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Proverbs 10:27 — Meaning and Application
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King James Version
" The fear of the LORD prolongeth days: but the years of the wicked shall be shortened. "
Proverbs 10:27
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
As the whirlwind passeth, so is the wicked no more: but the righteous is an everlasting foundation.
As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to them that send
The fear of the LORD prolongeth days: but the years of the wicked shall be shortened.
The hope of the righteous shall be gladness: but the expectation of the wicked shall perish.
The way of the LORD is strength to the upright: but destruction shall be to the workers of iniquity.
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Proverbs 10:1
"The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother."
Proverbs 10:2
"Treasures of wickedness profit nothing: but righteousness delivereth from death."
Proverbs 10:3
"The LORD will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish: but he casteth away the substance of the wicked."
Proverbs 10:4
"He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich."
Proverbs 10:5
"He that gathereth in summer is a wise son: but he that sleepeth in harvest is a son that causeth shame."
Proverbs 10:6
"Blessings are upon the head of the just: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked."
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