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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/proverbs/3.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/proverbs/3.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />for they will prolong your life many years and bring you peace and prosperity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/proverbs/3.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />If you do this, you will live many years, and your life will be satisfying.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/proverbs/3.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />for length of days and years of life and peace they will add to you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/proverbs/3.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />for they will add length to your days, years and peace to your life.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/proverbs/3.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />For length of days, and long life, and peace, shall they add to thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/proverbs/3.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />For length of days and long life And peace they will add to you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/proverbs/3.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />For length of days and years of life And peace they will add to you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/proverbs/3.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />For length of days and years of life And peace they will add to you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/proverbs/3.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />For length of days and years of life, And peace they will add to you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/proverbs/3.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />For length of days and years of life And peace they will add to you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/proverbs/3.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />For length of days and years of life [worth living] And tranquility <i>and</i> prosperity [the wholeness of life’s blessings] they will add to you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/proverbs/3.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />for they will bring you many days, a full life, and well-being.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/proverbs/3.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />for they will bring you many days, a full life, and well-being. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/proverbs/3.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />For length of days, and years of life, And peace, will they add to thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/proverbs/3.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />They will help you live a long and prosperous life. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/proverbs/3.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />For length of days, and years of life, and peace, shall they add to thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/proverbs/3.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />because they will bring you long life, good years, and peace.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/proverbs/3.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />My teaching will give you a long and prosperous life. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/proverbs/3.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />For they will add length to your days, years to your life, and abundant peace to you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/proverbs/3.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />for they will provide a long and full life, and they will add well-being to you. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/proverbs/3.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />for length of days, and years of life, and peace, will they add to you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/proverbs/3.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />For length of days, and long life, and peace, shall they add to thee.<div class="vheading2"><b>Majority Text Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/proverbs/3.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />for they will add length to your days, years and peace to your life.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/proverbs/3.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />for they will add to you length of days, years of life, and peace. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/proverbs/3.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />For [the] length of [your] days and years, "" Life and peace they add to you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/proverbs/3.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> For length of days and years, Life and peace they do add to thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/proverbs/3.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />For length of days and years of life, and peace they shall add to thee.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/proverbs/3.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />For they shall add to thee length of days, and years of life and peace. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/proverbs/3.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />For they shall set before you length of days, and years of life, and peace.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/proverbs/3.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />For many days, and years of life, and peace, will they bring you. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/proverbs/3.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />for length of days and years of life and abundant welfare they will give you.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/proverbs/3.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />For the length of days and long life will they add to you;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/proverbs/3.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Because the length of days and the years of life they will add to you.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/proverbs/3.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />For length of days, and years of life, And peace, will they add to thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/proverbs/3.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />for length of existence, and years of life, and peace, shall they add to thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/proverbs/3-2.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/kpUA5ZltBeQ?start=356" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/proverbs/3.htm">Trust in the LORD</a></span><br><span class="reftext">1</span>My son, do not forget my teaching, but let your heart keep my commandments; <span class="reftext">2</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">for</a> <a href="/hebrew/3254.htm" title="3254: yō·w·sî·p̄ū (V-Hifil-Imperf-3mp) -- To add. A primitive root; to add or augment.">they will add</a> <a href="/hebrew/753.htm" title="753: ’ō·reḵ (N-msc) -- Length. From 'arak; length.">length</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: yā·mîm (N-mp) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">to your days,</a> <a href="/hebrew/8141.htm" title="8141: ū·šə·nō·wṯ (Conj-w:: N-fpc) -- A year. (in plura or shanah; from shanah; a year.">years</a> <a href="/hebrew/7965.htm" title="7965: wə·šā·lō·wm (Conj-w:: N-ms) -- Or shalom; from shalam; safe, i.e. well, happy, friendly; also welfare, i.e. Health, prosperity, peace.">and peace</a> <a href="/hebrew/2416.htm" title="2416: ḥay·yîm (N-mp) -- Alive, raw, fresh, strong, life. From chayah; alive; hence, raw; fresh, strong; also life, whether literally or figuratively.">to your life.</a> <a href="/hebrew/lāḵ (Prep:: 2fs) -- "></a> </span><span class="reftext">3</span>Never let loving devotion or faithfulness leave you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/6-2.htm">Ephesians 6:2-3</a></span><br />“Honor your father and mother” (which is the first commandment with a promise), / “that it may go well with you and that you may have a long life on the earth.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/5-16.htm">Deuteronomy 5:16</a></span><br />Honor your father and your mother, as the LORD your God has commanded you, so that your days may be long and that it may go well with you in the land that the LORD your God is giving you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/20-12.htm">Exodus 20:12</a></span><br />Honor your father and mother, so that your days may be long in the land that the LORD your God is giving you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/91-16.htm">Psalm 91:16</a></span><br />With long life I will satisfy him and show him My salvation.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/3-10.htm">1 Peter 3:10-11</a></span><br />For, “Whoever would love life and see good days must keep his tongue from evil and his lips from deceitful speech. / He must turn from evil and do good; he must seek peace and pursue it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/4-40.htm">Deuteronomy 4:40</a></span><br />Keep His statutes and commandments, which I am giving you today, so that you and your children after you may prosper, and that you may live long in the land that the LORD your God is giving you for all time.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/4-10.htm">Proverbs 4:10</a></span><br />Listen, my son, and receive my words, and the years of your life will be many.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/9-11.htm">Proverbs 9:11</a></span><br />For through wisdom your days will be multiplied, and years will be added to your life.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/10-27.htm">Proverbs 10:27</a></span><br />The fear of the LORD prolongs life, but the years of the wicked will be cut short.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/16-31.htm">Proverbs 16:31</a></span><br />Gray hair is a crown of glory; it is attained along the path of righteousness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/22-4.htm">Proverbs 22:4</a></span><br />The rewards of humility and the fear of the LORD are wealth and honor and life.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/3-14.htm">1 Kings 3:14</a></span><br />So if you walk in My ways and keep My statutes and commandments, just as your father David did, I will prolong your days.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/5-26.htm">Job 5:26</a></span><br />You will come to the grave in full vigor, like a sheaf of grain gathered in season.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/65-20.htm">Isaiah 65:20</a></span><br />No longer will a nursing infant live but a few days, or an old man fail to live out his years. For the youth will die at a hundred years, and he who fails to reach a hundred will be considered accursed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/19-17.htm">Matthew 19:17</a></span><br />“Why do you ask Me about what is good?” Jesus replied. “There is only One who is good. If you want to enter life, keep the commandments.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">For length of days, and long life, and peace, shall they add to you.</p><p class="hdg">length</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/3-16.htm">Proverbs 3:16</a></b></br> Length of days <i>is</i> in her right hand; <i>and</i> in her left hand riches and honour.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/4-10.htm">Proverbs 4:10</a></b></br> Hear, O my son, and receive my sayings; and the years of thy life shall be many.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/9-11.htm">Proverbs 9:11</a></b></br> For by me thy days shall be multiplied, and the years of thy life shall be increased.</p><p class="hdg">long life</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/21-4.htm">Psalm 21:4</a></b></br> He asked life of thee, <i>and</i> thou gavest <i>it</i> him, <i>even</i> length of days for ever and ever.</p><p class="hdg">and peace</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/3-17.htm">Proverbs 3:17</a></b></br> Her ways <i>are</i> ways of pleasantness, and all her paths <i>are</i> peace.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/119-165.htm">Psalm 119:165</a></b></br> Great peace have they which love thy law: and nothing shall offend them.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/32-17.htm">Isaiah 32:17</a></b></br> And the work of righteousness shall be peace; and the effect of righteousness quietness and assurance for ever.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/150-2.htm">Abundant</a> <a href="/proverbs/1-5.htm">Add</a> <a href="/proverbs/1-5.htm">Increase</a> <a href="/psalms/93-5.htm">Length</a> <a href="/proverbs/1-32.htm">Peace</a> <a href="/psalms/85-5.htm">Prolong</a> <a href="/proverbs/1-32.htm">Prosperity</a> <a href="/psalms/69-22.htm">Welfare</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/proverbs/12-11.htm">Abundant</a> <a href="/proverbs/9-9.htm">Add</a> <a href="/proverbs/3-9.htm">Increase</a> <a href="/proverbs/3-16.htm">Length</a> <a href="/proverbs/3-17.htm">Peace</a> <a href="/proverbs/28-16.htm">Prolong</a> <a href="/proverbs/8-18.htm">Prosperity</a> <a href="/isaiah/38-17.htm">Welfare</a><div class="vheading2">Proverbs 3</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/proverbs/3-1.htm">various exhortations</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/proverbs/3-13.htm">The gain of wisdom</a></span><br><span class="reftext">27. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/proverbs/3-27.htm">Exhortation to goodness</a></span><br><span class="reftext">33. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/proverbs/3-33.htm">the different state of the wicked and upright</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/proverbs/3.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/proverbs/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/proverbs/3.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>for they will add length to your days</b><br>This phrase emphasizes the promise of longevity as a reward for adhering to wisdom and understanding. In the biblical context, long life is often seen as a blessing from God, a sign of His favor and a reward for righteousness (<a href="/deuteronomy/5-33.htm">Deuteronomy 5:33</a>, <a href="/psalms/91-16.htm">Psalm 91:16</a>). The ancient Israelites valued long life as it allowed for the continuation of family lineage and the fulfillment of God's promises to His people. This promise is not merely about physical longevity but also about a life filled with purpose and divine favor. The concept of long life is also connected to the idea of living in accordance with God's commandments, as seen in the Mosaic Law, which often links obedience with blessings (<a href="/exodus/20-12.htm">Exodus 20:12</a>).<p><b>years and peace to your life</b><br>The addition of "years" suggests not just a long life but a life of quality and fulfillment. The term "peace" (Hebrew: "shalom") encompasses more than the absence of conflict; it implies wholeness, health, prosperity, and harmony with God and others. This peace is a central theme in the Bible, often associated with the presence of God (<a href="/isaiah/26-3.htm">Isaiah 26:3</a>, <a href="/philippians/4-7.htm">Philippians 4:7</a>). In the cultural context of ancient Israel, peace was a highly valued state, reflecting God's covenantal blessings. The promise of peace is also prophetic, pointing to the ultimate peace brought by the Messiah, Jesus Christ, who is referred to as the "Prince of Peace" (<a href="/isaiah/9-6.htm">Isaiah 9:6</a>). This peace is not only temporal but eternal, offering believers a foretaste of the peace that will be fully realized in God's kingdom.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/s/solomon.htm">Solomon</a></b><br>Traditionally considered the author of Proverbs, Solomon was the son of King David and known for his wisdom. He wrote Proverbs to impart wisdom and understanding.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a></b><br>The original audience of Proverbs, the people of Israel were to live according to God's laws and wisdom, which Solomon sought to impart through his writings.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/w/wisdom_literature.htm">Wisdom Literature</a></b><br>Proverbs is part of the wisdom literature in the Bible, which includes books like Job and Ecclesiastes, focusing on practical living and understanding.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_value_of_wisdom.htm">The Value of Wisdom</a></b><br>Wisdom is not just intellectual knowledge but practical application of God's truth in daily life. It leads to a life of peace and fulfillment.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/o/obedience_brings_blessings.htm">Obedience Brings Blessings</a></b><br>Living according to God's commandments brings tangible benefits, including peace and longevity. This is a recurring theme in both the Old and New Testaments.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/peace_as_a_fruit_of_righteousness.htm">Peace as a Fruit of Righteousness</a></b><br>True peace is a result of living righteously. It is not merely the absence of conflict but a deep-seated tranquility that comes from aligning with God's will.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_temporal_and_eternal_perspective.htm">The Temporal and Eternal Perspective</a></b><br>While <a href="/proverbs/3-2.htm">Proverbs 3:2</a> promises temporal blessings, it also points to the eternal peace and life found in Christ, encouraging believers to focus on both present and eternal rewards.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_discipline.htm">The Role of Discipline</a></b><br>Embracing discipline and correction is essential for gaining wisdom, which in turn leads to the blessings described in <a href="/proverbs/3-2.htm">Proverbs 3:2</a>.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_proverbs_3.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Proverbs 3</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_do_devout_suffer_or_die_young.htm">Proverbs 3:2 promises “long life and peace” for obedience—how do we reconcile this with devout individuals who die young or endure immense turmoil? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_is_the_author_of_2_john.htm">How can one maintain perfect peace?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_job_36_11-12_fit_real_hardships.htm">In Job 36:11-12, obedience supposedly leads to prosperity while disobedience brings destruction; how does this align with the real-world experiences of faithful people in hardship?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_on_quarrelsome_women.htm">What does the Bible say about quarrelsome women?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/proverbs/3.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div><span class= "bld">III.</span><p>(d)<span class= "ital"> Fourth Discourse</span>:--<span class= "ital">Exhortation to Various Virtues </span>(Pro iii 1-18).<p>(2) <span class= "bld">Long life.--</span>That is, a life worth living, fit to be called "life"; whereas" length of days" only implies extension of life, the reward promised for obedience to parents.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/proverbs/3.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 2.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Length of days</span> (<span class="accented">orek yamim</span>); Vulgate, <span class="accented">longitudo dierum.</span> The expression is literally "extension of days," and signifies the prolongation of life, its duration to the appointed limit - a meaning which is brought out in the LXX. <span class="greek">μῆκος βίου</span>, "length of days," the Greek word <span class="greek">βίος</span> being used, not of existence, but of the time and course of life. It occurs again in ver. 16, and also in <a href="/job/12-12.htm">Job 12:12</a> and <a href="/psalms/21-4.htm">Psalm 21:4</a>. "Length of days" is represented as a blessing in the Old Testament, depending, however, as in the present instance, on the fulfilment of certain conditions. Thus in the fifth commandment it is appended to the honouring of parents (<a href="/exodus/20-12.htm">Exodus 20:12</a>), and it was promised to Solomon, at Gibeon, on the condition that he walked in the way, statutes, and commandments of God (<a href="/1_kings/3-14.htm">1 Kings 3:14</a>). The promise of prolongation of life is not to be pressed historically as applying to every individual case, but is to be taken as indicating the tendency of keeping the Divine precepts, which, as a rule, ensure preservation of health, and hence "length of days." <span class="cmt_word">Long life</span> (<span class="accented">vush'noth khayyim</span>); literally, <span class="accented">years of life</span>; Targum Jonathan, Vulgate, Syriac, and Arabic, <span class="accented">anni vitae</span>; LXX., <span class="greek">ἔτη</span> <span class="greek">ζωῆς</span>. The Authorized Version scarcely serves to bring out the sense of the original, as there is practically no difference in meaning between "length of days" and "long life? The idea conveyed in the expression, "years of life," is that of material prosperity. The thought of an extended life is carried on from the preceding expression, but it is amplified and described. The years of life will be many, but they will be years of life in its truest sense, as one of true happiness and enjoyment, free from distracting cares, sickness, and other drawbacks. The Hebrew plural, <span class="accented">khayyim</span>, "lives," is equivalent to the Greek expression, <span class="greek">βίος βιωτός</span>, "a life worth while living" (cf. Plat., 'Apol.,' 38, A). To the Israelitish mind, the happiness of life consisted in "dwelling in the land" (<a href="/deuteronomy/4-40.htm">Deuteronomy 4:40</a>; <a href="/deuteronomy/5-30.htm">Deuteronomy 5:30</a>, etc.), and "abiding in the house of the Lord" (<a href="/psalms/15-1.htm">Psalm 15:1</a>; <a href="/psalms/23-6.htm">Psalm 23:6</a>; <a href="/psalms/27-3.htm">Psalm 27:3</a>) (Zockler). The conjecture that the plural, <span class="accented">khayyim</span>, signifies the present and the future life, is unfounded. The scope of the promise before us is confined to the present stage of existence, and it is negatived also by the similar use of the plural in <a href="/proverbs/16-5.htm">Proverbs 16:5</a>, "In the light of the king's countenance is life (<span class="accented">khayyim</span>)<span class="accented"></span>," where <span class="accented">khayyim</span> cannot possibly refer to the future life. <span class="accented">Khayyim</span> stands for life in its fulness. "Godliness" has indeed, as St. Paul wrote to Timothy, "promise of the life that now is, aud of that which is to come" (<a href="/1_timothy/4-8.htm">1 Timothy 4:8</a>). <span class="cmt_word">Peace</span> (<span class="accented">shalom</span>). The verb <span class="accented">shalam</span>, from which the substantive <span class="accented">shalom</span> is derived, signifies "to be whole, sound, safe," and hence "peace" means internal and external contentment, and tran-quillity of mind arising from the sense of safety. In ver. 17 the ways of Wisdom are designated <span class="accented">peace.</span> While, on the one hand, peace is represented by the psalmist as the possession of those who love God's Law (<a href="/psalms/119-165.htm">Psalm 119:165</a>), on the other, it is denied the wicked (<a href="/isaiah/48-22.htm">Isaiah 48:22</a>; <a href="/isaiah/57-21.htm">Isaiah 57:21</a>). <span class="cmt_word">Shall they add to thee</span>; <span class="accented">i.e.</span> shall the precepts and commands bring (Zockler) or heap upon (Muffet) thee. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/proverbs/3-2.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">for</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּ֤י</span> <span class="translit">(kî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">they will add</span><br /><span class="heb">יוֹסִ֥יפוּ</span> <span class="translit">(yō·w·sî·p̄ū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3254.htm">Strong's 3254: </a> </span><span class="str2">To add, augment</span><br /><br /><span class="word">length</span><br /><span class="heb">אֹ֣רֶךְ</span> <span class="translit">(’ō·reḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_753.htm">Strong's 753: </a> </span><span class="str2">Length</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to your</span><br /><span class="heb">לָֽךְ׃</span> <span class="translit">(lāḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | second person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> </span><span class="str2"></span><br /><br /><span class="word">days,</span><br /><span class="heb">יָ֭מִים</span> <span class="translit">(yā·mîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> </span><span class="str2">A day</span><br /><br /><span class="word">years</span><br /><span class="heb">וּשְׁנ֣וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(ū·šə·nō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8141.htm">Strong's 8141: </a> </span><span class="str2">A year</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and peace</span><br /><span class="heb">וְ֝שָׁל֗וֹם</span> <span class="translit">(wə·šā·lō·wm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7965.htm">Strong's 7965: </a> </span><span class="str2">Safe, well, happy, friendly, welfare, health, prosperity, peace</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to your life.</span><br /><span class="heb">חַיִּ֑ים</span> <span class="translit">(ḥay·yîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2416.htm">Strong's 2416: </a> </span><span class="str2">Alive, raw, fresh, strong, life</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/proverbs/3-2.htm">Proverbs 3:2 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/proverbs/3-2.htm">Proverbs 3:2 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/proverbs/3-2.htm">Proverbs 3:2 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/proverbs/3-2.htm">Proverbs 3:2 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/proverbs/3-2.htm">Proverbs 3:2 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/proverbs/3-2.htm">Proverbs 3:2 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/proverbs/3-2.htm">Proverbs 3:2 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/proverbs/3-2.htm">Proverbs 3:2 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/proverbs/3-2.htm">Proverbs 3:2 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/proverbs/3-2.htm">Proverbs 3:2 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/proverbs/3-2.htm">OT Poetry: Proverbs 3:2 For length of days and years (Prov. 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