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Proverbs 10:27-29
Living Bible
Proverbs 10:27-29
Living Bible
27 Reverence for God adds hours to each day;[a] so how can the wicked expect a long, good life?
28 The hope of good men is eternal happiness; the hopes of evil men are all in vain.
29 God protects the upright but destroys the wicked.
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- Proverbs 10:27 adds hours to each day, literally, “prolongs days.”
Proverbs 10:27-29
New International Version
Proverbs 10:27-29
New International Version
28 The prospect of the righteous is joy,
but the hopes of the wicked come to nothing.(C)
29 The way of the Lord is a refuge for the blameless,
but it is the ruin of those who do evil.(D)
Proverbs 10:27-29
King James Version
Proverbs 10:27-29
King James Version
27 The fear of the Lord prolongeth days: but the years of the wicked shall be shortened.
28 The hope of the righteous shall be gladness: but the expectation of the wicked shall perish.
29 The way of the Lord is strength to the upright: but destruction shall be to the workers of iniquity.
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Proverbs 10:27-29
New King James Version
Proverbs 10:27-29
New King James Version
27 (A)The fear of the Lord prolongs days,
But (B)the years of the wicked will be shortened.
28 The hope of the righteous will be gladness,
But the (C)expectation of the wicked will perish.
29 The way of the Lord is strength for the upright,
But (D)destruction will come to the workers of iniquity.
Proverbs 10:27-29
English Standard Version
Proverbs 10:27-29
English Standard Version
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