23 Bible Verses about Age, Span Of Life

Can any of you add a single cubit to his height by worrying?

Can any of you add a cubit to his height by worrying?

The Lord brings death and gives life;
He sends some to Sheol, and He raises others up.

Your eyes saw me when I was formless;
all my days were written in Your book and planned
before a single one of them began.

You don’t even know what tomorrow will bring—what your life will be! For you are like smoke that appears for a little while, then vanishes. Instead, you should say, “If the Lord wills, we will live and do this or that.”

So Adam’s life lasted 930 years; then he died.

So Methuselah’s life lasted 969 years; then he died.

So Noah’s life lasted 950 years; then he died.

And the Lord said, “My Spirit will not remain with mankind forever, because they are corrupt. Their days will be 120 years.”

This is the length of Abraham’s life: 175 years.

Now Jacob lived in the land of Egypt 17 years, and his life span was 147 years.

Our lives last seventy years
or, if we are strong, eighty years.
Even the best of them are struggle and sorrow;
indeed, they pass quickly and we fly away.

David was 30 years old when he began his reign; he reigned 40 years. In Hebron he reigned over Judah seven years and six months, and in Jerusalem he reigned 33 years over all Israel and Judah.

Barzillai replied to the king, “How many years of my life are left that I should go up to Jerusalem with the king? I’m now 80 years old. Can I discern what is pleasant and what is not? Can your servant taste what he eats or drinks? Can I still hear the voice of male and female singers? Why should your servant be an added burden to my lord the king?

On that day Tyre will be forgotten for 70 years—the life span of one king. At the end of 70 years, what the song says about the prostitute will happen to Tyre:

“Lord, reveal to me the end of my life
and the number of my days.
Let me know how short-lived I am.
You, indeed, have made my days short in length,
and my life span as nothing in Your sight.
Yes, every mortal man is only a vapor.Selah “Certainly, man walks about like a mere shadow.
Indeed, they frantically rush around in vain,
gathering possessions
without knowing who will get them.

Jacob said to Pharaoh, “My pilgrimage has lasted 130 years. My years have been few and hard, and they have not surpassed the years of my fathers during their pilgrimages.”

My days pass more swiftly than a weaver’s shuttle;
they come to an end without hope.

Remember how short my life is.
Have You created everyone for nothing?

You return mankind to the dust,
saying, “Return, descendants of Adam.”
For in Your sight a thousand years
are like yesterday that passes by,
like a few hours of the night.
You end their lives; they sleep.
They are like grass that grows in the morning—
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in the morning it sprouts and grows;
by evening it withers and dries up.

The fear of the Lord prolongs life,
but the years of the wicked are cut short.

I will satisfy him with a long life
and show him My salvation.

My son, don’t forget my teaching,
but let your heart keep my commands;
for they will bring you
many days, a full life, and well-being.