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Proverbs 9:11
For by me (wisdom from God) your days will be multiplied, And years of life shall be increased.
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Christian Standard Bible®
For by me your days will be many,and years will be added to your life.
For by me your days will be many,and years will be added to your life.
Hebrew Names Version
For by me your days will be multiplied. The years of your life will be increased.
For by me your days will be multiplied. The years of your life will be increased.
King James Version
For by me thy days shall be multiplied, and the years of thy life shall be increased.
For by me thy days shall be multiplied, and the years of thy life shall be increased.
English Standard Version
For by me your days will be multiplied, and years will be added to your life.
For by me your days will be multiplied, and years will be added to your life.
New American Standard Bible
For by me your days will be multiplied, And years of life will be added to you.
For by me your days will be multiplied, And years of life will be added to you.
New Century Version
If you live wisely, you will live a long time; wisdom will add years to your life.
If you live wisely, you will live a long time; wisdom will add years to your life.
New English Translation
For because of me your days will be many, and years will be added to your life.
For because of me your days will be many, and years will be added to your life.
World English Bible
For by me your days will be multiplied. The years of your life will be increased.
For by me your days will be multiplied. The years of your life will be increased.
Geneva Bible (1587)
For thy dayes shalbe multiplied by me, and the yeeres of thy life shalbe augmented.
For thy dayes shalbe multiplied by me, and the yeeres of thy life shalbe augmented.
Legacy Standard Bible
For by me your days will become many,And years of life will be added to you.
For by me your days will become many,And years of life will be added to you.
Berean Standard Bible
For through wisdom your days will be multiplied, and years will be added to your life.
For through wisdom your days will be multiplied, and years will be added to your life.
Contemporary English Version
I am Wisdom. If you follow me, you will live a long time.
I am Wisdom. If you follow me, you will live a long time.
Complete Jewish Bible
For with me, your days will be increased; years will be added to your life.
For with me, your days will be increased; years will be added to your life.
Darby Translation
For by me thy days shall be multiplied, and years of life shall be added to thee.
For by me thy days shall be multiplied, and years of life shall be added to thee.
Easy-to-Read Version
Wisdom will help you live longer; she will add years to your life.
Wisdom will help you live longer; she will add years to your life.
George Lamsa Translation
For by her your days shall be multiplied, and the years of your life shall be increased.
For by her your days shall be multiplied, and the years of your life shall be increased.
Good News Translation
Wisdom will add years to your life.
Wisdom will add years to your life.
Lexham English Bible
For by me your days shall increase, and years of life shall multiply for you.
For by me your days shall increase, and years of life shall multiply for you.
Literal Translation
For by me your days shall be multiplied, and the years of your life shall be increased.
For by me your days shall be multiplied, and the years of your life shall be increased.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
For thorow me yi dayes shalbe prolonged, and the yeares of thy life shal be many.
For thorow me yi dayes shalbe prolonged, and the yeares of thy life shal be many.
American Standard Version
For by me thy days shall be multiplied, And the years of thy life shall be increased.
For by me thy days shall be multiplied, And the years of thy life shall be increased.
Bible in Basic English
For by me your days will be increased, and the years of your life will be long.
For by me your days will be increased, and the years of your life will be long.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
For by me thy days shall be multiplied, and the years of thy life shall be increased.
For by me thy days shall be multiplied, and the years of thy life shall be increased.
King James Version (1611)
For by me thy dayes shall be multiplied: and the yeeres of thy life shalbe increased.
For by me thy dayes shall be multiplied: and the yeeres of thy life shalbe increased.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
For thorowe me thy dayes shalbe prolonged, and the yeres of thy life shall be many.
For thorowe me thy dayes shalbe prolonged, and the yeres of thy life shall be many.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
For in this way thou shalt live long, and years of thy life shall be added to thee.
For in this way thou shalt live long, and years of thy life shall be added to thee.
English Revised Version
For by me thy days shall be multiplied, and the years of thy life shall be increased.
For by me thy days shall be multiplied, and the years of thy life shall be increased.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
For thi daies schulen be multiplied bi me; and yeeris of lijf schulen be encreessid to thee.
For thi daies schulen be multiplied bi me; and yeeris of lijf schulen be encreessid to thee.
Update Bible Version
For by me your days shall be multiplied, And the years of your life shall be increased.
For by me your days shall be multiplied, And the years of your life shall be increased.
Webster's Bible Translation
For by me thy days shall be multiplied, and the years of thy life shall be increased.
For by me thy days shall be multiplied, and the years of thy life shall be increased.
New King James Version
For by me your days will be multiplied, And years of life will be added to you.
For by me your days will be multiplied, And years of life will be added to you.
New Living Translation
Wisdom will multiply your days and add years to your life.
Wisdom will multiply your days and add years to your life.
New Life Bible
For by me your days will grow in number, and years will be added to your life.
For by me your days will grow in number, and years will be added to your life.
New Revised Standard
For by me your days will be multiplied, and years will be added to your life.
For by me your days will be multiplied, and years will be added to your life.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
For, by me, shall be multiplied - thy days, and there be added to thee - the years of life.
For, by me, shall be multiplied - thy days, and there be added to thee - the years of life.
Douay-Rheims Bible
For by me shall thy days be multiplied, and years of life shall be added to thee.
For by me shall thy days be multiplied, and years of life shall be added to thee.
Revised Standard Version
For by me your days will be multiplied, and years will be added to your life.
For by me your days will be multiplied, and years will be added to your life.
Young's Literal Translation
For by me do thy days multiply, And added to thee are years of life.
For by me do thy days multiply, And added to thee are years of life.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
For by me your days will be multiplied, And years of life will be added to you.
For by me your days will be multiplied, And years of life will be added to you.
Contextual Overview
1Wisdom has built her [spacious and sufficient] house; She has hewn out and set up her seven pillars. 2She has prepared her food, she has mixed her wine; She has also set her table. 3She has sent out her maidens, she calls From the highest places of the city: 4"Whoever is naive or inexperienced, let him turn in here!" As for him who lacks understanding, she says, 5"Come, eat my food And drink the wine I have mixed [and accept my gifts]. 6"Leave [behind] your foolishness [and the foolish] and live, And walk in the way of insight and understanding." 7He who corrects and instructs a scoffer gets dishonor for himself, And he who rebukes a wicked man gets insults for himself. 8Do not correct a scoffer [who foolishly ridicules and takes no responsibility for his error] or he will hate you; Correct a wise man [who learns from his error], and he will love you. 9Give instruction to a wise man and he will become even wiser; Teach a righteous man and he will increase his learning. 10The [reverent] fear of the LORD [that is, worshiping Him and regarding Him as truly awesome] is the beginning and the preeminent part of wisdom [its starting point and its essence], And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding and spiritual insight.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Proverbs 3:2, Proverbs 3:16, Proverbs 10:27, Deuteronomy 6:2
Reciprocal: Deuteronomy 11:9 - prolong Deuteronomy 11:21 - your days Job 5:26 - in a full age Proverbs 1:33 - whoso Proverbs 12:28 - General Proverbs 13:14 - law Ecclesiastes 7:12 - the excellency
Cross-References
Genesis 9:21
He drank some of the wine and became drunk, and he was uncovered and lay exposed inside his tent.
He drank some of the wine and became drunk, and he was uncovered and lay exposed inside his tent.
Genesis 9:22
Ham, the father of Canaan, saw [by accident] the nakedness of his father, and [to his father's shame] told his two brothers outside.
Ham, the father of Canaan, saw [by accident] the nakedness of his father, and [to his father's shame] told his two brothers outside.
Genesis 9:23
So Shem and Japheth took a robe and put it on both their shoulders, and walked backwards and covered the nakedness of their father; their faces were turned away so that they did not see their father's nakedness.
So Shem and Japheth took a robe and put it on both their shoulders, and walked backwards and covered the nakedness of their father; their faces were turned away so that they did not see their father's nakedness.
Isaiah 54:9
"For this is like the waters of Noah to Me, As I swore [an oath] that the waters of Noah Would not flood the earth again; In the same way I have sworn that I will not be angry with you Nor will I rebuke you.
"For this is like the waters of Noah to Me, As I swore [an oath] that the waters of Noah Would not flood the earth again; In the same way I have sworn that I will not be angry with you Nor will I rebuke you.
2 Peter 3:7
But by His word the present heavens and earth are being reserved for fire, being kept for the day of judgment and destruction of the ungodly people.
But by His word the present heavens and earth are being reserved for fire, being kept for the day of judgment and destruction of the ungodly people.
2 Peter 3:11
Since all these things are to be destroyed in this way, what kind of people ought you to be [in the meantime] in holy behavior [that is, in a pattern of daily life that sets you apart as a believer] and in godliness [displaying profound reverence toward our awesome God],
Since all these things are to be destroyed in this way, what kind of people ought you to be [in the meantime] in holy behavior [that is, in a pattern of daily life that sets you apart as a believer] and in godliness [displaying profound reverence toward our awesome God],
Gill's Notes on the Bible
For by me thy days shall be multiplied,.... These are the words of Wisdom, and contain a reason and argument why her call and advice in the preceding verses should be listened unto, since she gives long life to her followers. She is a tree of life unto them, the author and giver of spiritual and eternal life; by means of her bread and her wine spiritual life is maintained, promoted, and preserved; and length of days, for ever and ever, is the gift of her right hand; see Proverbs 3:16. The Targum is,
"for by it thy days shall be multiplied;''
which seems to refer it to the fear of the Lord, the beginning of wisdom, in Proverbs 9:10, to which long life is attributed; see
Proverbs 10:27;
and the years of thy life shall be increased; or, "they shall add years of life to thee" o; wisdom and understanding, the fear of the Lord, and the knowledge of the Holy; if not in this world, yet in the world to come, which will be without end.
o יוסיפו לך שנות חיים "et addent tibi annos vitae", Baynus, Cocceius.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Proverbs 9:11. For by me thy days shall be multiplied — Vice shortens human life, by a necessity of consequence: and by the same, righteousness lengthens it. There is a long addition here in the Septuagint, Syriac, and Vulgate: "He who trusts in falsity feeds on the winds; and is like him who chases the fowls of heaven. He forsakes the way of his own vineyard, and errs from the paths of his own inheritance. He enters also into lonely and desert places, and into a land abandoned to thirst; and his hands collect that which yieldeth no fruit."
