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Proverbs 3:16

Length of days is in her right hand; and in her left hand riches and honour.

KJV

Longitudo dierum in dextera ejus, et in sinistra illius divitiæ et gloria.

Vulgate

μῆκος γὰρ βίου καὶ ἔτη ζωῆς ἐν τῇ δεξιᾷ αὐτῆς, ἐν δὲ τῇ ἀριστερᾷ αὐτῆς πλοῦτος καὶ δόξα· [1] ἐκ τοῦ στόματος αὐτῆς ἐκπορεύεται δικαιοσύνη, νόμον δὲ καὶ ἔλεον ἐπὶ γλώσσης φορεῖ.

LXX

Length of days is in her right hand; In her left hand are riches and honor.

ASV

אֹ֣רֶךְ יָ֭מִים בִּֽ/ימִינָ֑/הּ בִּ֝/שְׂמֹאולָ֗/הּ עֹ֣שֶׁר וְ/כָבֽוֹד

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

6 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

וֹ
v
noun · 95×
וֹ
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noun · 141×
וֹ
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noun · 198×
וֹ
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noun · 37×
וֹ
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noun · 54×
יּ֣וֹם
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noun · 2285×

Themes

Historic Christian voices

3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • 1Cor 3:21 — Therefore let no man glory in men. For all things are yours;
  • 1Kgs 3:13 — And I have also given thee that which thou hast not asked, both riches, and honour: so that there shall not be any among the kings like unto thee all thy days.
  • 1Kgs 3:13 — And I have also given thee that which thou hast not asked, both riches, and honour: so that there shall not be any among the kings like unto thee all thy days.
  • 1Kgs 3:14 — And if thou wilt walk in my ways, to keep my statutes and my commandments, as thy father David did walk, then I will lengthen thy days.
  • 1Tim 4:8 — For bodily exercise profiteth little: but godliness is profitable unto all things, having promise of the life that now is, and of that which is to come.
  • 1Tim 4:8 — For bodily exercise profiteth little: but godliness is profitable unto all things, having promise of the life that now is, and of that which is to come.
  • 2Cor 6:10 — As sorrowful, yet alway rejoicing; as poor, yet making many rich; as having nothing, and yet possessing all things.
  • Deut 6:2 — That thou mightest fear the LORD thy God, to keep all his statutes and his commandments, which I command thee, thou, and thy son, and thy son’s son, all the days of thy life; and that thy days may be
  • Deut 11:9 — And that ye may prolong your days in the land, which the LORD sware unto your fathers to give unto them and to their seed, a land that floweth with milk and honey.
  • Exod 20:12 — Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.
  • Job 42:17 — So Job died, being old and full of days.
  • Josh 22:8 — And he spake unto them, saying, Return with much riches unto your tents, and with very much cattle, with silver, and with gold, and with brass, and with iron, and with very much raiment: divide the sp
  • Mark 10:30 — But he shall receive an hundredfold now in this time, houses, and brethren, and sisters, and mothers, and children, and lands, with persecutions; and in the world to come eternal life.
  • Prov 3:2 — For length of days, and long life, and peace, shall they add to thee.
  • Prov 3:2 — For length of days, and long life, and peace, shall they add to thee.
  • Prov 4:6 — Forsake her not, and she shall preserve thee: love her, and she shall keep thee.
  • Prov 4:10 — Hear, O my son, and receive my sayings; and the years of thy life shall be many.
  • Prov 8:18 — Riches and honour are with me; yea, durable riches and righteousness.
  • Prov 8:18 — Riches and honour are with me; yea, durable riches and righteousness.
  • Prov 9:11 — For by me thy days shall be multiplied, and the years of thy life shall be increased.
  • Prov 10:27 — The fear of the LORD prolongeth days: but the years of the wicked shall be shortened.
  • Prov 22:4 — By humility and the fear of the LORD are riches, and honour, and life.
  • Prov 22:4 — By humility and the fear of the LORD are riches, and honour, and life.
  • Ps 19:11 — Moreover by them is thy servant warned: and in keeping of them there is great reward.
  • Ps 21:4 — He asked life of thee, and thou gavest it him, even length of days for ever and ever.
  • Ps 71:9 — Cast me not off in the time of old age; forsake me not when my strength faileth.
  • Ps 91:16 — With long life will I satisfy him, and shew him my salvation.
  • Ps 112:3 — Wealth and riches shall be in his house: and his righteousness endureth for ever.