Deuteronomy 11:21
so that as long as the earth lasts, you and your children may have long lives in the country the Lord promised to give your forefathers.
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20Write them on the doorposts of your homes and on your gates,
Cross References
Deuteronomy 4:40Observe his rules and regulations that I'm giving you right now, so that you and your children will do well, and that you may have long lives in the country that the Lord your God is giving you for all time.
Deuteronomy 6:2This is so you and your children and grandchildren will show respect to the Lord your God throughout your lives by keeping all his rules and regulations that I give you, and so that you may have a long life.
Psalms 72:5May they respect him as long as the sun and the moon shine above, for all generations.
Psalms 89:30But if his descendants abandon my laws, if they do not follow my rules,
Proverbs 3:16She offers long life in one hand, and riches and honor in the other.
Proverbs 9:11Through wisdom you'll have many more days, increasing the years of your life.
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 →