Proverbs 3:16 (GNV)

Passage

Length of dayes is in her right hand, and in her left hand riches and glory.

Nearby Context

Proverbs 3:14 For the marchandise thereof is better then the marchandise of siluer, and the gaine thereof is better then golde.

Proverbs 3:15 It is more precious then pearles: and all things that thou canst desire, are not to be compared vnto her.

Proverbs 3:16 Length of dayes is in her right hand, and in her left hand riches and glory.

Proverbs 3:17 Her wayes are wayes of pleasure, and all her pathes prosperitie.

Proverbs 3:18 She is a tree of life to them that lay holde on her, and blessed is he that retaineth her.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "length", "dayes", "right", "hand", "left", "riches", and "glory". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "length" and "dayes", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 15's "It is more precious then pearles and..." into verse 17's "Her wayes are wayes of pleasure and...", so "length" and "dayes" belong inside that flow. In Proverbs context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "length" and "dayes" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.