Proverbs 9:11
כִּי ־ בִי יִרְבּוּ יָמֶיךָ וְיוֹסִיפוּ לְּךָ שְׁנוֹת חַיִּֽים ׃
Hebrew Tanakh (Original)
In The King James Version
For by me thy days shall be multiplied, and the years of thy life shall be increased.
In Context
10תְּחִלַּת חָכְמָה יִרְאַת יְהוָה וְדַעַת קְדֹשִׁים בִּינָֽה ׃
12אִם ־ חָכַמְתָּ חָכַמְתָּ לָּךְ וְלַצְתָּ לְֽבַדְּךָ תִשָּֽׂא ׃
Cross References
Deuteronomy 30:19הַעִידֹתִי בָכֶם הַיּוֹם אֶת ־ הַשָּׁמַיִם וְאֶת ־ הָאָרֶץ הַחַיִּים וְהַמָּוֶת נָתַתִּי לְפָנֶיךָ הַבְּרָכָה וְהַקְּלָלָה וּבָֽחַרְתָּ בַּֽחַיִּים לְמַעַן תִּחְיֶה אַתָּה וְזַרְעֶֽךָ ׃
Proverbs 3:16אֹרֶךְ יָמִים בִּֽימִינָהּ בִּשְׂמֹאולָהּ עֹשֶׁר וְכָבֽוֹד ׃
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 9:2-13
The Invitation of Wisdom. 1 Wisdom hath builded her house, she hath hewn out her seven pillars: 2 She hath killed her beasts; she hath mingled her wine; she hath also furnished her table. 3 She hath sent forth her maidens: she crieth upon the highest places of the city, 4 Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither: as for him that wanteth understanding, she saith to him, 5 Come, eat of my bread, and drink of the wine which I have mingled. 6 Forsake the foolish, and live; and go in the way of understanding. 7 He that… Read the whole commentary →