And which of you with taking thought can add to his stature one cubit?

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

And which of you, by taking thought, can add to his stature one cubit?

But which of you by being careful can add to his stature one cubit?

And which of you by being anxious can add a cubit unto his stature?

And which of you by solicitude can add to his stature one cubit?

and who of you, being anxious, is able to add to his age one cubit?

And which of you is able by anxious thought to add a moment to his life?

And which of you by taking thought is able to make himself any taller?

But which of you, by thinking, is able to add one cubit to his stature?

But which of you, by being anxious, can prolong your life a moment?

To his stature one cubit? - See on Matthew 6:27 (note).

And which of you with taking thought,.... In an anxious and distressing manner, for food and raiment, in order to preserve and continue life,
add to his stature one cubit? The Persic version reads, "to his stature and height", as if this referred to the height of stature; whereas it seems rather to regard the age of a man, and the continuance of his life; See Gill on Matthew 6:27.

which of you, &c.--Corroding solicitude will not bring you the least of the things ye fret about, though it may double the evil of wanting them. And if not the least, why vex yourselves about things of more consequence?

Which of you can add the least measure - It seems, to add one cubit to a thing (which is the phrase in the original) was a kind of proverbial expression for making the least addition to it.