Thursday, January 17, 2019

How To Have Long Life

How to have long life? According to the Bible, the way to have long life is to fear God and honour your parents.

The fear of the LORD prolongs life, but the years of the wicked will be short. (Proverbs 10:27 ESV)
Walk in obedience to all that the LORD your God has commanded you, so that you may live and prosper and prolong your days in the land that you will possess. (Deuteronomy 5:33 NIV)
Observe therefore all the commands I am giving you today, so that you may have the strength to go in and take over the land that you are crossing the Jordan to possess, and so that you may live long in the land the LORD swore to your ancestors to give to them and their descendants, a land flowing with milk and honey. (Deuteronomy 11:8-9 NIV)
Wisdom will multiply your days and add years to your life. (Proverbs 9:11 NLT)
Long life is in her right hand; in her left hand are riches and honor. (Proverbs 3:16 ESV)

"Honor your father and mother" (this is the first commandment with a promise), "that it may go well with you and that you may live long in the land." (Ephesians 6:2-3 ESV)
Honor your father and your mother so that you may have a long life in the land that the LORD your God is giving you. (Exodus 20:12 CSB)
Honour thy father and thy mother, as the LORD thy God hath commanded thee; that thy days may be prolonged, and that it may go well with thee, in the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee. (Deuteronomy 5:16 KJV)
My son, do not forget my teaching, but let your heart keep my commandments, for length of days and years of life and peace they will add to you. (Proverbs 3:1-2 ESV)
Hear, my son, and accept my words, that the years of your life may be many. (Proverbs 4:10 ESV)

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