Proverbs 10:28
Good people look forward to happiness, but the hopes of the wicked come to nothing.
Free Bible Version
In The King James Version
The hope of the righteous shall be gladness: but the expectation of the wicked shall perish.
In Context
27Honoring the Lord makes your life longer, but the years the wicked live will be cut short.
29The way of the Lord protects those who do right, but he destroys those who do evil.
Cross References
Job 11:20But the eyes of the wicked will fail, they will not be able to escape, and their only hope is in death.”
Psalms 68:4Sing praises to God! Sing praises to his wonderful reputation! Praise the rider of the clouds—his name is the Lord! Be happy in his presence!
Psalms 112:10The wicked observe all this and are mad; they gnash their teeth in anger. They waste away, and all that they hoped for comes to nothing.
Proverbs 14:32Wicked people are brought down by their own evil actions, but those who live right are confident even in death.
Luke 16:23In Hades, where he was in torment, he looked up and saw Abraham in the far distance, with Lazarus beside him.
Romans 12:12Remain cheerful in the hope you have, put up with the troubles that come, keep on praying.
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 →