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Proverbs 10:27–28

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The fear of the Lord prolongeth days: but the years of the wicked shall be shortened.
The hope of the righteous shall be gladness: but the expectation of the wicked shall perish.
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From verse 27

  1. Proverbs 9:11Rank 1 from verse 27
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    11For by me thy days shall be multiplied, and the years of thy life shall be increased.

  2. Proverbs 3:2Rank 2 from verse 27
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    2For length of days, and long life, and peace, shall they add to thee.

  3. Psalms 91:16Rank 3 from verse 27
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    16With long life will I satisfy him, and shew him my salvation.

  4. Job 15:32–33Rank 4 from verse 27
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    32It shall be accomplished before his time, and his branch shall not be green.

    33He shall shake off his unripe grape as the vine, and shall cast off his flower as the olive.

  5. Job 22:15–16Rank 5 from verse 27
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    15Hast thou marked the old way which wicked men have trodden?

    16Which were cut down out of time, whose foundation was overflown with a flood:

From verse 28

  1. Job 8:13Rank 1 from verse 28
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    13So are the paths of all that forget God; and the hypocrite’s hope shall perish:

  2. Psalms 73:24–26Rank 2 from verse 28
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    24Thou shalt guide me with thy counsel, and afterward receive me to glory.

    25Whom have I in heaven but thee? and there is none upon earth that I desire beside thee.

    26My flesh and my heart faileth: but God is the strength of my heart, and my portion for ever.

  3. Romans 15:13Rank 3 from verse 28
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    13Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost.

  4. Proverbs 11:7Rank 4 from verse 28
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    7When a wicked man dieth, his expectation shall perish: and the hope of unjust men perisheth.

  5. 2 Thessalonians 2:16Rank 5 from verse 28
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    16Now our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God, even our Father, which hath loved us, and hath given us everlasting consolation and good hope through grace,

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Proverbs 10:27

COMBINED MEANING

fear

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1. Alarm, dread, terror, or apprehension. 2. Reverence, awe, or respectful regard. 3. A person, thing, or event feared or revered. 4. To fear, dread, or reverence.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

but

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Sense 1: However; marking contrast or qualification. Sense 2: Except or unless; excluding all others or alternatives. Sense 3: Only; no more than what follows.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

shall

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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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Proverbs 10:28

COMBINED MEANING

hope

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1. Expectation, trust, reliance, or the good expected. 2. The person or ground on which expectation rests. 3. To expect, look for, trust, or rely upon.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

righteous

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Sense 1: Right, just, equitable, or in accord with truth, justice, or the will of God. Sense 2: Upright or innocent in a matter. Sense 3: Made or regarded as right. Sense 4: As a noun, persons so described.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

shall

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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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gladness

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Joy, delight, or rejoicing; the state or expression of being glad.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

but

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Sense 1: However; marking contrast or qualification. Sense 2: Except or unless; excluding all others or alternatives. Sense 3: Only; no more than what follows.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

expectation

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1. A looking or waiting for something anticipated; hope. 2. That which is looked to or relied upon.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Bullokar 1616

COMBINED MEANING

perish

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Sense 1: Of a living person or creature, to die, be killed, be destroyed, or be lost. Sense 2: Of a thing, condition, plan, thought, or work, to be ruined, decay, fail, vanish, or come to nothing.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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10:26As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to them that send him.

10:27The fear of the Lord prolongeth days: but the years of the wicked shall be shortened.

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10:28The hope of the righteous shall be gladness: but the expectation of the wicked shall perish.

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10:29The way of the Lord is strength to the upright: but destruction shall be to the workers of iniquity.

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