Verse 27

The fear of the Lord gives long life, but the years of the evil-doer will be cut short.

Referenced Verses

• Job 15:32-33 : 32 His branch is cut off before its time, and his leaf is no longer green. 33 He is like a vine whose grapes do not come to full growth, or an olive-tree dropping its flowers.
• Prov 3:2 : 2 For they will give you increase of days, years of life, and peace.
• Prov 9:11 : 11 For by me your days will be increased, and the years of your life will be long.
• Ps 55:23 : 23 But you, O God, will send them down into the underworld; the cruel and the false will be cut off before half their days are ended; but I will have faith in you.
• Ps 91:16 : 16 With long life will he be rewarded; and I will let him see my salvation.
• Prov 3:16 : 16 Long life is in her right hand, and in her left are wealth and honour.
• Job 22:15-16 : 15 Will you keep the old way by which evil men went? 16 Who were violently taken away before their time, who were overcome by the rush of waters:
• Ps 21:4 : 4 He made request to you for life, and you gave it to him, long life for ever and ever.
• Ps 34:11-13 : 11 Come, children, give attention to me; I will be your teacher in the fear of the Lord. 12 What man has a love of life, and a desire that his days may be increased so that he may see good? 13 Keep your tongue from evil, and your lips from words of deceit.
• Eccl 7:17 : 17 Be not evil overmuch, and be not foolish. Why come to your end before your time?
• Jer 17:11 : 11 Like the partridge, getting eggs together but not producing young, is a man who gets wealth but not by right; before half his days are ended, it will go from him, and at his end he will be foolish.
• Luke 12:20 : 20 But God said to him, You foolish one, tonight I will take your soul from you, and who then will be the owner of all the things which you have got together?