Proverbs 10:27
ContextNET © | Fearing the Lord 1 prolongs life, 2 but the life span 3 of the wicked will be shortened. 4 |
NIV © | The fear of the LORD adds length to life, but the years of the wicked are cut short. |
NASB © | The fear of the LORD prolongs life, But the years of the wicked will be shortened. |
NLT © | Fear of the LORD lengthens one’s life, but the years of the wicked are cut short. |
MSG © | The Fear-of-GOD expands your life; a wicked life is a puny life. |
BBE © | The fear of the Lord gives long life, but the years of the evil-doer will be cut short. |
NRSV © | The fear of the LORD prolongs life, but the years of the wicked will be short. |
NKJV © | The fear of the LORD prolongs days, But the years of the wicked will be shortened. |
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NET © | Fearing the Lord 1 prolongs life, 2 but the life span 3 of the wicked will be shortened. 4 |
NET © Notes |
1 tn Heb “the fear of the 2 tn Heb “days” (so KJV, ASV). 3 tn Heb “years.” The term “years” functions as a synecdoche of part (= years) for the whole (= lifespan). 4 sn This general saying has to be qualified with the problem of the righteous suffering and dying young, a problem that perplexed the sages of the entire ancient world. But this is the general principle: The righteous live longer because their life is the natural one and because God blesses them. |