Parallel Verses

A Conservative Version

For length of days, and years of life, and peace, they will add to thee.

New American Standard Bible

For length of days and years of life
And peace they will add to you.

King James Version

For length of days, and long life, and peace, shall they add to thee.

Holman Bible

for they will bring you
many days, a full life, and well-being.

International Standard Version

For they will add length to your days, years to your life, and abundant peace to you.

American Standard Version

For length of days, and years of life, And peace, will they add to thee.

Amplified


For length of days and years of life [worth living]
And tranquility and prosperity [the wholeness of life’s blessings] they will add to you.

Bible in Basic English

For they will give you increase of days, years of life, and peace.

Darby Translation

for length of days, and years of life, and peace shall they add to thee.

Julia Smith Translation

For length of days and years of life, and peace they shall add to thee.

King James 2000

For length of days, and long life, and peace, shall they add to you.

Lexham Expanded Bible

For length of days, years of life, and peace they shall add to you.

Modern King James verseion

for they shall add length of days, and long life, and peace to you.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

For they shall prolong the days and years of thy life, and bring thee peace.

NET Bible

for they will provide a long and full life, and they will add well-being to you.

New Heart English Bible

for length of days, and years of life, and peace, will they add to you.

The Emphasized Bible

For, length of days and years of life, and blessedness, shall they and to thee.

Webster

For length of days, and long life, and peace, shall they add to thee.

World English Bible

for length of days, and years of life, and peace, will they add to you.

Youngs Literal Translation

For length of days and years, Life and peace they do add to thee.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
ארך 
'orek 
length, long, ever, as long as, high
Usage: 95

of days
יום 
Yowm 
Usage: 2293

and long
שׁנה שׁנה 
Shaneh (in pl. only), 
year, not translated, yearly, yearly + , year , live , old ,
Usage: 811

חי 
Chay 
Usage: 502

and peace
שׁלם שׁלום 
Shalowm 
Usage: 236

יסף 
Yacaph 
Usage: 208

References

Fausets

Hastings

Context Readings

Wisdom And Piety

1 My son, do not forget my law, but let thy heart keep my commandments. 2 For length of days, and years of life, and peace, they will add to thee. 3 Let not kindness and truth forsake thee. Bind them about thy neck, write them upon the tablet of thy heart,

Cross References

Proverbs 4:10

Hear, O my son, and receive my sayings, and the years of thy life shall be many.

Psalm 91:16

I will satisfy him with long life, and show him my salvation.

Proverbs 9:11

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

Psalm 119:165

Great peace have those who love thy law, and they have no occasion of stumbling.

Job 5:26

Thou shall come to thy grave in a full age, like a shock of grain comes in its season.

Psalm 21:4

He asked life from thee. Thou gave it him, even length of days forever and ever.

Psalm 34:11-14

Come, ye children, hearken to me. I will teach you the fear of LORD.

Psalm 128:6

Yea, see thou thy son's sons. Peace be upon Israel.

Proverbs 3:16-17

Length of days is in her right hand, in her left hand are riches and honor.

Proverbs 10:27

The fear of LORD prolongs days, but the years of the wicked shall be shortened.

Isaiah 32:17

And the work of righteousness shall be peace, and the effect of righteousness, quietness and confidence forever.

Isaiah 57:19-21

I create the fruit of the lips. Peace, peace, to him who is far off and to him who is near, says LORD, and I will heal him.

Romans 5:1

Therefore having been made righteous from faith, we have peace toward God through our Lord Jesus Christ,

Romans 14:17

For the kingdom of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness and peace and joy in Holy Spirit.

Romans 15:13

Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, for ye to abound in hope in the power of Holy Spirit.

Ephesians 6:1-3

Children, obey your parents in Lord, for this is right.

1 Timothy 4:8

For bodily exercise is profitable for a little, but piety is profitable for all things, having promise of the present life, and of that which is coming.

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