Proverbs 10:27

Hebrew
יִרְאַ֣ת יְ֭הוָהplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigיְהוָֹה

hebrew

Meaning

* Yahweh - God's personal name

It is not a generic term for “god”, but rather the word יְהוָֹה (YHWH) is the name by which God uniquely identifies himself in the Old Testament.

First appearing in Genesis 2:4, it occurs over 6,000 times in the Old Testament.Exodus 3:14Deuteronomy 6:4Psalm 23:1Romans 10:13Joel 2:32Exodus 20:7Psalm 18:1Exodus 15:3Psalm 8:1Genesis 2:41 Samuel 1:3Judges 6:24Genesis 22:14Jeremiah 23:6
תּוֹסִ֣יף יָמִ֑ים וּשְׁנ֖וֹת רְשָׁעִ֣ים תִּקְצֹֽרְנָה
ESV
The fear of the LORD prolongs life, but the years of the wicked will be short.
NIV
The fear of the LORD adds length to life, but the years of the wicked are cut short.
NLT
Fear of the LORD lengthens one's life, but the years of the wicked are cut short.
LXX
φόβος κυρίου προστίθησιν ἡμέρας ἔτη δὲplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigδέ

greek

δέ is a conjunction that can mean “but” or “and” or “also” or “moreover”. It is a word that is used very frequently in the New Testament, and is often unexpressed and not translated in English.
ἀσεβῶν ὀλιγωθήσεται
KJV
The fear of the LORD prolongeth days: but the years of the wicked shall be shortened.

Proverbs 10:26 ← Proverbs 10:27 → Proverbs 10:28

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