Who lives longer? The good or the bad?
In the book of proverbs 10:27 says that the righteous being the good people are promised a long life by God, while the years of the wicked ones will be cut short.
In other to have a righteous life you have to avoid risky self destruction behaviours, it contribute to longer and healthier life.
Ecclesiastes 7:15 said there is a righteous man who perishes in hi righteousness, and there is a wicked man who prolong his life in his wickedness.
Some people who are good and righteous die prematurely, which can be confusing and difficult to understand with a believe in God.
The wicked, selfish and evil continue to prolong their lives and often prosper in there evil deeds.
This verse teaches us not to go extreme in both righteousness and wickedness, it doesn't mean that we won't be good people anymore rather we should not be self righteous, or allow pride to take over us, it is a warning or it might lead to self destruction.
Let us avoid being wicked because is a life of sin and foolishness, which can lead to early death.
The book of Isaiah told us that good people sometimes die early to be taken away from evil and enter into peace.
God allowed wicked people to have longer life so that they will have time and opportunity to repent and be saved.
The long life that is being promised to the righteous is the eternal life with God, which has greater value than prolong earthly existence.
The righteous people are taken on time by God to prevent the bad things that will come in future to affect them .
Actually the good should live longer than the bad but we really live in a world whereby it is the opposite. The bad seems to live longer than the good