Proverbs 10:28
The hope of the upright man will give joy, but the waiting of the evil-doer will have its end in sorrow.
Bible in Basic English
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 the Lord gives long life, but the years of the evil-doer will be cut short.
29The way of the Lord is a strong tower for the upright man, but destruction to the workers of evil.
Cross References
Job 11:20But the eyes of the evil-doers will be wasting away; their way of flight is gone, and their only hope is the taking of their last breath.
Psalms 68:4\68:3\But let the upright be glad; let them have delight before God; let them be full of joy.
Psalms 112:10The sinner will see it with grief; he will be wasted away with envy; the desire of the evil-doers will come to nothing.
Proverbs 14:32The sinner is overturned in his evil-doing, but the upright man has hope in his righteousness.
Luke 16:23And in hell, being in great pain, lifting up his eyes he saw Abraham, far away, and Lazarus on his breast.
Romans 12:12Being glad in hope, quiet in trouble, at all times given to 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 →