Proverbs 10:28
The hope of the righteous is joy, but the expectations of the wicked will perish.
Berean Standard Bible
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 prolongs life, but the years of the wicked will be cut short.
29The way of the LORD is a refuge to the upright, but destruction awaits those who do evil.
Cross References
Job 11:20But the eyes of the wicked will fail, and escape will elude them; they will hope for their last breath.”
Psalms 68:4Sing to God! Sing praises to His name. Exalt Him who rides on the clouds — His name is the LORD— and rejoice before Him.
Psalms 112:10The wicked man will see and be grieved; he will gnash his teeth and waste away; the desires of the wicked will perish.
Proverbs 14:32The wicked man is thrown down by his own sin, but the righteous man has a refuge even in death.
Luke 16:23In Hades, where he was in torment, he looked up and saw Abraham from afar, with Lazarus by his side.
Romans 12:12Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, persistent 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 →