Proverbs 10:28
The hope of the righteous [is] gladness, but the expectation of the wicked shall perish.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
The hope of the righteous shall be gladness: but the expectation of the wicked shall perish.
In Context
27The fear of LORD prolongs days, but the years of the wicked shall be shortened.
29The way of LORD is a stronghold to the upright, but it is a destruction to the workers of iniquity.
Cross References
Job 11:20But the eyes of the wicked shall fail, and they shall have no way to flee. And their hope shall be the giving up of the spirit.
Psalms 68:4Sing to God, sing praises to his name. Cast up a highway for him who rides through the deserts. His name is LORD, and exult ye before him.
Psalms 112:10A wicked man shall see it, and be grieved. He shall gnash with his teeth, and melt away. The desire of wicked men shall perish.
Proverbs 14:32An evil man is thrust down in his evil-doing, but a righteous man has hope in his death.
Luke 16:23And having lifted up his eyes in Hades, being in torments, he sees Abraham from afar and Lazarus by his bosom.
Romans 12:12rejoicing in hope, enduring tribulation, persevering in prayer,
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 10:28-29
27 The fear of the Lord prolongeth days: but the years of the wicked shall be shortened. 28 The hope of the righteous shall be gladness: but the expectation of the wicked shall perish. Observe, 1. Religion lengthens men's lives and crowns their hopes. What man is he that loves life? Let him fear God, and that will secure him from many things that would prejudice his life, and secure to him life enough in this world and eternal life in the other; the fear of the Lord will add days more than was expected, will add… Read the whole commentary →