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21 so that as long as the sky remains above the earth, you and your children may flourish in the land the Lord swore to give your ancestors.

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21 so that your days and the days of your children may be many(A) in the land the Lord swore to give your ancestors, as many as the days that the heavens are above the earth.(B)

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10 My child,[a] listen to me and do as I say,
    and you will have a long, good life.

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  1. 4:10 Hebrew My son; also in 4:20.

10 Listen, my son,(A) accept what I say,
    and the years of your life will be many.(B)

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If you do this, you will live many years,
    and your life will be satisfying.

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for they will prolong your life many years(A)
    and bring you peace and prosperity.(B)

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11 Wisdom will multiply your days
    and add years to your life.

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11 For through wisdom[a] your days will be many,
    and years will be added to your life.(A)

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  1. Proverbs 9:11 Septuagint, Syriac and Targum; Hebrew me

May they fear you[a] as long as the sun shines,
    as long as the moon remains in the sky.
    Yes, forever!

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  1. 72:5 Greek version reads May they endure.

May he endure[a](A) as long as the sun,
    as long as the moon, through all generations.(B)

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  1. Psalm 72:5 Septuagint; Hebrew You will be feared

40 If you obey all the decrees and commands I am giving you today, all will be well with you and your children. I am giving you these instructions so you will enjoy a long life in the land the Lord your God is giving you for all time.”

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40 Keep(A) his decrees and commands,(B) which I am giving you today, so that it may go well(C) with you and your children after you and that you may live long(D) in the land the Lord your God gives you for all time.

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28 I will love him and be kind to him forever;
    my covenant with him will never end.
29 I will preserve an heir for him;
    his throne will be as endless as the days of heaven.

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28 I will maintain my love to him forever,
    and my covenant with him will never fail.(A)
29 I will establish his line forever,
    his throne as long as the heavens endure.(B)

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Blessed and holy are those who share in the first resurrection. For them the second death holds no power, but they will be priests of God and of Christ and will reign with him a thousand years.

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Blessed(A) and holy are those who share in the first resurrection. The second death(B) has no power over them, but they will be priests(C) of God and of Christ and will reign with him(D) for a thousand years.

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20 “No longer will babies die when only a few days old.
    No longer will adults die before they have lived a full life.
No longer will people be considered old at one hundred!
    Only the cursed will die that young!

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20 “Never again will there be in it
    an infant(A) who lives but a few days,
    or an old man who does not live out his years;(B)
the one who dies at a hundred
    will be thought a mere child;
the one who fails to reach[a] a hundred
    will be considered accursed.

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  1. Isaiah 65:20 Or the sinner who reaches

16 She offers you long life in her right hand,
    and riches and honor in her left.

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16 Long life is in her right hand;(A)
    in her left hand are riches and honor.(B)

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16 “Honor your father and mother, as the Lord your God commanded you. Then you will live a long, full life in the land the Lord your God is giving you.

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16 “Honor your father(A) and your mother,(B) as the Lord your God has commanded you, so that you may live long(C) and that it may go well with you in the land the Lord your God is giving you.

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and you and your children and grandchildren must fear the Lord your God as long as you live. If you obey all his decrees and commands, you will enjoy a long life.

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so that you, your children and their children after them may fear(A) the Lord your God as long as you live(B) by keeping all his decrees and commands(C) that I give you, and so that you may enjoy long life.(D)

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