Proverbs 10:27

NETBible

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.

KJV
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{prolongeth: Heb. addeth}
NASB ©
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LXXM
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N-NSM
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N-GSM
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N-APF
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PRT
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A-GPM
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NET [draft] ITL
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prolongs
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life, but the life
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span
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of the wicked
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will be shortened
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HEBREW
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Myesr
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Mymy
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Pyowt
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tary (10:27)
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NETBible

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 Lord.” The term יְהוָה (yÿhvah, “the Lord”) functions as an objective genitive.

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.