Proverbs 3:2
for length of existence, and years of life, and peace, shall they add to thee.
Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
For length of days, and long life, and peace, shall they add to thee.
In Context
1My son, forget not my laws; but let thine heart keep my words:
3Let not mercy and truth forsake thee; but bind them about thy neck:
Cross References
Deuteronomy 11:21that your days may be long, and the days of your children, upon the land which the Lord sware to your fathers to give to them, as the days of heaven upon the earth.
Psalms 21:4But thou, the praise of Israel, dwellest in a sanctuary.
Psalms 91:16that the Lord my God is righteous, and there is no iniquity in him.
Psalms 128:6Let them be as the grass of the house-tops, which withers before it is plucked up.
Proverbs 4:4who spoke and instructed me, saying, Let our speech be fixed in thine heart, keep our commandments, forget them not:
Proverbs 9:11For in this way thou shalt live long, and years of thy life shall be added to thee.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 3:2-7
Communion Conferred by Wisdom. 1 My son, forget not my law; but let thine heart keep my commandments: 2 For length of days, and long life, and peace, shall they add to thee. 3 Let not mercy and truth forsake thee: bind them about thy neck; write them upon the table of thine heart: 4 So shalt thou find favour and good understanding in the sight of God and man. 5 Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. 6 In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths. We are… Read the whole commentary →