Proverbs 8:18

Proverbs 8:18 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Riches and honour are with me; yea, durable riches and righteousness.
• New International Version (NIV)With me are riches and honor, enduring wealth and prosperity.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Riches and honor are with me, enduring wealth and righteousness.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Riches and honor are with me, Enduring riches and righteousness.

Context of Proverbs 8:18

16by me princes rule, and nobles, all the judges of the earth. 17I love those that love me; and they that seek me early shall find me. Riches and honour are with me; durable wealth and righteousness. 19My fruit is better than fine gold, yea, than pure gold; and my revenue than choice silver. 20I walk in the path of righteousness, in the midst of the paths of judgment:

Proverbs 8:18 word by word

עֹֽשֶׁר־וְכָב֥וֹד אִתִּ֑י ה֥וֹן עָ֝תֵ֗ק וּצְדָקָֽה׃Read the interlinear

• Richesעֹ֫שֶׁר‛ôsher · richesH6239
• wealthהוֹןhôn · substanceH1952
• righteousnessצְדָקָהtsedâqâh · righteousnessH6666

Cross-references for Proverbs 8:18

• Proverbs 3:16Length of days is in her right hand; in her left hand riches and honour.
• Proverbs 4:7The beginning of wisdom [is], Get wisdom; and with all thy getting get intelligence.
• James 2:5Hear, my beloved brethren: Has not God chosen the poor as to the world, rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom, which he has promised to them that love him?
• Psalms 36:6Thy righteousness is like the high mountains; thy judgments are a great deep: thou, Jehovah, preservest man and beast.
• Ecclesiastes 5:14or those riches perish by some evil circumstance, and if he have begotten a son, there is nothing in his hand.
• Matthew 6:19Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon the earth, where moth and rust spoils, and where thieves dig through and steal;
• Luke 10:42but there is need of one, and Mary has chosen the good part, the which shall not be taken from her.
• Luke 12:20But God said to him, Fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee; and whose shall be what thou hast prepared?
• Luke 16:11If therefore ye have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who shall entrust to you the true?
• 2 Corinthians 6:10as grieved, but always rejoicing; as poor, but enriching many; as having nothing, and possessing all things.
• Ephesians 3:8To me, less than the least of all saints, has this grace been given, to announce among the nations the glad tidings of the unsearchable riches of the Christ,
• Philippians 4:19But my God shall abundantly supply all your need according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus.
• 1 Timothy 6:17Enjoin on those rich in the present age not to be high-minded, nor to trust on the uncertainty of riches; but in the God who affords us all things richly for [our] enjoyment;
• James 5:1Go to now, ye rich, weep, howling over your miseries that [are] coming upon [you].
• Revelation 3:18I counsel thee to buy of me gold purified by fire, that thou mayest be rich; and white garments, that thou mayest be clothed, and that the shame of thy nakedness may not be made manifest; and eye-salve to anoint thine eyes, that thou mayest see.
• Proverbs 11:4Wealth profiteth not in the day of wrath; but righteousness delivereth from death.

Commentaries on Proverbs 8:18

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 18Riches and honor are with me - Often the wise, prudent, and discreet man arrives literally to riches and honor; but this is not always the case. But there are other riches of which he never fails; and these seem to be what Solomon has particularly in view, durable riches and righteousness; the treasure deposited by God in earthen vessels.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 18Durable riches - i. e., Treasure piled up for many years; ancient wealth.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 12-21Verses 12-21 Wisdom, here is Christ, in whom are all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge; it is Christ in the word, and Christ in the heart; not only Christ revealed to us, but Christ revealed in us. All prudence and skill are from the Lord. Through the redemption of Christ's precious blood, the riches of his grace abound in all wisdom and prudence. Man found out many inventions for ruin; God found one for our recovery. He hates pride and arrogance…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-36The first part of Proverbs reaches a peak when the son meets two women. Both invite the young man, and the reader, into a close relationship. The young man and the reader must choose between: The woman named Wisdom, who represents God's true wisdom (Proverbs 8:1–9:6) The woman named Folly (9:13–18), who represents worldly wisdom (1 Corinthians 1:18–2:16) Both women's houses are on "the heights of the city" (Proverbs 9:3, 14), which suggests ancient…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1818. durable riches ... righteousness--Such are the "riches," enduring sources of happiness in moral possessions (compare Pr 3:16).Read the comment

Topics related to Proverbs 8:18

• Wisdom

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Commentaries on Proverbs 8

• 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