Deuteronomy 11:21
That thy days may be multiplied, and the days of thy children in the land which the Lord swore to thy fathers, that he would give them as long as the heaven hangeth over the earth.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
In Context
20Thou shalt write them upon the posts and the doors of thy house:
Cross References
Deuteronomy 4:40Keep his precepts and commandments, which I command thee: that it may be well with thee, and thy children after thee, and thou mayst remain a long time upon the land, which the Lord thy God will give thee.
Deuteronomy 6:2That thou mayst fear the Lord thy God, and keep all his commandments and precepts, which I command thee, and thy sons, and thy grandsons, all the days of thy life, that thy days may be prolonged.
Psalms 72:5And he shall continue with the sun, and before the moon, throughout all generations.
Psalms 89:30And I will make his seed to endure for evermore: and his throne as the days of heaven.
Proverbs 3:16Length of days is in her right hand, and in her left hand riches and glory.
Proverbs 9:11For by me shall thy days be multiplied, and years of life shall be added to thee.
Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 11:19-26
18 Therefore shall ye lay up these my words in your heart and in your soul, and bind them for a sign upon your hand, that they may be as frontlets between your eyes. 19 And ye shall teach them your children, speaking of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, when thou liest down, and when thou risest up. 20 And thou shalt write them upon the door posts of thine house, and upon thy gates: 21 That your days may be multiplied, and the days of your children, in the land which the Lord… Read the whole commentary →