Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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

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Bible References

The years

Job 15:32
It shall be accomplished before his time, And his branch shall not be green.
Job 22:15
Wilt thou keep the old way Which wicked men have trodden?
Psalm 55:23
But thou, O God, wilt bring them down into the pit of destruction: Bloodthirsty and deceitful men shall not live out half their days; But I will trust in thee.
Ecclesiastes 7:17
Be not overmuch wicked, neither be thou foolish: why shouldest thou die before thy time?
Jeremiah 17:11
As the partridge that sitteth on eggs which she hath not laid, so is he that getteth riches, and not by right; in the midst of his days they shall leave him, and at his end he shall be a fool.
Luke 12:20
But God said unto him, Thou foolish one, this night is thy soul required of thee; and the things which thou hast prepared, whose shall they be?

General references

Proverbs 9:11
For by me thy days shall be multiplied, And the years of thy life shall be increased.

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