Proverbs 10:28
The hope of the righteous is joy; but the expectation of the wicked shall perish.
Darby Translation
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 Jehovah prolongeth days; but the years of the wicked shall be shortened.
29The way of Jehovah is strength to the perfect [man], but destruction to the workers of iniquity.
Cross References
Job 11:20But the eyes of the wicked shall fail, and [all] refuge shall vanish from them, and their hope [shall be] the breathing out of life.
Psalms 68:4Sing unto God, sing forth his name; cast up a way for him that rideth in the deserts: his name is Jah; and rejoice before him.
Psalms 112:10The wicked [man] shall see [it] and be vexed; he shall gnash with his teeth, and melt away: the desire of the wicked shall perish.
Proverbs 14:32The wicked is driven away by his evil-doing; but the righteous trusteth, [even] in his death.
Luke 16:23And in hades lifting up his eyes, being in torments, he sees Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom.
Romans 12:12As regards hope, rejoicing: as regards tribulation, enduring: as regards prayer, persevering:
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 →