Bible Verses About Longevity: General references

And God sayde vnto him, Because thou hast asked this thing, and hast not asked for thy selfe long life, neyther hast asked riches for thy selfe, nor hast asked the life of thine enemies, but hast asked for thy selfe vnderstanding to heare iudgement,

Beholde, I haue done according to thy wordes: lo, I haue giuen thee a wise and an vnderstanding heart, so that there hath bene none like thee before thee, neither after thee shall arise the like vnto thee.

And I haue also giuen thee that, which thou hast not asked, both riches and honour, so that among the Kings there shall be none like vnto thee all thy dayes.

And if thou wilt walke in my wayes, to keepe mine ordinances and my commandements, as thy father Dauid did walke, I will prolong thy dayes.

Come children, hearken vnto me: I will teache you the feare of the Lord.

What man is he, that desireth life, and loueth long dayes for to see good?

Keepe thy tongue from euill, and thy lips, that they speake no guile.

My sonne, forget not thou my Lawe, but let thine heart keepe my commandements.

For they shall increase the length of thy dayes and the yeeres of life, and thy prosperitie.

For if any man long after life, and to see good dayes, let him refraine his tongue from euill, and his lippes that they speake no guile.

Let him eschew euil, and do good: let him seeke peace, and follow after it.