Deuteronomy 6:2

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

That thou mightest fear the LORD thy God, to keep all his statutes and his commandments, which I command thee, thou, and thy son, and thy son's son, all the days of thy life; and that thy days may be prolonged.

And thy son

Deuteronomy 6:7

Genesis 18:19

Psalm 78:4

Thy days

1 Peter 3:10

General references

Bible References

And thy son

And you shall teach them diligently unto your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise up.

For I know him, that he will command his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the LORD, to do righteousness and justice; that the LORD may bring upon Abraham that which he has spoken of him.

We will not hide them from their children, showing to the generation to come the praises of the LORD, and his strength, and his wonderful works that he has done.

Thy days

You shall keep therefore his statutes, and his commandments, which I command you this day, that it may go well with you, and with your children after you, and that you may prolong your days upon the earth, which the LORD your God gives you, forever.

Honor your father and your mother, as the LORD your God has commanded you; that your days may be prolonged, and that it may go well with you, in the land which the LORD your God gives you.

But you shall surely let the mother go, and take the young for yourself; that it may be well with you, and that you may prolong your days.

My son, forget not my law; but let your heart keep my commandments:

For he that will love life, and see good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips that they speak no guile:

General references

Therefore shall you observe all my statutes, and all my judgments, and do them: I am the LORD.

You shall diligently keep the commandments of the LORD your God, and his testimonies, and his statutes, which he has commanded you.

All the commandments which I command you this day shall you observe to do, that you may live, and multiply, and go in and possess the land which the LORD swore unto your fathers.

So Job died, being old and full of days.

For by me your days shall be multiplied, and the years of your life shall be increased.

In holiness and righteousness before him, all the days of our life.