Proverbs 10:27
The fear of the Lord increaseth [man's] days; but the years of the wicked will be shortened.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
The fear of the LORD prolongeth days: but the years of the wicked shall be shortened.
In Context
26As vinegar is to the teeth, and as smoke is to the eyes: so is the sluggard to those that send him.
28The expectation of the righteous is joy; but the hope of the wicked shall perish.
Cross References
Job 15:32Even before his time will it be overfull, and his branches will not be green.
Psalms 21:4(21:5) Life hath he asked of thee, thou gavest it to him, length of days for ever and ever.
Psalms 55:23(55:24) But thou, O God, thou wilt bring them down into the pit of destruction: let not the men of blood and deceit live out half their days; but I will indeed trust in thee.
Psalms 92:15(92:16) To declare that the Lord is upright: he is my rock, and there is no faultiness in him.
Proverbs 3:16Length of days is in her right hand: in her left are riches and honor.
Ecclesiastes 7:17Be not wicked over much, and be no fool: why wouldst thou 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 →