Proverbs 9:11

Proverbs 9:11 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For by me thy days shall be multiplied, and the years of thy life shall be increased.
• New International Version (NIV)For through wisdom your days will be many, and years will be added to your life.
• English Standard Version (ESV)For by me your days will be multiplied, and years will be added to your life.
• New King James Version (NKJV)For by me your days will be multiplied, And years of life will be added to you.

Context of Proverbs 9:11

9Instruct the wise, and they will be even wiser. Teach the righteous, and they will learn even more. 10Fear of the Lord is the foundation of wisdom. Knowledge of the Holy One results in good judgment. Wisdom will multiply your days and add years to your life. 12If you become wise, you will be the one to benefit. If you scorn wisdom, you will be the one to suffer. 13The woman named Folly is brash. She is ignorant and doesn’t know it.

Proverbs 9:11 word by word

כִּי־בִ֭י יִרְבּ֣וּ יָמֶ֑יךָ וְיוֹסִ֥יפוּ לְּ֝ךָ֗ שְׁנ֣וֹת חַיִּֽים׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• For by me thy daysיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• shall be multipliedרָבָהrâbâh · to multiplyH7235
• and the yearsשָׁנָהshâneh shânâh · yearH8141
• of thy lifeחַיִּיםchay · lifeH2416
• shall be increasedיָסַףyâsaph · to addH3254

Cross-references for Proverbs 9:11

• Proverbs 3:2If you do this, you will live many years, and your life will be satisfying.
• Proverbs 10:27Fear of the Lord lengthens one’s life, but the years of the wicked are cut short.
• Deuteronomy 6:2and you and your children and grandchildren must fear the Lord your God as long as you live. If you obey all his decrees and commands, you will enjoy a long life.

Commentaries on Proverbs 9:11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 11For by me thy days shall be multiplied - Vice shortens human life, by a necessity of consequence: and by the same, righteousness lengthens it. There is a long addition here in the Septuagint, Syriac, and Vulgate: "He who trusts in falsity feeds on the winds; and is like him who chases the fowls of heaven. He forsakes the way of his own vineyard, and errs from the paths of his own inheritance. He enters also into lonely and desert places, and into a land…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 10-12fear of the LORD: Refer to study note on Proverbs 1:7.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1111. (Compare Pr 3:16-18; 4:10).Read the comment

Topics related to Proverbs 9:11

• Longevity
• Wisdom

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Commentaries on Proverbs 9

• 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
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings