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Proverbs 3:2

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For length of days, and long life, and peace, shall they add to thee.
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  1. Ephesians 6:1–3Rank 1 from verse 2
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    1CHILDREN, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right.

    2Honour thy father and mother; (which is the first commandment with promise;)

    3That it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live long on the earth.

  2. Proverbs 4:10Rank 2 from verse 2
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    10Hear, O my son, and receive my sayings; and the years of thy life shall be many.

  3. Psalms 91:16Rank 3 from verse 2
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    16With long life will I satisfy him, and shew him my salvation.

  4. Proverbs 9:11Rank 4 from verse 2
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    11For by me thy days shall be multiplied, and the years of thy life shall be increased.

  5. Psalms 128:6Rank 5 from verse 2
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    6Yea, thou shalt see thy children’s children, and peace upon Israel.

  6. Romans 15:13Rank 6 from verse 2
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    13Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost.

  7. Psalms 21:4Rank 7 from verse 2
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    4He asked life of thee, and thou gavest it him, even length of days for ever and ever.

  8. Psalms 119:165Rank 8 from verse 2
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    165Great peace have they which love thy law: and nothing shall offend them.

  9. Proverbs 10:27Rank 9 from verse 2
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    27The fear of the Lord prolongeth days: but the years of the wicked shall be shortened.

  10. Job 5:26Rank 10 from verse 2
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    26Thou shalt come to thy grave in a full age, like as a shock of corn cometh in in his season.

  11. Romans 5:1Rank 11 from verse 2
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    1THEREFORE being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ:

  12. 1 Timothy 4:8Rank 12 from verse 2
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    8For bodily exercise profiteth little: but godliness is profitable unto all things, having promise of the life that now is, and of that which is to come.

  13. Isaiah 32:17Rank 13 from verse 2
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    17And the work of righteousness shall be peace; and the effect of righteousness quietness and assurance for ever.

  14. Psalms 34:11–14Rank 14 from verse 2
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    11Come, ye children, hearken unto me: I will teach you the fear of the Lord.

    12What man is he that desireth life, and loveth many days, that he may see good?

    13Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile.

    14Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it.

  15. Proverbs 3:16–17Rank 15 from verse 2
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    16Length of days is in her right hand; and in her left hand riches and honour.

    17Her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace.

  16. Isaiah 57:19–21Rank 16 from verse 2
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    19I create the fruit of the lips; Peace, peace to him that is far off, and to him that is near, saith the Lord; and I will heal him.

    20But the wicked are like the troubled sea, when it cannot rest, whose waters cast up mire and dirt.

    21There is no peace, saith my God, to the wicked.

  17. Romans 14:17Rank 17 from verse 2
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    17For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink; but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost.

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Proverbs 3:2

COMBINED MEANING

for

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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

length

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1. The extent or measurement of something from end to end. 2. Duration or continuance in time. 3. In “at length,” at last or after a long time.

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COMBINED MEANING

long

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Sense 1: Extending a great distance or duration. Sense 2: To desire earnestly.

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peace

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Freedom from war, strife, disturbance, or inward trouble; quietness, reconciliation, safety, or well-being.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

shall

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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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add

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To join or put with something else; to increase by bringing or giving more.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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3:1MY son, forget not my law; but let thine heart keep my commandments:

3:2For length of days, and long life, and peace, shall they add to thee.

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3:3Let not mercy and truth forsake thee: bind them about thy neck; write them upon the table of thine heart:

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