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The fearיִרְאַתof YHWHיְהוָהaddsתּוֹסִיףdays,יָמִיםbutוּthe yearsשְׁנוֹתof the wickedרְשָׁעִיםwill be cut short.תִּקְצֹרְנָה
Proverbs 10:27
Study it in the app“The fear of YHWH adds days, but the years of the wicked will be cut short.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 10:27, word by word
- The fearיִרְאַתyirat
fear
Fear. "The fear of God" is deep reverence that leads one to obey him and avoid evil.
Where else “yirat” appears- of YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears- addsתּוֹסִיףtosif
add
To put more on top of what is already there, to make it grow.
Where else “tosif” appears- daysיָמִיםyamim
time
Literally "the days": a period, an age, or the span of someone's life.
Where else “yamim” appears- the yearsשְׁנוֹתshenot
year
Each full turn of the seasons, by which time is counted.
Where else “shenot” appears- of the wickedרְשָׁעִיםreshaim
wicked
One who does evil, the opposite of the righteous.
Where else “reshaim” appears- will be cut shortתִּקְצֹרְנָהtiktsorna
run short
To come up lacking; run out of patience.
Where else “tiktsorna” appears
The context
26Like vinegar to the teeth, and like smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to those who send him.
27 · This verse (above)
28The expectation of the righteous is joy, but the hope of the wicked will perish.