27The fear of the LORD prolongs life, but the years of the wicked will be cut short.
Focused Passage
Proverbs 10:27
The Righteous and the Wicked: Wisdom in Speech, Work, Wealth, and Life
The chapter moves as a concentrated collection rather than a single linear argument. Its repeated contrasts form a moral portrait of the righteous and the wicked, with major clusters around family, work, wealth, speech, discipline, desire, fear, and destiny.
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Verse 27
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The fearיִרְאַ֣תH3374Noun - feminine singular constructof the LORDיְ֭הוָהH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularprolongsתּוֹסִ֣יףH3254Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person feminine singularlifeיָמִ֑יםH3117Noun - masculine pluralbut the yearsוּשְׁנ֖וֹתH8141Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural constructof the wickedרְשָׁעִ֣יםH7563Adjective - masculine pluralwill be cut shortתִּקְצֹֽרְנָה׃H7114Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine plural