Solomon
Proverbs 3:16ASV·traditional attribution
Length of days is in her right hand; In her left hand are riches and honor.
Geneva Bible Notes Reformed
Length of days [is] in her right hand; [and] in her left hand riches and honour. (h) Meaning, that he seeks wisdom, that is, suffers himself to be governed by the Word of God, will have all prosperity both corporal and spiritual.
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Reformed
Wisdom personified as bringing the best blessings (compare Mat 6:33; Ti1 4:8).
John Gill Reformed Baptist
Wisdom holds life itself in her right hand, not merely temporal length of days but eternal life, the vision and enjoyment of God in perfect knowledge, holiness, and pleasure forever. The riches and honor in her left hand are spiritual and eternal too, their lesser place showing they matter less than the life she gives.
AI summary