my son. See note on Proverbs 1:8.
sayings. Hebrew. imrah. See App-73.
the years of thy life shall be many. [my sayings] shall grow greater [through] the years of thy life. The verb denotes increase of size, not merely numbers. See notes on Proverbs 3:2; Proverbs 3:16; Proverbs 10:27. The verb here is masculine, but "years of life" is feminine. The verb therefore refers to "sayings".