Parallel Verses

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

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

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.

A Conservative Version

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

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.

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, forget not my law, but see that thine heart keep my commandments. 2 For they shall prolong the days and years of thy life, and bring thee peace. 3 Let mercy and faithfulness never go from thee: bind them about thy neck, and write them in the tables of thine heart.

Cross References

Proverbs 4:10

Hear, my son, and receive my words, that the years of thy life may be many.

Psalm 91:16

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

Proverbs 9:11

For through me thy days shall be prolonged, and the years of thy life shall be many.

Psalm 119:165

Great is the peace that they have which love thy law, and they are not offended at it.

Job 5:26

Thou shalt come to thy grave in a fair age, like as the corn sheaves are brought in to the barn in due season.

Psalm 21:4

He asked life of thee; and thou gavest him a long life, even forever and ever.

Psalm 34:11-14

Come, ye children, and hearken unto me; I will teach you the fear of the LORD.

Psalm 128:6

Yea, that thou shalt see thy children's children, and peace upon Israel.

Proverbs 3:16-17

Upon her righthand is long life, and upon her left hand is riches and honour.

Proverbs 10:27

The fear of the LORD maketh a long life; but the years of the ungodly shall be shortened.

Isaiah 32:17

And the reward of righteousness shall be peace; and her fruit, rest and quietness forever.

Isaiah 57:19-21

I make the fruits of thanksgiving. I give peace unto them that are far off, and to them that are nigh, say I the LORD, that make him whole.

Romans 5:1

Because therefore that we are justified by faith we are at peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ:

Romans 14:17

For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink, but righteousness, peace and joy, in the holy ghost.

Romans 15:13

The God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may be rich in hope through the power of the holy ghost.

Ephesians 6:1-3

Children, obey your fathers and mothers in the Lord: for so is it right.

1 Timothy 4:8

For bodily exercise profiteth little: But godliness is good unto all things, as a thing which hath promises of the life that is now, and of the life to come.

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