Proverbs 3:2

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

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 4:10 : 10 Listen, my child, and accept my words, so that the years of your life will be many.
  • Prov 9:11 : 11 For because of me your days will be many, and years will be added to your life.
  • Ps 91:16 : 16 I will satisfy him with long life, and will let him see my salvation.
  • Ps 119:165 : 165 Those who love your law are completely secure; nothing causes them to stumble.
  • 1 Tim 4:8 : 8 For“physical exercise has some value, but godliness is valuable in every way. It holds promise for the present life and for the life to come.”
  • Job 5:26 : 26 You will come to your grave in a full age, As stacks of grain are harvested in their season.
  • Ps 21:4 : 4 He asked you to sustain his life, and you have granted him long life and an enduring dynasty.
  • Ps 34:11-14 : 11 Come children! Listen to me! I will teach you what it means to fear the LORD. 12 Do you want to really live? Would you love to live a long, happy life? 13 Then make sure you don’t speak evil words or use deceptive speech! 14 Turn away from evil and do what is right! Strive for peace and promote it!
  • Ps 128:6 : 6 and that you might see your grandchildren. May Israel experience peace!
  • Prov 3:16-17 : 16 Long life is in her right hand; in her left hand are riches and honor. 17 Her ways are very pleasant, and all her paths are peaceful.
  • Prov 10:27 : 27 Fearing the LORD prolongs life, but the life span of the wicked will be shortened.
  • Isa 32:17 : 17 Fairness will produce peace and result in lasting security.
  • Isa 57:19-21 : 19 I am the one who gives them reason to celebrate. Complete prosperity is available both to those who are far away and those who are nearby,” says the LORD,“and I will heal them. 20 But the wicked are like a surging sea that is unable to be quiet; its waves toss up mud and sand. 21 There will be no prosperity,” says my God,“for the wicked.”
  • Rom 5:1 : 1 The Expectation of Justification Therefore, since we have been declared righteous by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ,
  • Rom 14:17 : 17 For the kingdom of God does not consist of food and drink, but righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit.
  • Rom 15:13 : 13 Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you believe in him, so that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.
  • Eph 6:1-3 : 1 Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. 2 “Honor your father and mother,” which is the first commandment accompanied by a promise, namely, 3 “that it will go well with you and that you will live a long time on the earth.”

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Prov 4:9-10
    2 verses
    80%

    9She will place a fair garland on your head; she will bestow a beautiful crown on you.”

    10Listen, my child, and accept my words, so that the years of your life will be many.

  • Prov 3:21-23
    3 verses
    80%

    21My child, do not let them escape from your sight; safeguard sound wisdom and discretion.

    22So they will become life for your soul, and grace around your neck.

    23Then you will walk on your way with security, and you will not stumble.

  • Eph 6:3
    79%

    3“that it will go well with you and that you will live a long time on the earth.”

  • Prov 9:11
    79%

    11For because of me your days will be many, and years will be added to your life.

  • Prov 3:3-4
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    3Do not let mercy and truth leave you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart.

    4Then you will find favor and good understanding, in the sight of God and people.

  • Prov 3:1
    78%

    1Exhortations to Seek Wisdom and Walk with the Lord My child, do not forget my teaching, but let your heart keep my commandments,

  • Prov 3:16-18
    3 verses
    77%

    16Long life is in her right hand; in her left hand are riches and honor.

    17Her ways are very pleasant, and all her paths are peaceful.

    18She is like a tree of life to those who grasp onto her, and everyone who takes hold of her will be blessed.

  • 1 Kgs 3:14
    77%

    14If you follow my instructions by obeying my rules and regulations, just as your father David did, then I will grant you long life.”

  • Ps 61:6
    76%

    6Give the king long life! Make his lifetime span several generations!

  • Deut 11:21
    75%

    21so that your days and those of your descendants may be extended in the land which the LORD promised to give to your ancestors, like the days of heaven itself.

  • Prov 1:8-9
    2 verses
    75%

    8Listen, my child, to the instruction from your father, and do not forsake the teaching from your mother.

    9For they will be like an elegant garland on your head, and like pendants around your neck.

  • Prov 22:18
    75%

    18For it is pleasing if you keep these sayings within you, and they are ready on your lips.

  • Prov 4:21-22
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    75%

    21Do not let them depart from your sight, guard them within your heart;

    22for they are life to those who find them and healing to one’s entire body.

  • Prov 6:20-22
    3 verses
    74%

    20My child, guard the commands of your father and do not forsake the instruction of your mother.

    21Bind them on your heart continually; fasten them around your neck.

    22When you walk about, they will guide you; when you lie down, they will watch over you; when you wake up, they will talk to you.

  • Deut 4:40
    73%

    40Keep his statutes and commandments that I am setting forth today so that it may go well with you and your descendants and that you may enjoy longevity in the land that the LORD your God is about to give you as a permanent possession.”

  • Deut 6:2
    73%

    2and that you may so revere the LORD your God that you will keep all his statutes and commandments that I am giving you– you, your children, and your grandchildren– all your lives, to prolong your days.

  • Prov 2:1-2
    2 verses
    73%

    1Benefits of Seeking Wisdom My child, if you receive my words, and store up my commands inside yourself,

    2by making your ear attentive to wisdom, and by turning your heart to understanding,

  • Ps 34:12
    73%

    12Do you want to really live? Would you love to live a long, happy life?

  • Prov 3:8
    73%

    8This will bring healing to your body, and refreshment to your inner self.

  • Prov 7:1-3
    3 verses
    72%

    1Admonition to Avoid the Wiles of the Adulteress My child, devote yourself to my words and store up my commands inside yourself.

    2Keep my commands so that you may live, and obey my instruction as your most prized possession.

    3Bind them on your forearm; write them on the tablet of your heart.

  • Deut 30:20
    72%

    20I also call on you to love the LORD your God, to obey him and be loyal to him, for he gives you life and enables you to live continually in the land the LORD promised to give to your ancestors Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.”

  • Ps 21:4
    72%

    4He asked you to sustain his life, and you have granted him long life and an enduring dynasty.

  • Deut 5:16
    71%

    16Honor your father and your mother just as the LORD your God has commanded you to do, so that your days may be extended and that it may go well with you in the land that he is about to give you.

  • Prov 4:4-6
    3 verses
    71%

    4he taught me, and he said to me:“Let your heart lay hold of my words; keep my commands so that you will live.

    5Acquire wisdom, acquire understanding; do not forget and do not turn aside from the words I speak.

    6Do not forsake wisdom, and she will protect you; love her, and she will guard you.

  • Prov 2:10-11
    2 verses
    71%

    10For wisdom will enter your heart, and moral knowledge will be attractive to you.

    11Discretion will protect you, understanding will guard you,

  • Exod 20:12
    71%

    12“Honor your father and your mother, that you may live a long time in the land the LORD your God is giving to you.

  • Job 22:21
    71%

    21“Reconcile yourself with God, and be at peace with him; in this way your prosperity will be good.

  • 1 Pet 3:10
    71%

    10For the one who wants to love life and see good days must keep his tongue from evil and his lips from uttering deceit.

  • Prov 8:32
    71%

    32“So now, children, listen to me; blessed are those who keep my ways.

  • Prov 3:13
    71%

    13Blessings of Obtaining Wisdom Blessed is the one who has found wisdom, and the one who obtains understanding.

  • Ps 128:5-6
    2 verses
    71%

    5May the LORD bless you from Zion, that you might see Jerusalem prosper all the days of your life,

    6and that you might see your grandchildren. May Israel experience peace!

  • Prov 10:27
    70%

    27Fearing the LORD prolongs life, but the life span of the wicked will be shortened.