27 The fear of the Lord adds length to life, but the years of the wicked are cut short.
27 The fear of the Lord prolongeth
27 The fear of the Lord prolongs life, but the years of the wicked will be short.
27 The Fear-of-God expands your life; a wicked life is a puny life.
27 The fear of the Lord prolongs days, But the years of the wicked will be shortened.
27 Fear of the Lord lengthens one's life, but the years of the wicked are cut short.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Proverbs 10:27
Commentary on Proverbs 10:27-28
(Read Proverbs 10:27-28)
What man is he that loves life? Let him fear God, and that will secure to him life enough in this world, and eternal life in the other.