Proverbs 10:27
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
The fearיִרְאַ֣ת
(yir·'at)
3374: a fearfrom yare
of the LORDיְ֭הוָה
(Yah·weh)
3068: the proper name of the God of Israelfrom havah
prolongsתֹּוסִ֣יף
(to·v·sif)
3254: to adda prim. root
life,יָמִ֑ים
(ya·mim;)
3117: daya prim. root
But the yearsוּשְׁנֹ֖ות
(u·she·no·vt)
8141: a yearfrom shana
of the wickedרְשָׁעִ֣ים
(re·sha·'im)
7563: wicked, criminalfrom an unused word
will be shortened.תִּקְצֹֽרְנָה׃
(tik·tzo·re·nah.)
7114a: to be shorta prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
The fear
yir'ah  (yir-aw')
fear (also used as infinitive); morally, reverence -- dreadful, exceedingly, fear(-fulness).
of the LORD
Yhovah  (yeh-ho-vaw')
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God -- Jehovah, the Lord.
prolongeth
yacaph  (yaw-saf')
to add or augment (often adverbial, to continue to do a thing)
days
yowm  (yome)
a day (as the warm hours),
but the years
shaneh  (shaw-neh')
a year (as a revolution of time) -- + whole age, long, + old, year(-ly).
of the wicked
rasha`  (raw-shaw')
morally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad person -- + condemned, guilty, ungodly, wicked (man), that did wrong.
shall be shortened
qatsar  (kaw-tsar')
to dock off, i.e. curtail (transitive or intransitive, literal or figurative); especially to harvest (grass or grain)
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
The fear of the LORD prolongs life, But the years of the wicked will be shortened.

King James Bible
The fear of the LORD prolongeth days: but the years of the wicked shall be shortened.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The fear of the LORD prolongs life, but the years of the wicked are cut short.

International Standard Version
Fearing the LORD prolongs life, but the wicked will not live long.

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

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
The worship of Lord Jehovah will add days, and the years of the evil ones will be subtracted.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The fear of the LORD lengthens [the number of] days, but the years of wicked people are shortened.

King James 2000 Bible
The fear of the LORD prolongs days: but the years of the wicked shall be shortened.
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