened.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

10:27The fear of Jehovah prolongeth days; But the years of the wicked shall be shortened.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

10:27The fear of Jehovah prolongeth days; but the years of the wicked shall be shortened.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

10:27The fear of the LORD prolongeth days: but the years of the wicked shall be shortened.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

10:27The fear of the LORD prolongeth days: but the years of the wicked shall be shortened.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

10:27The fear of Yahweh prolongs days, but the years of the wicked shall be shortened.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

10:27The fear of Jehovah addeth days, And the years of the wicked are shortened.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

10:27The fear of the LORD prolongs days: but the years of the wicked shall be shortened.