American Standard Version
Proverbs 22:4
4The reward of humility and the fear of Jehovah Isriches, and honor, and life.
Proverbs 22:4 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)By humility and the fear of the Lord are riches, and honour, and life.
- New International Version (NIV)Humility is the fear of the Lord; its wages are riches and honor and life.
- English Standard Version (ESV)The reward for humility and fear of the Lord is riches and honor and life.
- New King James Version (NKJV)By humility and the fear of the Lord Are riches and honor and life.
Context of Proverbs 22:4
2The rich and the poor meet together: Jehovah is the maker of them all. 3A prudent man seeth the evil, and hideth himself; But the simple pass on, and suffer for it. The reward of humility and the fear of Jehovah Isriches, and honor, and life. 5Thornsandsnares are in the way of the perverse: He that keepeth his soul shall be far from them. 6Train up a child in the way he should go, And even when he is old he will not depart from it.
Read all of Proverbs 22Proverbs 22:4 word by word
עֵ֣קֶב עֲ֭נָוָה יִרְאַ֣ת יְהוָ֑ה עֹ֖שֶׁר וְכָב֣וֹד וְחַיִּֽים׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Proverbs 22:4
- Proverbs 3:16Length of days is in her right hand; In her left hand are riches and honor.
- Proverbs 21:21He that followeth after righteousness and kindness Findeth life, righteousness, and honor.
- Psalms 34:9Oh fear Jehovah, ye his saints; For there is no want to them that fear him.
- Psalms 112:1Praise ye Jehovah. Blessed is the man that feareth Jehovah, That delighteth greatly in his commandments.
- Isaiah 33:6And there shall be stability in thy times, abundance of salvation, wisdom, and knowledge: the fear of Jehovah is thy treasure.
- Isaiah 57:15For thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, whose name is Holy: I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also that is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite.
- Matthew 6:33But seek ye first his kingdom, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.
- 1 Timothy 4:8for bodily exercise is profitable for a little; but godliness is profitable for all things, having promise of the life which now is, and of that which is to come.
- James 4:6But he giveth more grace. Wherefore the scripture saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace to the humble.
Commentaries on Proverbs 22:4
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4Better, (compare the margin) The reward of humility (is) the fear of the Lord, “riches, and honor, and life.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 4Verse 4 Where the fear of God is, there will be humility. And much is to be enjoyed by it; spiritual riches, and eternal life at last.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4Fear of the LORD (see Proverbs 1:7; 9:10) is closely linked with humility. A humble person understands he is not the center of the universe. Humility is more valuable than wealth (Proverbs 16:19; see also 11:2; 15:33; 18:12).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 44. humility and the fear of the Lord--are in apposition; one produces the other. On the results, compare Pr 3:16; 8:18.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Proverbs 22
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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