Proverbs 3:16 (KJV)

Passage

Length of days is in her right hand; and in her left hand riches and honour.

Nearby Context

Proverbs 3:14 For the merchandise of it is better than the merchandise of silver, and the gain thereof than fine gold.

Proverbs 3:15 She is more precious than rubies: and all the things thou canst desire are not to be compared unto her.

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

Proverbs 3:17 Her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace.

Proverbs 3:18 She is a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her: and happy is every one that retaineth her.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "length", "days", "right", "hand", "left", "riches", and "honour". 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 rubies and..." into verse 17's "Her ways are ways of pleasantness and...", 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.