Proverbs 10:27

New American Bible - revised edition

Fear of the Lord prolongs life, but the years of the wicked are cut short.

Cross References

Psalm 21:4

For you welcomed him with goodly blessings; you placed on his head a crown of pure gold.

Psalm 55:23

Cast your care upon the Lord, who will give you support. He will never allow the righteous to stumble.

Psalm 91:16

With length of days I will satisfy him, and fill him with my saving power.

Psalm 92:15

They shall bear fruit even in old age, they will stay fresh and green,

Proverbs 14:27

The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life, turning one from the snares of death.

Proverbs 28:18

Whoever walks blamelessly is safe, but one whose ways are crooked falls into a pit.

Proverbs 3:16

Long life is in her right hand, in her left are riches and honor;

Proverbs 3:2

For many days, and years of life, and peace, will they bring you.

Proverbs 9:11

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

Ecclesiastes 7:17

Be not wicked to excess, and be not foolish. Why should you die before your time?”

Jeremiah 17:11

A partridge that broods but does not hatch are those who acquire wealth unjustly: In midlife it will desert them; in the end they are only fools.

Luke 12:20

But God said to him, ‘You fool, this night your life will be demanded of you; and the things you have prepared, to whom will they belong?’

Deuteronomy 11:9

and that you may have long life on the land which the Lord swore to your ancestors he would give to them and their descendants, a land flowing with milk and honey.