Proverbs 9:11

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

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

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 3:16 : 16 Long life is in her right hand; in her left hand are riches and honor.
  • Prov 10:27 : 27 Fearing the LORD prolongs life, but the life span of the wicked will be shortened.
  • Prov 3:2 : 2 for they will provide a long and full life, and well-being for you.
  • Deut 6:2 : 2 and 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.

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  • Prov 3:2
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    2for they will provide a long and full life, and well-being for you.

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

    11I hereby guide you in the way of wisdom and I lead you in upright paths.

  • Ps 61:6
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    6Give the king long life! Make his lifetime span several generations!

  • Prov 10:27
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    27Fearing the LORD prolongs life, but the life span of the wicked will be shortened.

  • Prov 9:9-10
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    9Give instruction to a wise person, and he will become wiser still; teach a righteous person and he will add to his learning.

    10The beginning of wisdom is to fear the LORD, and acknowledging the Holy One is understanding.

  • Deut 11:21
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    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.

  • 1 Kgs 3:14
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    14If you follow my instructions by obeying my rules and regulations, just as your father David did, then I will grant you long life.”

  • Prov 3:16
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    16Long life is in her right hand; in her left hand are riches and honor.

  • Job 12:12
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    12Is not wisdom found among the aged? Does not long life bring understanding?

  • Prov 2:10-11
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    10For wisdom will enter your heart, and moral knowledge will be attractive to you.

    11Discretion will protect you, understanding will guard you,

  • Job 8:7
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    7Your beginning will seem so small, since your future will flourish.

  • Eccl 11:8-9
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    8So, if a man lives many years, let him rejoice in them all, but let him remember that the days of darkness will be many– all that is about to come is obscure.

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

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    35For the one who finds me has found life and received favor from the LORD.

  • Ps 90:12
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    12So teach us to consider our mortality, so that we might live wisely.

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    17And life will be brighter than the noonday; though there be darkness, it will be like the morning.

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

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    12you are granted wisdom and discernment. Furthermore I am giving you riches, wealth, and honor surpassing that of any king before or after you.”

  • Eccl 7:11-12
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    11Wisdom Can Lengthen One’s Life Wisdom, like an inheritance, is a good thing; it benefits those who see the light of day.

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    5Are your days like the days of a mortal, or your years like the years of a mortal,

  • Prov 4:7
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    7Wisdom is supreme– so acquire wisdom, and whatever you acquire, acquire understanding!

  • Prov 2:5
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    5then you will understand how to fear the LORD, and you will discover knowledge about God.

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

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

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    9For with you is the fountain of life; in your light we see light.

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    14May he increase your numbers, yours and your children’s!

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    12If you are wise, you are wise to your own advantage, but if you have mocked, you alone must bear it.

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    14Counsel and sound wisdom belong to me; I possess understanding and might.

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    5(Let the wise also hear and gain instruction, and let the discerning acquire guidance!)

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    11Yes, your servant finds moral guidance there; those who obey them receive a rich reward.

  • Prov 22:4
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    4The reward for humility and fearing the LORD is riches and honor and life.

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    21Raise me to a position of great honor! Turn and comfort me!

  • Prov 3:22
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    22So they will become life for your soul, and grace around your neck.

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    14Likewise, know that wisdom is sweet to your soul; if you have found it, you have a future, and your hope will not be cut off.

  • Prov 5:9
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    9lest you give your vigor to others and your years to a cruel person,

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    5A wise warrior is strong, and a man of knowledge makes his strength stronger;

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    7I said to myself,‘Age should speak, and length of years should make wisdom known.’

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    19So that your confidence may be in the LORD, I hereby make them known to you today– even you.