Proverbs 3:16

Proverbs 3:16 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Length of days is in her right hand; and in her left hand riches and honour.
• New International Version (NIV)Long life is in her right hand; in her left hand are riches and honor.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Long life is in her right hand; in her left hand are riches and honor.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Length of days is in her right hand, In her left hand riches and honor.

Context of Proverbs 3:16

14For wisdom’s profit is better than the profit of silver, And her gain is better than fine gold. 15She is more precious than rubies; And nothing you can wish for compares with her [in value]. Long life is in her right hand; In her left hand are riches and honor. 17Her ways are highways of pleasantness and favor, And all her paths are peace. 18She is a tree of life to those who take hold of her, And happy [blessed, considered fortunate, to be admired] is everyone who holds her tightly.

Proverbs 3:16 word by word

אֹ֣רֶךְ יָ֭מִים בִּֽימִינָ֑הּ בִּ֝שְׂמֹאולָ֗הּ עֹ֣שֶׁר וְכָבֽוֹד׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Lengthאֹ֫רֶךְ'ôrek · lengthH753
• of daysיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• in her right handיָמִיןyâmîyn · rightH3225
• in her left handשְׂמֹאלώemô'l ώem'ôl · leftH8040
• richesעֹ֫שֶׁר‛ôsher · richesH6239
• and honourכָּבוֹדkâbôd kâbôd · gloryH3519

Cross-references for Proverbs 3:16

• Proverbs 3:2For length of days and years of life [worth living] And tranquility and prosperity [the wholeness of life’s blessings] they will add to you.
• Proverbs 4:10Hear, my son, and accept my sayings, And the years of your life will be many.
• Psalms 21:4He asked life of You, And You gave it to him, Long life forever and evermore.
• Psalms 71:9Do not cast me off nor send me away in the time of old age; Do not abandon me when my strength fails and I am weak.
• 1 Timothy 4:8For physical training is of some value, but godliness (spiritual training) is of value in everything and in every way, since it holds promise for the present life and for the life to come.
• Proverbs 4:6Do not turn away from her (Wisdom) and she will guard and protect you; Love her, and she will watch over you.
• Proverbs 8:18Riches and honor are with me, Enduring wealth and righteousness (right standing with God).
• 1 Kings 3:13I have also given you what you have not asked, both wealth and honor, so that there will not be anyone equal to you among the kings, for all your days.
• Mark 10:30who will not receive a hundred times as much now in the present age—houses and brothers and sisters and mothers and children and farms—along with persecutions; and in the age to come, eternal life.
• 1 Corinthians 3:21So let no one boast in men [about their wisdom, or of having this or that one as a leader]. For all things are yours,
• 2 Corinthians 6:10as sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; as poor, yet bestowing riches on many; as having nothing, yet possessing all things.

Commentaries on Proverbs 3:16

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 16Length of days is in her right hand - A wicked man shortens his days by excesses; a righteous man prolongs his by temperance. In her left hand riches and honor - That is, her hands are full of the choicest benefits. There is nothing to be understood here by the right hand in preference to the left.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 13-20Verses 13-20 No precious jewels or earthly treasures are worthy to be compared with true wisdom, whether the concerns of time or eternity be considered. We must make wisdom our business; we must venture all in it, and be willing to part with all for it. This Wisdom is the Lord Jesus Christ and his salvation, sought and obtained by faith and prayer. Were it not for unbelief, remaining sinfulness, and carelessness, we should find all our ways pleasantness…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 16-1716-17. Wisdom personified as bringing the best blessings (compare Mt 6:33; 1Ti 4:8).Read the comment

Topics related to Proverbs 3:16

• Happiness
• Longevity
• Peace
• Wisdom
• Young Men

In the dictionaries

• Left hand
• Acknowledge
• Choose
• Confidence
• Correction
• Devise
• Discretion
• Envy
• Habitation
• Lowly

Commentaries on Proverbs 3

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings