Proverbs 3:2
For length of days, and years of life, And peace shall they multiply to thee.
Noyes Bible
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 teaching, And let thy heart observe my precepts!
Cross References
Psalms 21:4He asked life of thee; thou gavest it him; Even long life, enduring for ever.
Psalms 91:16With long life will I satisfy him, And show him my salvation.”
Psalms 128:6Yea, thou shalt see thy children's children. Peace be to Israel!
Proverbs 4:4He taught me, and said to me, Let thy heart hold fast my words; Keep my commandments, and live.
Proverbs 9:11Yea, through me thy days shall be multiplied, And the years of thy life shall be increased.
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 →