Proverbs 10:27

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

The fear of Jehovah prolongeth days; But the years of the wicked shall be shortened.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

יִרְאַ֣ת יְ֭הוָה תּוֹסִ֣יף יָמִ֑ים וּשְׁנ֖וֹת רְשָׁעִ֣ים תִּקְצֹֽרְנָה׃

Transliteration

yirʾat YHWH tôsîp yāmîm û-šənôt rəšāʿîm tiqqōṣōrnāh

Grammar Details

*yirʾat*: feminine singular construct - fear of
*YHWH*: proper name - LORD
*tôsîp*: Hiphil imperfect 3rd person feminine singular - adds/increases
*yāmîm*: masculine plural noun - days
*û-šənôt*: conjunction + feminine plural construct - but years of
*rəšāʿîm*: masculine plural adjective - wicked ones
*tiqqōṣōrnāh*: Qal imperfect 3rd person feminine plural - will be shortened

Word Meanings

*yirʾat*: fear/reverence/awe
*tôsîp*: adds/increases/prolongs
*yāmîm*: days/lifetime/time
*šənôt*: years/age/lifetime
*rəšāʿîm*: wicked ones/evil people/wrongdoers
*tiqqōṣōrnāh*: will be shortened/cut off/diminished

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
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Referenced Verses

Job 15:32-33 : 32 It shall be accomplished before his time, And his branch shall not be green. 33 He shall shake off his unripe grape as the vine, And shall cast off his flower as the olive-tree.
Prov 3:2 : 2 For length of days, and years of life, And peace, will they add to thee.
Prov 9:11 : 11 For by me thy days shall be multiplied, And the years of thy life shall be increased.
Ps 55:23 : 23 But thou, O God, wilt bring them down into the pit of destruction: Bloodthirsty and deceitful men shall not live out half their days; But I will trust in thee.
Ps 91:16 : 16 With long life will I satisfy him, And shew him my salvation.
Prov 3:16 : 16 Length of days is in her right hand; In her left hand are riches and honor.
Job 22:15-16 : 15 Wilt thou keep the old way Which wicked men have trodden? 16 Who were snatched away before their time, Whose foundation was poured out as a stream,
Ps 21:4 : 4 He asked life of thee, thou gavest it him, Even length of days for ever and ever.
Ps 34:11-13 : 11 Come, ye children, hearken unto me: I will teach you the fear of Jehovah. 12 What man is he that desireth life, And loveth [many] days, that he may see good? 13 Keep thy tongue from evil, And thy lips from speaking guile.
Eccl 7:17 : 17 Be not overmuch wicked, neither be thou foolish: why shouldest thou die before thy time?
Jer 17:11 : 11 As the partridge that sitteth on [eggs] which she hath not laid, so is he that getteth riches, and not by right; in the midst of his days they shall leave him, and at his end he shall be a fool.
Luke 12:20 : 20 But God said unto him, Thou foolish one, this night is thy soul required of thee; and the things which thou hast prepared, whose shall they be?

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

Eccl 8:12-13
2 verses
79%
12Though a sinner do evil a hundred times, and prolong his [days], yet surely I know that it shall be well with them that fear God, that fear before him:
13but it shall not be well with the wicked, neither shall he prolong [his] days, [which are] as a shadow; because he feareth not before God.
Prov 19:23
77%
23The fear of Jehovah [tendeth] to life; And he [that hath it] shall abide satisfied; He shall not be visited with evil.
Prov 14:26-27
2 verses
76%
26In the fear of Jehovah is strong confidence; And his children shall have a place of refuge.
27The fear of Jehovah is a fountain of life, That one may depart from the snares of death.
Prov 10:28-29
2 verses
75%
28The hope of the righteous [shall be] gladness; But the expectation of the wicked shall perish.
29The way of Jehovah is a stronghold to the upright; But it is a destruction to the workers of iniquity.
Prov 9:10-11
2 verses
74%
10The fear of Jehovah is the beginning of wisdom; And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.
11For by me thy days shall be multiplied, And the years of thy life shall be increased.
Ps 111:10
74%
10The fear of Jehovah is the beginning of wisdom; A good understanding have all they that do [his commandments]: His praise endureth for ever.
Prov 10:24
74%
24The fear of the wicked, it shall come upon him; And the desire of the righteous shall be granted.
Prov 23:17-18
2 verses
73%
17Let not thy heart envy sinners; But [be thou] in the fear of Jehovah all the day long:
18For surely there is a reward; And thy hope shall not be cut off.
Ps 90:9-12
4 verses
72%
9For all our days are passed away in thy wrath: We bring our years to an end as a sigh.
10The days of our years are threescore years and ten, Or even by reason of strength fourscore years; Yet is their pride but labor and sorrow; For it is soon gone, and we fly away.
11Who knoweth the power of thine anger, And thy wrath according to the fear that is due unto thee?
12So teach us to number our days, That we may get us a heart of wisdom.
Ps 61:6
71%
6Thou wilt prolong the king's life; His years shall be as many generations.
Prov 10:16
71%
16The labor of the righteous [tendeth] to life; The increase of the wicked, to sin.
Prov 8:13
71%
13The fear of Jehovah is to hate evil: Pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, And the perverse mouth, do I hate.
Prov 22:4
71%
4The reward of humility [and] the fear of Jehovah [Is] riches, and honor, and life.
Job 15:20
71%
20The wicked man travaileth with pain all his days, Even the number of years that are laid up for the oppressor.
Eccl 7:15
71%
15All this have I seen in my days of vanity: there is a righteous man that perisheth in his righteousness, and there is a wicked man that prolongeth [his life] in his evil-doing.
Prov 15:16
71%
16Better is little, with the fear of Jehovah, Than great treasure and trouble therewith.
Ps 102:23
71%
23He weakened my strength in the way; He shortened my days.
Prov 3:2
70%
2For length of days, and years of life, And peace, will they add to thee.
Prov 28:14
70%
14Happy is the man that feareth alway; But he that hardeneth his heart shall fall into mischief.
Eccl 7:17
70%
17Be not overmuch wicked, neither be thou foolish: why shouldest thou die before thy time?
Ps 128:4
70%
4Behold, thus shall the man be blessed That feareth Jehovah.
Ps 112:10
70%
10The wicked shall see it, and be grieved; He shall gnash with his teeth, and melt away: The desire of the wicked shall perish.
Ps 36:1
70%
1For the Chief Musician. [A Psalm] of David the servant of Jehovah. The transgression of the wicked saith within my heart, There is no fear of God before his eyes.
Prov 14:32
70%
32The wicked is thrust down in his evil-doing; But the righteous hath a refuge in his death.
Prov 15:33
70%
33The fear of Jehovah is the instruction of wisdom; And before honor [goeth] humility.
Prov 20:2
70%
2The terror of a king is as the roaring of a lion: He that provoketh him to anger sinneth [against] his own life.
Ps 34:11-12
2 verses
69%
11Come, ye children, hearken unto me: I will teach you the fear of Jehovah.
12What man is he that desireth life, And loveth [many] days, that he may see good?
Prov 10:26
69%
26As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, So is the sluggard to them that send him.
Prov 1:7
69%
7The fear of Jehovah is the beginning of knowledge; [But] the foolish despise wisdom and instruction.
Prov 14:2
69%
2He that walketh in his uprightness feareth Jehovah; But he that is perverse in his ways despiseth him.
Ps 37:10
69%
10For yet a little while, and the wicked shall not be: Yea, thou shalt diligently consider his place, and he shall not be.
Job 28:28
69%
28And unto man he said, Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; And to depart from evil is understanding.
Prov 3:7
69%
7Be not wise in thine own eyes; Fear Jehovah, and depart from evil:
Ps 37:38
69%
38As for transgressors, they shall be destroyed together; The end of the wicked shall be cut off.
Prov 10:7
69%
7The memory of the righteous is blessed; But the name of the wicked shall rot.
Prov 13:13
69%
13Whoso despiseth the word bringeth destruction on himself; But he that feareth the commandment shall be rewarded.
Ps 19:9
69%
9The fear of Jehovah is clean, enduring for ever: The ordinances of Jehovah are true, [and] righteous altogether.
Prov 2:5
69%
5Then shalt thou understand the fear of Jehovah, And find the knowledge of God.
Job 21:7
69%
7Wherefore do the wicked live, Become old, yea, wax mighty in power?
Ps 37:34
69%
34Wait for Jehovah, and keep his way, And he will exalt thee to inherit the land: When the wicked are cut off, thou shalt see it.