102 Bible verses about Longevity

Longevity is all about survival, persistence, endurance, lasting a long time, and simply being vital and alive. Think about it, from the very beginning, God didn't want us to die; He wanted us to live forever here on Earth.

When you read those first chapters of Genesis, it's clear that disobedience and sin are what brought death into the world. But there's also this promise of a long life woven throughout the Bible.

Look at the Ten Commandments, Exodus 20:12¹²: "Honor your father and your mother, so that you may live long in the land the Lord your God is giving you." Right there, God connects honoring your parents with living a longer life. Pretty powerful stuff.

Wise King Solomon, in Ecclesiastes, also gives us some food for thought about living a long time. He basically says, don't do a lot of bad stuff, don't be foolish, why die before your time? The further you are from evil, the longer you'll live.

And I think there's also this unspoken idea that if you take care of your body – the temple of God – He'll take care of you. We see in the Bible that Jesus welcomed some believers directly into heaven, which makes me wonder if maybe a lack of care for their health led them there sooner than they might have otherwise gone.

It all comes down to this: we need to follow the instructions God gives us in His guidebook for life. Honor your parents, take care of your body, stay away from foolishness and evil, and ask God for wisdom and understanding. If you do these things, you won't die before your time. It’s that simple.

Surely goodness and lovingkindness shall follow me all the days of my life;\par\tab And I shall dwell in the house of Jehovah for ever.\par

Jehovah knoweth the days of the perfect;\par\tab And their inheritance shall be for ever.They shall not be put to shame in the time of evil;\par\tab And in the days of famine they shall be satisfied.

Ye shall walk in all the way which Jehovah your God hath commanded you, that ye may live, and that it may be well with you, and that ye may prolong your days in the land which ye shall possess.

With long life will I satisfy him,\par\tab And show him my salvation.\par

{\b A Song of Ascents.}\par\par\tab Blessed is every one that feareth Jehovah,\par\tab That walketh in his ways.For thou shalt eat the labor of thy hands:\par\tab Happy shalt thou be, and it shall be well with thee.

For length of days, and years of life,\par\tab And peace, will they add to thee.

For by me thy days shall be multiplied,\par\tab And the years of thy life shall be increased.

There shall be no more thence an infant of days, nor an old man that hath not filled his days; for the child shall die a hundred years old, and the sinner being a hundred years old shall be accursed.

And which of you by being anxious can add one cubit unto the measure of his life?

I will never forget thy precepts;\par\tab For with them thou hast quickened me.

Jehovah killeth, and maketh alive: He bringeth down to Sheol, and bringeth up.

Thou wilt show me the path of life:\par\tab In thy presence is fulness of joy;\par\tab In thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore.\par

Thine eyes did see mine unformed substance;\par\tab And in thy book they were all written,\par\tab {\i Even} the days that were ordained {\i for me},\par\tab When as yet there was none of them.

My son, forget not my law;\par\tab But let thy heart keep my commandments:For length of days, and years of life,\par\tab And peace, will they add to thee.

And these are the days of the years of Abraham's life which he lived, a hundred threescore and fifteen years.And Abraham gave up the ghost, and died in a good old age, an old man, and full of years, and was gathered to his people.

Because he hath set his love upon me, therefore will I deliver him:\par\tab I will set him on high, because he hath known my name.He shall call upon me, and I will answer him;\par\tab I will be with him in trouble:\par\tab I will deliver him, and honor him.

The fear of Jehovah prolongeth days;\par\tab But the years of the wicked shall be shortened.

Thou shalt come to thy grave in a full age,\par\tab Like as a shock of grain cometh in in its season.

Yea, even when I am old and grayheaded, O God, forsake me not,\par\tab Until I have declared thy strength unto {\i the next} generation,\par\tab Thy might to every one that is to come.

But thou, O God, wilt bring them down into the pit of destruction:\par\tab Bloodthirsty and deceitful men shall not live out half their days;\par\tab But I will trust in thee.\par

For,\par\tab {\b He that would love life,\par\tab And see good days,\par\tab Let him refrain {\i his} tongue from evil,\par\tab And {\i his} lips that they speak no guile:}

A tranquil heart is the life of the flesh;\par\tab But envy is the rottenness of the bones.

Because he hath set his love upon me, therefore will I deliver him:\par\tab I will set him on high, because he hath known my name.

Put not your trust in princes,\par\tab Nor in the son of man, in whom there is no help.His breath goeth forth, he returneth to his earth;\par\tab In that very day his thoughts perish.

Be not wise in thine own eyes;\par\tab Fear Jehovah, and depart from evil:It will be health to thy navel,\par\tab And marrow to thy bones.

that your days may be multiplied, and the days of your children, in the land which Jehovah sware unto your fathers to give them, as the days of the heavens above the earth.

They shall still bring forth fruit in old age;\par\tab They shall be full of sap and green:

To the wise the way of life {\i goeth} upward,\par\tab That he may depart from Sheol beneath.

And Jehovah said, My Spirit shall not strive with man for ever, for that he also is flesh: yet shall his days be a hundred and twenty years.

Great peace have they that love thy law;\par\tab And they have no occasion of stumbling.

He chose David also his servant,\par\tab And took him from the sheepfolds:From following the ewes that have their young he brought him,\par\tab To be the shepherd of Jacob his people, and Israel his inheritance.So he was their shepherd according to the integrity of his heart,\par\tab And guided them by the skilfulness of his hands.\par

and even to old age I am he, and even to hoar hairs will I carry {\i you}; I have made, and I will bear; yea, I will carry, and will deliver.

For whoso findeth me findeth life,\par\tab And shall obtain favor of Jehovah.But he that sinneth against me wrongeth his own soul:\par\tab All they that hate me love death.\par

Be not overmuch wicked, neither be thou foolish: why shouldest thou die before thy time?

The hoary head is a crown of glory;\par\tab It shall be found in the way of righteousness.

Fools because of their transgression,\par\tab And because of their iniquities, are afflicted.Their soul abhorreth all manner of food;\par\tab And they draw near unto the gates of death.

As for man, his days are as grass;\par\tab As a flower of the field, so he flourisheth.For the wind passeth over it, and it is gone;\par\tab And the place thereof shall know it no more.

Wisdom {\i is} the principal thing; {\i therefore} get wisdom;\par\tab Yea, with all thy getting get understanding.

and Jehovah will guide thee continually, and satisfy thy soul in dry places, and make strong thy bones; and thou shalt be like a watered garden, and like a spring of water, whose waters fail not.

I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, {\i which is} your spiritual service.And be not fashioned according to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is the good and acceptable and perfect will of God.\par

{\b For the Chief Musician. Maschil of the sons of Korah.}\par\par\tab As the hart panteth after the water brooks,\par\tab So panteth my soul after thee, O God.My soul thirsteth for God, for the living God:\par\tab When shall I come and appear before God?

I have rejoiced in the way of thy testimonies,\par\tab As much as in all riches.

By faith Enoch was translated that he should not see death; {\b and he was not found, because God translated him}: for he hath had witness borne to him that before his translation he had been well-pleasing unto God:

for bodily exercise is profitable for a little; but godliness is profitable for all things, having promise of the life which now is, and of that which is to come.

Praise ye Jehovah.\par\tab Blessed is the man that feareth Jehovah,\par\tab That delighteth greatly in his commandments.His seed shall be mighty upon earth:\par\tab The generation of the upright shall be blessed.Wealth and riches are in his house;\par\tab And his righteousness endureth for ever.

Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honorable, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.

In the way of righteousness is life;\par\tab And in the pathway thereof there is no death.\par

Happy is he that hath the God of Jacob for his help,\par\tab Whose hope is in Jehovah his God:Who made heaven and earth,\par\tab The sea, and all that in them is;\par\tab Who keepeth truth for ever;

I call heaven and earth to witness against you this day, that I have set before thee life and death, the blessing and the curse: therefore choose life, that thou mayest live, thou and thy seed;to love Jehovah thy God, to obey his voice, and to cleave unto him; for he is thy life, and the length of thy days; that thou mayest dwell in the land which Jehovah sware unto thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give them.

And let us not be weary in well-doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.

Precious in the sight of Jehovah\par\tab Is the death of his saints.

So teach us to number our days,\par\tab That we may get us a heart of wisdom.

Strength and dignity are her clothing;\par\tab And she laugheth at the time to come.

Blessed be the Lord, who daily beareth our burden,\par\tab Even the God who is our salvation. {\i Selah

Cast thy burden upon Jehovah, and he will sustain thee:\par\tab He will never suffer the righteous to be moved.

And after this Job lived a hundred and forty years, and saw his sons, and his sons' sons, {\i even} four generations.So Job died, being old and full of days.\par

Jehovah increase you more and more,\par\tab You and your children.Blessed are ye of Jehovah,\par\tab Who made heaven and earth.

For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek: for the same {\i Lord} is Lord of all, and is rich unto all that call upon him:for, Whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.

Death and life are in the power of the tongue;\par\tab And they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.

Behold, thus shall the man be blessed That feareth Jehovah.

Remember also thy Creator in the days of thy youth, before the evil days come, and the years draw nigh, when thou shalt say, I have no pleasure in them;

And Abraham was old, and well stricken in age: and Jehovah had blessed Abraham in all things.

Cast me not off in the time of old age;\par\tab Forsake me not when my strength faileth.

He giveth power to the faint; and to him that hath no might he increaseth strength.Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall utterly fall:but they that wait for Jehovah shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; they shall walk, and not faint.\par

Hold thou me up, and I shall be safe,\par\tab And shall have respect unto thy statutes continually.

Length of days is in her right hand;\par\tab In her left hand are riches and honor.

to appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them a garland for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they may be called trees of righteousness, the planting of Jehovah, that he may be glorified.\par

{\b A Psalm of David.}\par\par\tab Jehovah is my shepherd; I shall not want.He maketh me to lie down in green pastures;\par\tab He leadeth me beside still waters.He restoreth my soul:\par\tab He guideth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake.

And he died in a good old age, full of days, riches, and honor: and Solomon his son reigned in his stead.

Thy lovingkindness, O Jehovah, is in the heavens;\par\tab Thy faithfulness {\i reacheth} unto the skies.

He that followeth after righteousness and kindness\par\tab Findeth life, righteousness, and honor.

They shall not build, and another inhabit; they shall not plant, and another eat: for as the days of a tree shall be the days of my people, and my chosen shall long enjoy the work of their hands.

For everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven:a time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted;

For Jehovah is good; his lovingkindness {\i endureth} for ever,\par\tab And his faithfulness unto all generations.\par

The blessing of Jehovah, it maketh rich;\par\tab And he addeth no sorrow therewith.

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,meekness, self-control; against such there is no law.

What man is he that feareth Jehovah?\par\tab Him shall he instruct in the way that he shall choose.

but thanks be to God, who giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.

The hand of the diligent shall bear rule;\par\tab But the slothful shall be put under taskwork.

fear thou not, for I am with thee; be not dismayed, for I am thy God; I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.

being confident of this very thing, that he who began a good work in you will perfect it until the day of Jesus Christ:

I will give thanks unto thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made:\par\tab Wonderful are thy works;\par\tab And that my soul knoweth right well.

And we know that to them that love God all things work together for good, {\i even} to them that are called according to {\i his} purpose.

{\b {\i A Psalm} of David.}\par\par\tab Bless Jehovah, O my soul;\par\tab And all that is within me, {\i bless} his holy name.Bless Jehovah, O my soul,\par\tab And forget not all his benefits:Who forgiveth all thine iniquities;\par\tab Who healeth all thy diseases;Who redeemeth thy life from destruction;\par\tab Who crowneth thee with lovingkindness and tender mercies;Who satisfieth thy desire with good things,\par\tab {\i So that} thy youth is renewed like the eagle.

Why art thou cast down, O my soul?\par\tab And why art thou disquieted within me?\par\tab Hope thou in God; for I shall yet praise him,\par\tab {\i Who is} the help of my countenance, and my God.\par

But seek ye first the kingdom {\i of God}, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.

Delight thyself also in Jehovah;\par\tab And he will give thee the desires of thy heart.

For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed to us-ward.

Let my soul live, and it shall praise thee;\par\tab And let thine ordinances help me.

{\b ALEPH.}\par\par\tab Blessed are they that are perfect in the way,\par\tab Who walk in the law of Jehovah.Blessed are they that keep his testimonies,\par\tab That seek him with the whole heart.

A {\i good} name is better than precious oil; and the day of death, than the day of one's birth.

What time I am afraid, I will put my trust in thee.In God (I will praise his word),\par\tab In God have I put my trust, I will not be afraid;\par\tab What can flesh do unto me?

{\b NUN.}\par\par\tab Thy word is a lamp unto my feet,\par\tab And light unto my path.

Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.

The friendship of Jehovah is with them that fear him;\par\tab And he will show them his covenant.

For Jehovah God is a sun and a shield:\par\tab Jehovah will give grace and glory;\par\tab No good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly.

Honor thy father and thy mother, that thy days may be long in the land which Jehovah thy God giveth thee.

What man is he that desireth life,\par\tab And loveth {\i many} days, that he may see good?Keep thy tongue from evil,\par\tab And thy lips from speaking guile.Depart from evil, and do good;\par\tab Seek peace, and pursue it.

Hear, O my son, and receive my sayings;\par\tab And the years of thy life shall be many.

The reward of humility {\i and} the fear of Jehovah\par\tab {\i Is} riches, and honor, and life.

He shall call upon me, and I will answer him;\par\tab I will be with him in trouble:\par\tab I will deliver him, and honor him.With long life will I satisfy him,\par\tab And show him my salvation.\par

{\b Honor thy father and mother} (which is the first commandment with promise),{\b that it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live long on the earth.}

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