Proverbs 3:16 (LSB)

Passage

Length of days is in her right hand; In her left hand are riches and glory.

Nearby Context

Proverbs 3:14 For her profit is better than the profit of silver And her produce better than fine gold.

Proverbs 3:15 She is more precious than pearls; And nothing you desire compares with her.

Proverbs 3:16 Length of days is in her right hand; In her left hand are riches and glory.

Proverbs 3:17 Her ways are pleasant ways And all her pathways are peace.

Proverbs 3:18 She is a tree of life to those who seize her, And all those who hold her fast are blessed.

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 15's "She is more precious than pearls And..." into verse 17's "Her ways are pleasant ways And all...", so "length" and "days" 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 "days" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.