Proverbs 10:27
The fear of the LORD prolongs days, but the years of the wicked shall be shortened.
World Messianic 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 vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to those who send him.
28The prospect of the righteous is joy, but the hope of the wicked will perish.
Cross References
Job 15:32It will be accomplished before his time. His branch will not be green.
Psalms 21:4He asked life of you and you gave it to him, even length of days forever and ever.
Psalms 55:23But you, God, will bring them down into the pit of destruction. Bloodthirsty and deceitful men shall not live out half their days, but I will trust in you.
Psalms 92:15to show that the LORD is upright. He is my rock, and there is no unrighteousness in him.
Proverbs 3:16Length of days is in her right hand. In her left hand are riches and honor.
Ecclesiastes 7:17Don’t be too wicked, neither be foolish. Why should you die before your 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 →