Proverbs 9 · Verse 11

Proverbs 9:11

For by me thy days shall be multiplied, and the years of thy life shall be increased.
Proverbs 9:11, King James Version

Proverbs 9:11 in other translations

BSBFor through wisdom your days will be multiplied, and years will be added to your life.
WEBFor by me your days will be multiplied. The years of your life will be increased.
ASVFor by me thy days shall be multiplied, And the years of thy life shall be increased.
YLTFor by me do thy days multiply, And added to thee are years of life.
DARBYFor by me thy days shall be multiplied, and years of life shall be added to thee.
BBEFor by me your days will be increased, and the years of your life will be long.
WebsterFor by me thy days shall be multiplied, and the years of thy life shall be increased.

What does Proverbs 9:11 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
11. (Compare Pr 3:16-18; 4:10).

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 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."

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Proverbs 9:1-12

Christ has prepared ordinances to which his people are admitted, and by which nourishment is given here to those that believe in him, as well as mansions in heaven hereafter. The ministers of the gospel go forth to invite the guests. The call is general, and shuts out none that do not shut out themselves. Our Saviour came, not to call the righteous, but sinners; not the wise in their own eyes, who say they see. We…

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Proverbs 9:11 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

כִּי\־ki-forH3588
בִ֭יviby me
יִרְבּ֣וּyir.Buthey will increaseH7235
יָמֶ֑יךָya.Mei.khadays yourH3117
וְיוֹסִ֥יפוּve.yo.Si.fuso they may addH3254
לְּ֝ךָ֗le.khato you
שְׁנ֣וֹתshe.Notyears ofH8141
חַיִּֽים\׃chai.YimlifeH2416

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Proverbs 9:11

  • Proverbs 10:27

    The fear of the Lord prolongeth days: but the years of the wicked shall be shortened.

  • Proverbs 3:2

    For length of days, and long life, and peace, shall they add to thee.

  • Proverbs 3:16

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

  • Deuteronomy 6:2

    That thou mightest fear the Lord thy God, to keep all his statutes and his commandments, which I command thee, thou, and thy son, and thy son’s son, all the days of thy life; and that thy days may be prolonged.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
3:2,16; 10:27; De 6:2

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Proverbs 9:10

    The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy is understanding.

  • Proverbs 9:11

    For by me thy days shall be multiplied, and the years of thy life shall be increased.

  • Proverbs 9:12

    If thou be wise, thou shalt be wise for thyself: but if thou scornest, thou alone shalt bear it.

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Proverbs 9:11 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Porque por mí se aumentarán tus días, y años de vida se te añadirán.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Car par moi tes jours seront multipliés, et des années de vie te seront ajoutées.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Denn durch mich werden deine Tage sich mehren, und Jahre des Lebens werden dir hinzugefügt werden.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Per me enim multiplicabuntur dies tui, et addentur tibi anni vitæ.