Proverbs 10:27
The fear of the Lord gives long life, but the years of the evil-doer will be cut short.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
The fear of the LORD prolongeth days: but the years of the wicked shall be shortened.
In Context
Cross References
Job 15:32His branch is cut off before its time, and his leaf is no longer green.
Psalms 21:4\21:3\For you go before him with the blessings of good things: you put a crown of fair gold on his head.
Psalms 55:23\55:22\Put your cares on the Lord, and he will be your support; he will not let the upright man be moved.
Psalms 92:15\92:14\They will give fruit even when they are old; they will be fertile and full of growth;
Proverbs 3:16Long life is in her right hand, and in her left are wealth and honour.
Ecclesiastes 7:17Be not evil overmuch, and be not foolish. Why come to your end before your time?
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 10:27
The Righteous Exclusively Happy. 26 As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to them that send him. Observe, 1. Those that are of a slothful disposition, that love their ease and cannot apply their minds to any business, are not fit to be employed, no, not so much as to be sent on an errand, for they will neither deliver a message with any care nor make any haste back. Such therefore are very unmeet to be ministers, Christ's messengers; he will not own the sending forth of sluggards… Read the whole commentary →