Proverbs 10:27
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Proverbs 10:27 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Proverbs 10:27 is a verse from the book of Proverbs in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "The fear of the LORD prolongeth days: but the years of the wicked shall be shortened. prolongeth: Heb. addeth" Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Proverbs 10:27 — KJV
“The fear of the LORD prolongeth days: but the years of the wicked shall be shortened. prolongeth: Heb. addeth”
— Proverbs 10:27 (KJV)
Proverbs 10:27 in Context — About the Book of Proverbs
Proverbs is distilled wisdom for ordinary decisions — money, words, work, friendship, marriage, anger, and the tongue. Its premise is simple: the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. Thirty-one chapters make it the classic one-chapter-a-day book for praying through daily choices.
Cross-References for Proverbs 10:27
“That all the people of the earth might know the hand of the LORD, that it is mighty: that ye might fear the LORD your God for ever. for ever: Heb. all days”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 10:27: fear, lord, days
“Then there was a famine in the days of David three years, year after year; and David enquired of the LORD. And the LORD answered, It is for Saul, and for his bloody house, because he slew the Gibeonites. enquired...: Heb. sought the face, etc”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 10:27: lord, days, years
“Within two full years will I bring again into this place all the vessels of the LORD'S house, that Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon took away from this place, and carried them to Babylon: two...: Heb. two years of days”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 10:27: lord, days, years
“Thus saith the Lord GOD; Art thou he of whom I have spoken in old time by my servants the prophets of Israel, which prophesied in those days many years that I would bring thee against them? by: Heb. by the hand of”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 10:27: lord, days, years
“And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years: the day...: Heb. between the day and between the night”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 10:27: days, years, heb
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