Proverbs 10:28
The hope of righteous people is their joy, 1 but the years of wicked people will be short. 1
Unlocked Literal 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 Yahweh prolongs life, 1 but the years of the wicked will be short. 1
29The way of Yahweh protects those who have integrity, 1 but it is destruction for the wicked. 1
Cross References
Job 11:20But the eyes of wicked people will fail; 1 they will have no way to flee; 1 their only hope will be a last gasp of life.”
Psalms 68:4Sing to God! Sing praises to his name! 1 Praise the one who rides through the plains of the Jordan River valley! 1 Yahweh is his name! Rejoice before him! 1
Psalms 112:10The wicked person will see this and be angry; 1 he will grind his teeth in rage and he will melt away; 1 the desire of the wicked people will perish.
Proverbs 14:32The wicked person is brought down by his evil actions, 1 but the righteous person has a refuge even in death. 1
Luke 16:23and in Hades, being in torment, he lifted up his eyes and saw Abraham far away and Lazarus at his side.
Romans 12:12Rejoice in certain hope, be patient in suffering, be faithful 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 →