Parallel Verses

Bible in Basic English

The fear of the Lord gives long life, but the years of the evil-doer will be cut short.

New American Standard Bible

The fear of the Lord prolongs life,
But the years of the wicked will be shortened.

King James Version

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

Holman 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.

A Conservative Version

The fear of LORD prolongs days, but the years of the wicked shall be shortened.

American Standard Version

The fear of Jehovah prolongeth days; But the years of the wicked shall be shortened.

Amplified


The [reverent] fear of the Lord [worshiping, obeying, serving, and trusting Him with awe-filled respect] prolongs one’s life,
But the years of the wicked will be shortened.

Darby Translation

The fear of Jehovah prolongeth days; but the years of the wicked shall be shortened.

Julia Smith Translation

The fear of Jehovah will add days, and the years of the unjust shall be diminished.

King James 2000

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

Lexham Expanded Bible

The fear of Yahweh adds life, but the years of the wicked are shortened.

Modern King James verseion

The fear of Jehovah prolongs days; but the years of the wicked shall be shortened.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

The fear of the LORD maketh a long life; but the years of the ungodly shall be shortened.

NET Bible

Fearing the Lord prolongs life, but the life span of the wicked will be shortened.

New Heart English Bible

The fear of the LORD prolongs days, but the years of the wicked shall be shortened.

The Emphasized Bible

The reverence of Yahweh, addeth days, but, the years of the lawless, shall be shortened.

Webster

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

World English Bible

The fear of Yahweh prolongs days, but the years of the wicked shall be shortened.

Youngs Literal Translation

The fear of Jehovah addeth days, And the years of the wicked are shortened.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
יראה 
Yir'ah 
Usage: 45

of the Lord

Usage: 0

יסף 
Yacaph 
Usage: 208

יום 
Yowm 
Usage: 2293

but the years
שׁנה שׁנה 
Shaneh (in pl. only), 
year, not translated, yearly, yearly + , year , live , old ,
Usage: 811

of the wicked
רשׁע 
Rasha` 
Usage: 263

Context Readings

Proverbs Of Solomon

26 Like acid drink to the teeth and as smoke to the eyes, so is the hater of work to those who send him. 27 The fear of the Lord gives long life, but the years of the evil-doer will be cut short. 28 The hope of the upright man will give joy, but the waiting of the evil-doer will have its end in sorrow.

Cross References

Job 15:32-33

His branch is cut off before its time, and his leaf is no longer green.

Proverbs 3:2

For they will give you increase of days, years of life, and peace.

Proverbs 9:11

For by me your days will be increased, and the years of your life will be long.

Psalm 55:23

But you, O God, will send them down into the underworld; the cruel and the false will be cut off before half their days are ended; but I will have faith in you.

Job 22:15-16

Will you keep the old way by which evil men went?

Psalm 21:4

He made request to you for life, and you gave it to him, long life for ever and ever.

Psalm 34:11-13

Come, children, give attention to me; I will be your teacher in the fear of the Lord.

Psalm 91:16

With long life will he be rewarded; and I will let him see my salvation.

Proverbs 3:16

Long life is in her right hand, and in her left are wealth and honour.

Ecclesiastes 7:17

Be not evil overmuch, and be not foolish. Why come to your end before your time?

Jeremiah 17:11

Like the partridge, getting eggs together but not producing young, is a man who gets wealth but not by right; before half his days are ended, it will go from him, and at his end he will be foolish.

Luke 12:20

But God said to him, You foolish one, tonight I will take your soul from you, and who then will be the owner of all the things which you have got together?

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