Proverbs 3:2
For length of days and years, Life and peace they do add to thee.
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
For length of days, and long life, and peace, shall they add to thee.
In Context
1My son! my law forget not, And my commands let thy heart keep,
Cross References
Deuteronomy 11:21so that your days are multiplied, and the days of your sons, on the ground which Jehovah hath sworn to your fathers to give to them, as the days of the heavens on the earth.
Psalms 21:4Life he hath asked from Thee, Thou hast given to him — length of days, Age-during — and for ever.
Psalms 91:16With length of days I satisfy him, And I cause him to look on My salvation!
Psalms 128:6And see the sons of thy sons! Peace on Israel!
Proverbs 4:4And he directeth me, and he saith to me: 'Let thy heart retain my words, Keep my commands, and live.
Proverbs 9:11For by me do thy days multiply, And added to thee are years of life.
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 →