Proverbs 10:28
The prospect of the upright is joy, 2 but the hope of the wicked will perish. 1
One Unity Resource 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 Adonai prolongs days, 2 but the years of the wicked shall be shortened. 1
Cross References
Psalms 68:4Sing to God! Sing zahmar ·musical praise· to his name! 2 Extol him who rides on the clouds: 1 to Yah, his name! 2 Rejoice before him! 1
Psalms 112:10ר The wicked will see it, and be grieved. 2 שׁ He shall gnash with his teeth, and melt away. 2 תּ The desire of the wicked will perish.
Proverbs 14:32The wicked is brought down in his calamity, 2 but in death, the upright has a refuge. 1
Luke 16:23In Hades / Sh'ol ·Place of the dead·, he lifted up his eyes, being in torment, and saw Abraham [Father of a multitude] far off, and Lazarus [Help of God] at Abraham's bosom, (the righteous side of Sheol).
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 →