9 Bible Verses about Long Life
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Follow all the directions Jehovah your God has given you. Then you will continue to live. Life will go well for you! You will live for a long time in the land that you are going to possess.
Children, obey your parents in the Lord for this is right. Honor your father and mother, which is the first commandment with promise. Then it will go well with you, and you may live long on the earth.read more.
Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger but nurture them in the discipline and instruction of God.
You must serve Jehovah your God! I will bless your food and water. I will take away all sickness from among you. No woman in your land will miscarry or be unable to have children. I will let you live a normal life span.
For you formed my inward parts. You wove me in my mother's womb. I will praise you, for in an awesome way I am wonderfully made. Your works are wonderful and I know this very well. My frame was not hidden from you, when I was made in secret, and woven in the depths of the earth.read more.
Your eyes saw my embryo and all were written in your book; the days ordained for me. Even this before one had taken place.
Whoever would love life and see good days should keep his tongue from evil and his lips from speaking deceit.
These are the commands, decrees and laws Jehovah your God commanded me to teach you. Obey them after you enter the land and take possession of it. As long as you live, you, your son, and your grandson must respect Jehovah your God. All of you must obey his laws and commandments I give you. Then you will live a long time.
If you obey me and keep my laws and commands, as your father David did, I will give you a long life. Solomon woke up and was aware that God had spoken to him in the dream. Then he went to Jerusalem and stood in front of Jehovah's Ark of the Covenant. He offered burnt offerings and fellowship offerings to Jehovah. Then he gave a feast for all his officials.
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Long life » Examples of vigorous » Feebleness in
Also when they will be afraid of what is high, and fears will be in the way, and the almond tree will flourish, and the grasshopper will be a burden, and the caper berry breaks and desire fails, man goes to his long lasting home and the mourners go about the streets.
In the day when the keepers of the house will tremble, and the strong men will bow themselves, and the grinders cease because they are few, and those that look out of the windows are darkened,
By faith Jacob, when he was dying, blessed each of the sons of Joseph. He worshipped while leaning upon the top of his staff.
Now King David was old and advanced in years. They put covers over him but he could not get warm.
Long life » Examples of vigorous » Gray hairs, an indication of
Also when they will be afraid of what is high, and fears will be in the way, and the almond tree will flourish, and the grasshopper will be a burden, and the caper berry breaks and desire fails, man goes to his long lasting home and the mourners go about the streets.
Foreigners are using up your strength, but you do not realize it. You have become a gray-haired, old man, but you do not realize it.
Now you have a king as your leader. I am old and gray and my sons are with you. I walked before you (served as your leader) from childhood until this day.
Long life » Examples of vigorous » Dimness of vision, in
Isaac was old and going blind. He called his older son Esau and said to him: Son! Esau answered: Here I am.
Israel's eyesight was failing because of old age. He could hardly see. So Joseph brought his sons close to his father. Israel hugged them and kissed them.
Eli was lying down in his usual place. His eyes became dim and he could not see.
In the day when the keepers of the house will tremble, and the strong men will bow themselves, and the grinders cease because they are few, and those that look out of the windows are darkened,
Long life » Old age ps 71; ec 12 » Devoid of pleasure
Remember your Creator (Hebrew: Bara', plural, Creators denotes majesty) (Ge 1:26) in the days of your youth, before the evil days come and the years draw near. You will say: I have no pleasure in them.
Long life » Examples of vigorous » moses
Moses was one hundred and twenty years old when he died. His eye was not dim, nor his vigor abated.
Long life » Old age ps 71; ec 12 » Of the righteous, honourable
Long life » Old age ps 71; ec 12 » General references to
As for yourself, you shall go to your ancestors in peace. You shall be buried at a good old age.
Long life » Examples of vigorous » Caleb
So far I am as strong this day as I was in the day that Moses sent me: as my strength was then, even so is my strength is now, for war, both to go out, and to come in.
Long life » Old age ps 71; ec 12 » Rules of conduct for
Aged men should be temperate, serious, sound in mind, sound in faith, in love, and in endurance. Aged women likewise should be reverent in behavior and teachers of that which is good. They should not be slanderers nor enslaved to too much wine.
Long life » Old age ps 71; ec 12 » Divine presence in
Even in your old age with gray hair I am he, I am he who will support you. I have made you and I will bear your burden (take care of you). I will sustain (support) (strengthen) you and I will rescue you (keep you safe).
Long life » Old age ps 71; ec 12 » Prayer concerning
Long life » Examples of vigorous » Anna
Anna the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher was a very old prophetess.
