Parallel Verses

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.

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. Let your heart obey my commandments. 2 For length of days and years of life
And peace they will add to you.
3 Do not let kindness and truth leave you. Bind them around your neck. Write them on the tablet of your heart.

Cross References

Proverbs 4:10

Listen to me, my son. Accept what I tell you and live a long life.

Psalm 91:16

I will satisfy you with a long life. I will show you my salvation.

Proverbs 9:11

I will increase your days. I will add more years to your life.

Psalm 119:165

Those who love your law have abundant peace. Nothing causes them to stumble.

Job 5:26

You will come to your grave at a very old age like a stack of hay in its season.

Psalm 21:4

He asked you for life. You gave him a long life, forever and ever (perpetuity) (long lasting time).

Psalm 34:11-14

Come, you sons, listen to me. I will teach you the respect of Jehovah.

Psalm 128:6

May you live to see your children's children. Let there be peace in Israel!

Proverbs 3:16-17

Long life is in her right hand. In her left hand are riches and honor.

Proverbs 10:27

Respect for Jehovah prolongs life. The years of the wicked will be shortened.

Isaiah 32:17

An act of righteousness will bring about peace and security forever.

Isaiah 57:19-21

I create the fruit (praise) of the lips: Peace, peace to the near and the far off, says Jehovah, and I will heal him.

Romans 5:1

We are justified (acquitted) (made righteous) by faith. And we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.

Romans 14:17

For the kingdom of God is not food and drink; but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.

Romans 15:13

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

Ephesians 6:1-3

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

1 Timothy 4:8

Bodily exercise is profitable for a little. However, godliness is profitable for all things, having promise of the life that now is and of the life that is to come.

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