Proverbs 3:2
For they shall increase the length of thy dayes and the yeeres of life, and thy prosperitie.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
For length of days, and long life, and peace, shall they add to thee.
In Context
1My sonne, forget not thou my Lawe, but let thine heart keepe my commandements.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 11:21That your daies may be multiplied, and the daies of your children, in ye land which the Lord sware vnto your fathers to giue them, as long as the heauens are aboue the earth.
Psalms 21:4He asked life of thee, and thou gauest him a long life for euer and euer.
Psalms 91:16With long life wil I satisfie him, and shew him my saluation.
Psalms 128:6Yea, thou shalt see thy childrens children, and peace vpon Israel.
Proverbs 4:4When he taught me, and sayde vnto me, Let thine heart holde fast my woordes: keepe my commandements, and thou shalt liue.
Proverbs 9:11For thy dayes shalbe multiplied by me, and the yeeres of thy life shalbe augmented.
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 →