Proverbs 3:2

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

For length of days, and long life, and peace, shall they add to thee - (; ; ; Psalms 34:12; "Godliness hath promise of the life that now is, and of that which is to come," ; .) Quarrelling, luxury, pleasure and gain-seeking, and unbelieving cares, take away that sobriety and peace of spirit which promote longevity. With all men's pains to prolong life, they generally neglect the Lord, the true Giver and Preserver, of it (). The Hebrew of "long life" is plural-literally, 'years of lives:' hinting at the twofold life, that here and that hereafter, which is at the Lord's disposal. "Peace" is the fruit of "love" to God's "law" ().