King James Version
Proverbs 10:27 in the King James Version says “The fear of the LORD prolongeth days: but the years of the wicked shall be shortened. prolongeth: Heb. addeth” — study this verse from Proverbs chapter 10 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“The fear of the LORD prolongeth days: but the years of the wicked shall be shortened. prolongeth: Heb. addeth”
Proverbs 10:27 · KJV
As the whirlwind passeth, so is the wicked no more: but the righteous is an everlasting foundation.
As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to them that send him.
The fear of the LORD prolongeth days: but the years of the wicked shall be shortened. prolongeth: Heb. addeth
The hope of the righteous shall be gladness: but the expectation of the wicked shall perish.
The way of the LORD is strength to the upright: but destruction shall be to the workers of iniquity.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“of the LORD”
H3068(the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god
“days”
H3117a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an asso
“shall be shortened”
H7114to dock off, i.e., curtail (transitive or intransitive, literal or figurative); especially to harvest (grass or grain)
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