Parallel Verses
International Standard Version
Fearing the LORD prolongs life, but the wicked will not live long.
New American Standard Bible
But the
King James Version
The fear of the LORD prolongeth days: but the years of the wicked shall be shortened.
Holman Bible
but the years of the wicked are cut short.
A Conservative Version
The fear of LORD prolongs days, but the years of the wicked shall be shortened.
American Standard Version
The fear of Jehovah prolongeth days; But the years of the wicked shall be shortened.
Amplified
The [reverent] fear of the Lord [worshiping, obeying, serving, and trusting Him with awe-filled respect] prolongs one’s life,
But the years of the wicked will be shortened.
Bible in Basic English
The fear of the Lord gives long life, but the years of the evil-doer will be cut short.
Darby Translation
The fear of Jehovah prolongeth days; but the years of the wicked shall be shortened.
Julia Smith Translation
The fear of Jehovah will add days, and the years of the unjust shall be diminished.
King James 2000
The fear of the LORD prolongs days: but the years of the wicked shall be shortened.
Lexham Expanded Bible
The fear of Yahweh adds life, but the years of the wicked are shortened.
Modern King James verseion
The fear of Jehovah prolongs days; but the years of the wicked shall be shortened.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
The fear of the LORD maketh a long life; but the years of the ungodly shall be shortened.
NET Bible
Fearing the Lord prolongs life, but the life span of the wicked will be shortened.
New Heart English Bible
The fear of the LORD prolongs days, but the years of the wicked shall be shortened.
The Emphasized Bible
The reverence of Yahweh, addeth days, but, the years of the lawless, shall be shortened.
Webster
The fear of the LORD prolongeth days: but the years of the wicked shall be shortened.
World English Bible
The fear of Yahweh prolongs days, but the years of the wicked shall be shortened.
Youngs Literal Translation
The fear of Jehovah addeth days, And the years of the wicked are shortened.
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 10:27
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Context Readings
Proverbs Of Solomon
26 As vinegar is to the mouth and smoke to the eyes, so is the lazy person to those who send him. 27 Fearing the LORD prolongs life, but the wicked will not live long. 28 What the righteous hope for brings joy, but the expectation of the wicked dies.
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Cross References
Job 15:32-33
This will be accomplished before his time; his branches won't grow luxuriant.
Proverbs 3:2
For they will add length to your days, years to your life, and abundant peace to you.
Proverbs 9:11
For because of me you will live a long life, and years will be added to your life.
Psalm 55:23
But you, God, bring them down to the Pit of corruption; bloodthirsty and deceitful people will not live out half their days. But I put my full confidence in you. To the Director: A special Davidic psalm to the tune of "A Silent Dove Far Away," when the Philistines seized him in Gath.
Job 22:15-16
"Will you keep walking on the traditional path that sinners have tread,
Psalm 21:4
He asked life from you, and you gave it to him a long life for ever and ever.
Psalm 34:11-13
Come, children, listen to me, and I will teach you the fear of the LORD.
Psalm 91:16
I will satisfy him with long life; I will show him my deliverance. A Psalm. A song for the Sabbath Day
Proverbs 3:16
Long life is in her right hand, and in her left are riches and honor.
Ecclesiastes 7:17
Do not excel at wickedness, nor be a fool. Why die before your time?
Jeremiah 17:11
As a partridge gathers together eggs that it didn't lay, so is a person who amasses wealth unjustly. In the middle of his life it will leave him, and in the end he will prove to be a fool."
Luke 12:20
But God told him, "You fool! This very night your life will be demanded back from you. Now who will get the things you've accumulated?'