Proverbs 10:27

The Yirat Hashem prolongeth yamim; 1 but the shanot of the resha'im shall be cut short. 1

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

The fear of the LORD prolongeth days: but the years of the wicked shall be shortened.

In Context

26As chometz to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, 1 so is the atzel (sluggard, lazy one) to them that send him. 1

28The prospect of the tzaddikim shall be simchah, 1 but the tikveh of the resha'im shall perish. 1

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Cross References

Job 15:32His Yom is not yet; 1 then it is accomplished, and his branch shall not flourish. 1

Psalms 21:4For Thou meeteth him with the birkhot tov; 1 Thou settest an ateret of pure gold on his head. 1

Psalms 55:23Cast thy burden upon Hashem, 1 and He shall sustain thee; 1 He shall never suffer the tzaddik to be moved. 1

Psalms 92:15They shall still bear forth fruit in old age; 1 they shall be deshenim (stalwart, vigorous) and ra'ananim (luxuriant, fresh); 1

Proverbs 3:16Orekh yamim is in her right hand; 1 and in her left hand osher and kavod. 1

Ecclesiastes 7:17Be not over much resha, neither be thou foolish; why shouldest 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 →

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