Proverbs 3:16
Length of days is in her right hand; and in her left hand riches and honour.
Cross-reference
In Proverbs 3:2, wisdom adds length of days—directly parallel to the long life promised in wisdom's right hand.
Proverbs 4:6-9 similarly describes wisdom bestowing honor and a crown — a close parallel to the riches and honor in her left hand.
In Proverbs 4:10, heeding instruction brings many years—reinforcing the same cause-and-effect of wisdom and long life.
Proverbs 8:18-21 directly echoes 'riches and honor' as wisdom’s rewards, adding that they are enduring and better than gold.
Proverbs 9:11 repeats wisdom's promise that 'by me your days will be multiplied', reinforcing the same gift of long life.
Proverbs 22:4 similarly links humility and fear of the Lord to riches, honor, and life — the same triad of rewards wisdom offers here.
1 Kings 3:13 shows the proverb in action: God gave Solomon riches and honor because he asked for wisdom, fulfilling the promise.
In 1 Kings 3:14, God promises Solomon long life for obedience, directly mirroring wisdom's promise of length of days.
Psalm 91:16 promises long life to the faithful, paralleling wisdom's gift of length of days in her right hand.
Psalm 112:3 says wealth and riches are in the house of the righteous, matching wisdom's offer of riches in her left hand.
Exodus 20:12 ties long life to honoring parents — a specific commandment that parallels wisdom’s reward of length of days.
Deuteronomy 6:2 links fearing God and keeping commands to prolonged days — a parallel principle to wisdom granting long life.
In Deuteronomy 11:21, long life in the land is promised for obedience, paralleling wisdom's gift of length of days.
Job 42:17 records Job dying old and full of days, exemplifying the 'length of days' wisdom promises.
1 Timothy 4:8 expands the promise: godliness holds promise for both this life and the next, echoing wisdom’s temporal and eternal benefits.
In Psalm 21:4, God grants the king length of days—a related blessing, though applied to a royal figure rather than wisdom directly.