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Proverbs 10:27

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10:27Fearing the Lord98 prolongs life,99

but the life span100 of the wicked will be shortened.101

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Footnotes

  1. 98 Heb “the fear of the Lord.” The term יְהוָה (yéhvah, “the Lord”) functions as an objective genitive.
  2. 99 Heb “days” (so , ).
  3. 100 Heb “years.” The term “years” functions as a synecdoche of part (= years) for the whole (= lifespan).
  4. 101 This general saying has to be qualified with the problem of the righteous suffering and dying young, a problem that perplexed the sages of the entire ancient world. But this is the general principle: The righteous live longer because their life is the natural one and because God blesses them.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

The fear of the Lord prolongs life,

but the years of the wicked will be short.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

The fear of the Lord adds length to life,

but the years of the wicked are cut short.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

The fear of the Lord prolongs life,

but the years of the wicked are cut short.

NLTNew Living Translation

Fear of the Lord lengthens one’s life,

but the years of the wicked are cut short.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

The fear of Yahweh adds life,

but the years of the wicked are shortened.

KJV 1900King James Version

The fear of the Lord prolongeth days:

But the years of the wicked shall be shortened.