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Proverbs 10:22
22The blessing of the Lord brings wealth, without painful toil for it.
Proverbs 10:22 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)The blessing of the Lord, it maketh rich, and he addeth no sorrow with it.
- English Standard Version (ESV)The blessing of the Lord makes rich, and he adds no sorrow with it.
- New King James Version (NKJV)The blessing of the Lord makes one rich, And He adds no sorrow with it.
- New Living Translation (NLT)The blessing of the Lord makes a person rich, and he adds no sorrow with it.
Context of Proverbs 10:22
20The tongue of the righteous is choice silver, but the heart of the wicked is of little value. 21The lips of the righteous nourish many, but fools die for lack of sense. The blessing of the Lord brings wealth, without painful toil for it. 23A fool finds pleasure in wicked schemes, but a person of understanding delights in wisdom. 24What the wicked dread will overtake them; what the righteous desire will be granted.
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בִּרְכַּ֣ת יְ֭הוָה הִ֣יא תַעֲשִׁ֑יר וְלֹֽא־יוֹסִ֖ף עֶ֣צֶב עִמָּֽהּ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Proverbs 10:22
- Genesis 12:2“I will make you into a great nation, and I will bless you; I will make your name great, and you will be a blessing.
- Genesis 13:2Abram had become very wealthy in livestock and in silver and gold.
- Genesis 14:23that I will accept nothing belonging to you, not even a thread or the strap of a sandal, so that you will never be able to say, ‘I made Abram rich.’
- Genesis 24:35The Lord has blessed my master abundantly, and he has become wealthy. He has given him sheep and cattle, silver and gold, male and female servants, and camels and donkeys.
- Genesis 26:12Isaac planted crops in that land and the same year reaped a hundredfold, because the Lord blessed him.
- Deuteronomy 8:17You may say to yourself, “My power and the strength of my hands have produced this wealth for me.”
- 1 Samuel 2:7The Lord sends poverty and wealth; he humbles and he exalts.
- Psalms 37:22those the Lord blesses will inherit the land, but those he curses will be destroyed.
- Psalms 107:38he blessed them, and their numbers greatly increased, and he did not let their herds diminish.
- Psalms 113:7He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the ash heap;
- Proverbs 20:21An inheritance claimed too soon will not be blessed at the end.
- Proverbs 28:22The stingy are eager to get rich and are unaware that poverty awaits them.
- Joshua 6:18But keep away from the devoted things, so that you will not bring about your own destruction by taking any of them. Otherwise you will make the camp of Israel liable to destruction and bring trouble on it.
- Joshua 7:1But the Israelites were unfaithful in regard to the devoted things; Achan son of Karmi, the son of Zimri, the son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, took some of them. So the Lord’s anger burned against Israel.
- 1 Kings 21:19Say to him, ‘This is what the Lord says: Have you not murdered a man and seized his property?’ Then say to him, ‘This is what the Lord says: In the place where dogs licked up Naboth’s blood, dogs will lick up your blood—yes, yours!’ ”
- 2 Kings 5:26But Elisha said to him, “Was not my spirit with you when the man got down from his chariot to meet you? Is this the time to take money or to accept clothes—or olive groves and vineyards, or flocks and herds, or male and female slaves?
Commentaries on Proverbs 10:22
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 22The blessing of the Lord, it maketh rich - Whatever we receive in the way of providence, has God's blessing in it, and will do us good. Cares, troubles, and difficulties come with all property not acquired in this way; but God's blessing gives simple enjoyment, and levies no tax upon the comfort.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 22Verse 22 That wealth which is truly desirable, has no vexation of spirit in the enjoyment; no grief for the loss; no guilt by the abuse of it. What comes from the love of God, has the grace of God for its companion.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2222. it maketh, &c.--"it" is emphatic. Riches from God are without the sorrow of ill-gotten wealth (compare Ec 2:21-23; 1Ti 6:9, 10, 17).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Proverbs 10
- 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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