King James Version
Proverbs 9:11 in the King James Version says “For by me thy days shall be multiplied, and the years of thy life shall be increased.” — study this verse from Proverbs chapter 9 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“For by me thy days shall be multiplied, and the years of thy life shall be increased.”
Proverbs 9:11 · KJV
Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be yet wiser: teach a just man, and he will increase in learning.
The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy is understanding.
For by me thy days shall be multiplied, and the years of thy life shall be increased.
If thou be wise, thou shalt be wise for thyself: but if thou scornest, thou alone shalt bear it.
A foolish woman is clamorous: she is simple, and knoweth nothing.
KJV Study — Public Domain
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
“For by me thy days”
H3117a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an asso
“shall be increased”
H3254to add or augment (often adverbial, to continue to do a thing)
“of thy life”
H2416alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or livin
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