For length of days, and long life, and peace, shall they add to thee.
Parallel translations
- WEB for length of days, and years of life, and peace, will they add to you.
- BSB for they will add length to your days, years and peace to your life.
- NKJV For length of days and long life And peace they will add to you.
- NASB For length of days and years of life And peace they will add to you.
- NLT If you do this, you will live many years, and your life will be satisfying.
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Quick answer
Keeping wisdom's commands brings length of days, years of life, and peace. It matters because it shows the life-giving blessing of obedience to God.
Overview
The promise attached to obedience is abundant life and peace, reflecting wisdom's general tendency toward flourishing. These are covenant blessings, generally true though not mechanical guarantees in a fallen world. Their fullest realization is the eternal life and peace given in Christ.
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- Eph 6:1–3Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right.
- Prov 4:10Hear, O my son, and receive my sayings; and the years of thy life shall be many.
- Ps 91:16With long life will I satisfy him, and shew him my salvation.
- Prov 9:11For by me thy days shall be multiplied, and the years of thy life shall be increased.
- Ps 128:6Yea, thou shalt see thy children’s children, and peace upon Israel.
- Rom 15:13Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost.
- Ps 21:4He asked life of thee, and thou gavest it him, even length of days for ever and ever.
- Ps 119:165Great peace have they which love thy law: and nothing shall offend them.
- Prov 10:27The fear of the LORD prolongeth days: but the years of the wicked shall be shortened.
- Job 5:26Thou shalt come to thy grave in a full age, like as a shock of corn cometh in in his season.
- Rom 5:1Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ:
- 1 Tim 4:8For bodily exercise profiteth little: but godliness is profitable unto all things, having promise of the life that now is, and of that which is to come.
- Ps 34:11–14Come, ye children, hearken unto me: I will teach you the fear of the LORD.
- Isa 32:17And the work of righteousness shall be peace; and the effect of righteousness quietness and assurance for ever.
- Prov 3:16–17Length of days is in her right hand; and in her left hand riches and honour.
- Isa 57:19–21I create the fruit of the lips; Peace, peace to him that is far off, and to him that is near, saith the LORD; and I will heal him.
- Rom 14:17For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink; but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost.
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