Proverbs 10:27
The fear of the Lord adds length of days: but the years of the ungodly shall be shortened.
Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
The fear of the LORD prolongeth days: but the years of the wicked shall be shortened.
In Context
28Joy rests long with the righteous: but the hope of the ungodly shall perish.
Cross References
Job 15:32His harvest shall perish before the time, and his branch shall not flourish.
Psalms 21:4But thou, the praise of Israel, dwellest in a sanctuary.
Proverbs 3:16a out of her mouth proceeds righteousness, and she carries law and mercy upon her tongue.
Ecclesiastes 7:17Be not very wicked; and be not stubborn: lest thou shouldest die before thy 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 →