Verse 27

The fear of the LORD prolongs days, but the years of the wicked shall be shortened.

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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 cast off his flower as the olive.
  • Prov 3:2 : 2 For they will add to you length of days, long life, and peace.
  • Prov 9:11 : 11 For by me your days shall be multiplied, and the years of your life shall be increased.
  • Ps 55:23 : 23 But You, O God, shall bring them down into the pit of destruction; bloodthirsty and deceitful men shall not live out half their days, but I will trust in You.
  • Ps 91:16 : 16 With long life I will satisfy him, and show him My salvation.
  • Prov 3:16 : 16 Length of days is in her right hand; and in her left hand riches and honor.
  • Job 22:15-16 : 15 Have you marked the old way which wicked men have trodden, 16 Who were cut down before their time, whose foundations were swept away by a flood?
  • Ps 21:4 : 4 He asked life from you, and you gave it to him, even length of days forever and ever.
  • Ps 34:11-13 : 11 Come, you children, listen to me: I will teach you the fear of the LORD. 12 Who is the man that desires life, and loves many days, that he may see good? 13 Keep your tongue from evil, and your lips from speaking deceit.
  • Eccl 7:17 : 17 Do not be overly wicked, nor be foolish; why should you die before your time?
  • Jer 17:11 : 11 As the partridge sits on eggs, and hatches them not; so he that gets riches, and not by right, shall leave them in the midst of his days, and at his end shall be a fool.
  • Luke 12:20 : 20 But God said to him, You fool, this night your soul shall be required of you; then whose shall those things be, which you have provided?