Proverbs 3:2
For length of days, and long life, and peace, shall they add to thee.
For length of dayes, and †long life, and peace shall they adde to thee.
Original 1611 marginTranslation notes and cross-references are kept distinct.
- †Hebrew wordingHeb. yeeres of life.
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- Ephesians 6:1–3Rank 1 from verse 2
1CHILDREN, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right.
2Honour thy father and mother; (which is the first commandment with promise;)
3That it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live long on the earth.
1¶ Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right.
2Honour thy father and mother, (which is the first commandement with promise,)
3That it may bee well with thee, and thou maiest liue long on the earth.
- Proverbs 4:10Rank 2 from verse 2
- Psalms 91:16Rank 3 from verse 2
- Proverbs 9:11Rank 4 from verse 2
- Psalms 128:6Rank 5 from verse 2
- Romans 15:13Rank 6 from verse 2
- Psalms 21:4Rank 7 from verse 2
- Psalms 119:165Rank 8 from verse 2
- Proverbs 10:27Rank 9 from verse 2
- Romans 5:1Rank 11 from verse 2
- 1 Timothy 4:8Rank 12 from verse 2
8For 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.
8For bodily exercise profiteth ‖litle, but godlinesse is profitable vnto all things, hauing promise of the life that now is, and of that which is to come.
- Isaiah 32:17Rank 13 from verse 2
- Psalms 34:11–14Rank 14 from verse 2
11Come, ye children, hearken unto me: I will teach you the fear of the Lord.
12What man is he that desireth life, and loveth many days, that he may see good?
13Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile.
14Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it.
11Come yee children, hearken vnto me: I will teach you the feare of the LORD.
12*What man is hee that desireth life; and loueth many dayes, that he may see good?
13Keepe thy tongue from euill, and thy lippes from speaking guile.
14Depart from euill, and doe good: seeke peace and pursue it.
- Proverbs 3:16–17Rank 15 from verse 2
- Isaiah 57:19–21Rank 16 from verse 2
19I create the fruit of the lips; Peace, peace to him that is far off, and to him that is near, saith the Lord; and I will heal him.
20But the wicked are like the troubled sea, when it cannot rest, whose waters cast up mire and dirt.
21There is no peace, saith my God, to the wicked.
19I create the fruite of the lippes; peace, peace to him that is farre off, and to him that is neere, sayth the LORD, and I will heale him.
20But the wicked are like the troubled sea, when it cannot rest, whose waters cast vp myre and dirt.
21* There is no peace, sayth my God, to the wicked.
- Romans 14:17Rank 17 from verse 2
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Proverbs 3:2
1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.
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1. The extent or measurement of something from end to end. 2. Duration or continuance in time. 3. In “at length,” at last or after a long time.
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COMBINED MEANING
length of days
Long life, many years, or continuance of days.
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Sense 1: Extending a great distance or duration. Sense 2: To desire earnestly.
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The state of living; the period or manner of one's existence.
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Freedom from war, strife, disturbance, or inward trouble; quietness, reconciliation, safety, or well-being.
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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.
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To join or put with something else; to increase by bringing or giving more.
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1MY son, forget not my law; but let thine heart keep my commandments:
1¶ My sonne, forget not my lawe; *but let thine heart keepe my commaundements:
2For length of days, and long life, and peace, shall they add to thee.
2For length of dayes, and †long life, and peace shall they adde to thee.
Selected passage3Let not mercy and truth forsake thee: bind them about thy neck; write them upon the table of thine heart:
3*Let not mercy and trueth forsake thee: bind them about thy necke, write them vpon the table of thine heart.