...flight ? And various have been the conjectures of those, who did not 1 Psalm 55: 23. Prov. 10: 27. The fear of the Lord prolongeth days; but the years of the wicked shall be shortened. and those who did enjoy the light of revelation. Some have supposed, that at death, the soul enters...

...Iv. 25. — What multitudes verify this doctrine of the wise man ! "The fear of the Lord prolongetli days, but the years of the wicked shall be. shortened," Prov. x. 27. — Does not the Psalmist pray, " О my God, take me not away in the midst of my days," Psalm cii....

...wicked. 4. He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand; but the hand of the diligent maketh rich. 27. The fear of the Lord prolongeth days; but the years of the wicked shall be shortened. CHAP. xi. Ver. 1. A false balance is abomination to the Lord, but a just weight is his delight. 7....

...to the sinner travail, to gather and to heap up, that he may give to him that is good before God. 9 The fear of the Lord prolongeth days ; but the years of the wicked shall be shortened. ' Prov. xiv. 19. 18. 2 Prov. x. 9. » Prov. xi. 5. 4 John viii. 34. 2 Cor. iii. 17- John viii. 36. « Psal....

...property captive, but leaving (see ver. 12) the poor of the land to be vinedressers, &c. Prov. x. 27. The fear of the Lord prolongeth days, but the years of the wicked shall be shortened. This is true, as a general remark, that piety contributes both to the enjoyment and length of life...

...shall live longer. There is & general promise that the days of the righteous shall be lengthened. " The fear of the Lord prolongeth days, but the years of the wicked shall be shortened." This, as a general maxim, is no doubt true. For there are, aside from the divine declaration that it...

...days shall be multiplied, And the years of thy life shall be increased.1*— Tb.f c. ix., v. 11. 11 The fear of the Lord prolongeth days, But the years of the wicked shall be shortened." — Tb., cx, v. 27. $ When Pir Jatnes Mackintosh was at Paris in 1814, he met one day at dinner "Humboldt,...

...time ?" Eccl. vii. 18 ; •' O, my God, take me not away in the midst of my days," Psalm cii. 21 ; " I am deprived of the residue of my years," Isa. xxvii....satisfaction, by distinguishing death and the terms of it. We must distinguish death into natural and violent. " The wicked and blood-thirsty man shall not...

...following instances : " Virtue is the surest road to longevity ; but vice meets with an early doom." " The fear of the Lord prolongeth days : but the years of the wicked shall be shortened," Prov. x. 27. " Unsullied poverty is always happy ; while impure wealth brings with it many sorrows." " Treasures...

...26 As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to them that send him. 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. 20...