Verse 27

The fear of the LORD prolongs life, but the years of the wicked are cut short.

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Referenced Verses

  • Job 15:32-33 : 32 It will be fulfilled before his time, and his branch will not remain green. 33 He will shake off his unripe grapes like a vine and cast away his blossoms like the olive tree.
  • Prov 3:2 : 2 For they will add length of days, years of life, and peace to you.
  • Prov 9:11 : 11 For through me your days will be multiplied, and years will be added to your life.
  • Ps 55:23 : 23 Cast your burden upon the LORD, and He will sustain you. He will never let the righteous be shaken.
  • Ps 91:16 : 16 With long life I will satisfy him and show him My salvation."
  • Prov 3:16 : 16 Long life is in her right hand, and in her left hand are riches and honor.
  • Job 22:15-16 : 15 Will you keep to the ancient path that wicked men have walked? 16 They were snatched away before their time, and their foundation was swept away by a flood.
  • Ps 21:4 : 4 For You meet him with blessings of good things; You place a crown of pure gold upon his head.
  • Ps 34:11-13 : 11 Young lions may grow weak and hungry, but those who seek the Lord lack no good thing. 12 Come, my children, and listen to me; I will teach you the fear of the Lord. 13 Who is the person who desires life and loves many days to see good?
  • Eccl 7:17 : 17 Do not be excessively wicked, and do not act foolishly—why should you die before your time?
  • Jer 17:11 : 11 Like a partridge that hatches eggs it did not lay, so is one who gains wealth by unjust means. In the middle of his life, it will desert him, and in the end, he will prove to be a fool.
  • Luke 12:20 : 20 But God said to him, 'Fool! This very night your soul will be required of you, and the things you have prepared—who will they belong to?'