Proverbs 3:16

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

Length of days is in her right hand (cf. note, ); and in her left hand riches and honour. Wisdom is described as a royal virgin or queen, with both hands full of gifts: in her right hand (the superior hand) is length of life, the chief of earthly blessings, and one which probably (though not expressly) God promised to Solomon himself in connection with the gift of wisdom (). True wisdom is the path to life, because it shuns perils and averts them, and provides advantages; controls the passions; teaches prudence and temperance; and especially because eternal life is its final issue (Cornelius a Lapide).