Proverbs 10:27

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

Fearing the LORD prolongs life, but the life span of the wicked will be shortened.

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Referenced Verses

  • Job 15:32-33 : 32 Before his time he will be paid in full, and his branches will not flourish. 33 Like a vine he will let his sour grapes fall, and like an olive tree he will shed his blossoms.
  • Prov 3:2 : 2 for they will provide a long and full life, and well-being for you.
  • Prov 9:11 : 11 For because of me your days will be many, and years will be added to your life.
  • Ps 55:23 : 23 But you, O God, will bring them down to the deep Pit. Violent and deceitful people will not live even half a normal lifespan. But as for me, I trust in you.
  • Ps 91:16 : 16 I will satisfy him with long life, and will let him see my salvation.
  • Prov 3:16 : 16 Long life is in her right hand; in her left hand are riches and honor.
  • Job 22:15-16 : 15 Will you keep to the old path that evil men have walked– 16 men who were carried off before their time, when the flood was poured out on their foundations?
  • Ps 21:4 : 4 He asked you to sustain his life, and you have granted him long life and an enduring dynasty.
  • Ps 34:11-13 : 11 Come children! Listen to me! I will teach you what it means to fear the LORD. 12 Do you want to really live? Would you love to live a long, happy life? 13 Then make sure you don’t speak evil words or use deceptive speech!
  • Eccl 7:17 : 17 Do not be excessively wicked and do not be a fool; otherwise you might die before your time.
  • Jer 17:11 : 11 The person who gathers wealth by unjust means is like the partridge that broods over eggs but does not hatch them. Before his life is half over he will lose his ill-gotten gains. At the end of his life it will be clear he was a fool.”
  • Luke 12:20 : 20 But God said to him,‘You fool! This very night your life will be demanded back from you, but who will get what you have prepared for yourself?’

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Eccl 8:12-13
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    79%

    12Even though a sinner might commit a hundred crimes and still live a long time, yet I know that it will go well with God-fearing people– for they stand in fear before him.

    13But it will not go well with the wicked, nor will they prolong their days like a shadow, because they do not stand in fear before God.

  • Prov 19:23
    77%

    23Fearing the LORD leads to life, and one who does so will live satisfied; he will not be afflicted by calamity.

  • Prov 14:26-27
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    76%

    26In the fear of the LORD one has strong confidence, and it will be a refuge for his children.

    27The fear of the LORD is like a life-giving fountain, to turn people from deadly snares.

  • Prov 10:28-29
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    75%

    28The hope of the righteous is joy, but the expectation of the wicked perishes.

    29The way of the LORD is like a stronghold for the upright, but it is destruction to evildoers.

  • Prov 9:10-11
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    10The beginning of wisdom is to fear the LORD, and acknowledging the Holy One is understanding.

    11For because of me your days will be many, and years will be added to your life.

  • Ps 111:10
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    10To obey the LORD is the fundamental principle for wise living; all who carry out his precepts acquire good moral insight. He will receive praise forever.

  • Prov 10:24
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    24What the wicked fears will come on him; what the righteous desire will be granted.

  • Prov 23:17-18
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    73%

    17Do not let your heart envy sinners, but rather be zealous in fearing the LORD all the time.

    18For surely there is a future, and your hope will not be cut off.

  • Ps 90:9-12
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    72%

    9Yes, throughout all our days we experience your raging fury; the years of our lives pass quickly, like a sigh.

    10The days of our lives add up to seventy years, or eighty, if one is especially strong. But even one’s best years are marred by trouble and oppression. Yes, they pass quickly and we fly away.

    11Who can really fathom the intensity of your anger? Your raging fury causes people to fear you.

    12So teach us to consider our mortality, so that we might live wisely.

  • Ps 61:6
    71%

    6Give the king long life! Make his lifetime span several generations!

  • Prov 10:16
    71%

    16The reward which the righteous receive is life; the recompense which the wicked receive is judgment.

  • Prov 8:13
    71%

    13The fear of the LORD is to hate evil; I hate arrogant pride and the evil way and perverse utterances.

  • Prov 22:4
    71%

    4The reward for humility and fearing the LORD is riches and honor and life.

  • Job 15:20
    71%

    20All his days the wicked man suffers torment, throughout the number of the years that are stored up for the tyrant.

  • Eccl 7:15
    71%

    15Exceptions to the Law of Retribution During the days of my fleeting life I have seen both of these things: Sometimes a righteous person dies prematurely in spite of his righteousness, and sometimes a wicked person lives long in spite of his evil deeds.

  • Prov 15:16
    71%

    16Better is little with the fear of the LORD than great wealth and turmoil with it.

  • Ps 102:23
    71%

    23He has taken away my strength in the middle of life; he has cut short my days.

  • Prov 3:2
    70%

    2for they will provide a long and full life, and well-being for you.

  • Prov 28:14
    70%

    14Blessed is the one who is always cautious, but whoever hardens his heart will fall into evil.

  • Eccl 7:17
    70%

    17Do not be excessively wicked and do not be a fool; otherwise you might die before your time.

  • Ps 128:4
    70%

    4Yes indeed, the man who fears the LORD will be blessed in this way.

  • Ps 112:10
    70%

    10When the wicked see this, they will worry; they will grind their teeth in frustration and melt away; the desire of the wicked will perish.

  • Ps 36:1
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    1For the music director; written by the LORD’s servant, David; an oracle. An evil man is rebellious to the core. He does not fear God,

  • Prov 14:32
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    32An evil person will be thrown down through his wickedness, but a righteous person takes refuge in his integrity.

  • Prov 15:33
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    33The fear of the LORD provides wise instruction, and before honor comes humility.

  • Prov 20:2
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    2The king’s terrifying anger is like the roar of a lion; whoever provokes him sins against himself.

  • Ps 34:11-12
    2 verses
    69%

    11Come children! Listen to me! I will teach you what it means to fear the LORD.

    12Do you want to really live? Would you love to live a long, happy life?

  • Prov 10:26
    69%

    26Like vinegar to the teeth and like smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to those who send him.

  • Prov 1:7
    69%

    7Introduction to the Theme of the Book Fearing the LORD is the beginning of discernment, but fools have despised wisdom and moral instruction.

  • Prov 14:2
    69%

    2The one who walks in his uprightness fears the LORD, but the one who is perverted in his ways despises him.

  • Ps 37:10
    69%

    10Evil men will soon disappear; you will stare at the spot where they once were, but they will be gone.

  • Job 28:28
    69%

    28And he said to mankind,‘The fear of the LORD– that is wisdom, and to turn away from evil is understanding.’”

  • Prov 3:7
    69%

    7Do not be wise in your own estimation; fear the LORD and turn away from evil.

  • Ps 37:38
    69%

    38Sinful rebels are totally destroyed; evil men have no future.

  • Prov 10:7
    69%

    7The memory of the righteous is a blessing, but the reputation of the wicked will rot.

  • Prov 13:13
    69%

    13The one who despises instruction will pay the penalty, but whoever esteems direction will be rewarded.

  • Ps 19:9
    69%

    9The commands to fear the LORD are right and endure forever. The judgments given by the LORD are trustworthy and absolutely just.

  • Prov 2:5
    69%

    5then you will understand how to fear the LORD, and you will discover knowledge about God.

  • Job 21:7
    69%

    7The Wicked Prosper“Why do the wicked go on living, grow old, even increase in power?

  • Ps 37:34
    69%

    34Rely on the LORD! Obey his commands! Then he will permit you to possess the land; you will see the demise of evil men.