Proverbs 22:4
2 The rich and the poor have this in common: The LORD is Maker of them all.
3 The prudent see danger and take cover, but the simple keep going and suffer the consequences.
The rewards of humility and the fear of the LORD are wealth and honor and life.
5 Thorns and snares lie on the path of the perverse; he who guards his soul stays far from them.
6 Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it.
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- BSB
- The rewards of humility and the fear of the LORD are wealth and honor and life.
- KJV
- By humility and the fear of the LORD are riches, and honour, and life.
- WEB
- The result of humility and the fear of the LORD is wealth, honor, and life.
- ASV
- The reward of humility [and] the fear of Jehovah [Is] riches, and honor, and life.
- DARBY
- The reward of humility [and] the fear of Jehovah is riches, and honour, and life.
- BLB
- The result of humility [and] the fear of YHWH, [is] wealth and honor and life.
- ÅB
- Lønn for saktmodighet og gudsfrykt er rikdom og ære og liv.
- OTB
- Belønningen for ydmykhet og frykt for Herren er rikdom, ære og liv.
- B1930
- Lønn for saktmodighet og gudsfrykt er rikdom og ære og liv.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
James 4:10
Humble yourselves before the Lord, and He will exalt you.
Read in contextMatthew 6:33
But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added unto you.
Read in contextPsalms 34:9–10
Fear the LORD, you His saints, for those who fear Him lack nothing.
Read in contextProverbs 21:21
He who pursues righteousness and loving devotion finds life, righteousness, and honor.
Read in contextPsalms 112:1–3
Hallelujah! Blessed is the man who fears the LORD, who greatly delights in His commandments.
Read in contextIsaiah 57:15
For thus says the One who is high and lifted up, who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy: “I dwell in a high and holy place, and with the oppressed and humble in spirit, to restore the spirit of the lowly and revive the heart of the contrite.
Read in contextProverbs 3:16
Long life is in her right hand; in her left hand are riches and honor.
Read in contextIsaiah 33:6
He will be the sure foundation for your times, a storehouse of salvation, wisdom, and knowledge. The fear of the LORD is Zion’s treasure.
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