Devine Scripture

Proverbs 10:27

Proverbs chapter 10 · verse 27 in three public-domain English translations with cross-references

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

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

KJV

King James Version · 1611

The fear of the Lord prolongeth days: but the years of the wicked shall be shortened.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

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

Context

v.26As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, So is the sluggard to them that send him.

v.27This passage

v.28The hope of the righteousshall begladness; But the expectation of the wicked shall perish.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Psalms 55:23

    But thou, O God, wilt bring them down into the pit of destruction: Bloodthirsty and deceitful men shall not live out half their days; But I will trust in thee.

  • Job 22:15

    Wilt thou keep the old way Which wicked men have trodden?

  • Proverbs 9:11

    For by me thy days shall be multiplied, And the years of thy life shall be increased.

  • Ecclesiastes 7:17

    Be not overmuch wicked, neither be thou foolish: why shouldest thou die before thy time?

  • Jeremiah 17:11

    As the partridge that sitteth on eggs which she hath not laid, so is he that getteth riches, and not by right; in the midst of his days they shall leave him, and at his end he shall be a fool.

  • Luke 12:20

    But God said unto him, Thou foolish one, this night is thy soul required of thee; and the things which thou hast prepared, whose shall they be?