King James Version
What Does Proverbs 3:2 Mean?
“For length of days, and long life, and peace, shall they add to thee. long: Heb. years of life”
Context
1
My son, forget not my law; but let thine heart keep my commandments:
2
For length of days, and long life, and peace, shall they add to thee. long: Heb. years of life
3
Let not mercy and truth forsake thee: bind them about thy neck; write them upon the table of thine heart:
4
So shalt thou find favour and good understanding in the sight of God and man. good: or, good success
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Commentary
Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers**III.**
(d)* Fourth Discourse*:—*Exhortation to Various Virtues *(Pro iii 1-18).
(2) **Long life.—**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.
Charles John Ellicott (1819–1905). Public Domain.
Historical Context
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Theological Significance
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