Proverbs 3:16
Length of days [is] in her right hand, || In her left [are] wealth and honor.
Literal Standard Version
In The King James Version
Length of days is in her right hand; and in her left hand riches and honour.
In Context
15She [is] precious above rubies, || And all your pleasures are not comparable to her.
17Her ways [are] ways of pleasantness, || And all her paths [are] peace.
Cross References
1 Kings 3:13and also, that which you have not asked for I have given to you, both riches and honor, that there has not been a man like you among the kings [for] all your days;
Psalms 21:4He has asked for life from You, || You have given length of days to him, || For all time and forever.
Proverbs 3:2For [the] length of [your] days and years, || Life and peace they add to you.
Proverbs 4:8Exalt her and she lifts you up, || She honors you when you embrace her.
Proverbs 22:4The end of humility [is] the fear of YHWH, riches, and honor, and life.
1 Corinthians 3:21So then, let no one glory in men, for all things are yours,
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 3:14-21
The Excellency of Wisdom; Happiness of Those Who Find Wisdom. 13 Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding. 14 For the merchandise of it is better than the merchandise of silver, and the gain thereof than fine gold. 15 She is more precious than rubies: and all the things thou canst desire are not to be compared unto her. 16 Length of days is in her right hand; and in her left hand riches and honour. 17 Her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace. 18 She is a… Read the whole commentary →