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Proverbs 10:27
The fear of the LORD prolongs life, but the years of the wicked will be cut short.
Proverbs 10:27 · Berean Standard Bible
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Proverbs 10:27 in other translations
The fear of the LORD prolongeth days: but the years of the wicked shall be shortened.
The fear of the LORD prolongs days, but the years of the wicked shall be shortened.
The fear of the Lord prolongs days, but the years of the wicked shall be shortened.
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In context
24 What the wicked man dreads will overtake him, but the desire of the righteous will be granted.
25 When the whirlwind passes, the wicked are no more, but the righteous are secure forever.
26 Like vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes, so is the slacker to those who send him.
27 The fear of the LORD prolongs life, but the years of the wicked will be cut short.
28 The hope of the righteous is joy, but the expectations of the wicked will perish.
29 The way of the LORD is a refuge to the upright, but destruction awaits those who do evil.
30 The righteous will never be shaken, but the wicked will not inhabit the land.
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