Proverbs 3:2

Proverbs · Old Testament · Chapter 3

“For length of days, and long life, and peace, shall they add to thee.”Proverbs 3:2

What Does Proverbs 3:2 Mean?

Proverbs 3:2 is found in the book of Proverbs, chapter 3, verse 2 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.

Key themes in this passage include Peace (Shalom).

Cross-References (20)

These passages are connected to Proverbs 3:2 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.

Ephesians 6:1“Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right.”Psalms 91:16“With long life will I satisfy him, and shew him my salvation.”Proverbs 4:10“Hear, O my son, and receive my sayings; and the years of thy life shall be many.”Proverbs 9:11“For by me thy days shall be multiplied, and the years of thy life shall be increased.”Psalms 128:6“Yea, thou shalt see thy children’s children, and peace upon Israel.”Romans 15:13“Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost.”Proverbs 3:16“Length of days is in her right hand; and in her left hand riches and honour.”Psalms 21:4“He asked life of thee, and thou gavest it him, even length of days for ever and ever.”1 Kings 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.”Psalms 119:165“Great peace have they which love thy law: and nothing shall offend them.”Proverbs 10:27“The fear of the LORD prolongeth days: but the years of the wicked shall be shortened.”Job 5:26“Thou shalt come to thy grave in a full age, like as a shock of corn cometh in in his season.”Romans 5:1“Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ:”Deuteronomy 11:21“That your days may be multiplied, and the days of your children, in the land which the LORD sware unto your fathers to give them, as the days of heaven upon the earth.”Psalms 34:11“Come, ye children, hearken unto me: I will teach you the fear of the LORD.”Isaiah 32:17“And the work of righteousness shall be peace; and the effect of righteousness quietness and assurance for ever.”1 Timothy 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.”1 Peter 3:10“For he that will love life, and see good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips that they speak no guile:”Isaiah 57:19“I 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.”Romans 14:17“For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink; but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost.”

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