New King James Version
Proverbs 8:18
18Riches and honor are with me, Enduring riches and righteousness.
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 Living Translation (NLT)I have riches and honor, as well as enduring wealth and justice.
Context of Proverbs 8:18
16By me princes rule, and nobles, All the judges of the earth. 17I love those who love me, And those who seek me diligently will find me. Riches and honor are with me, Enduring riches and righteousness. 19My fruit is better than gold, yes, than fine gold, And my revenue than choice silver. 20I traverse the way of righteousness, In the midst of the paths of justice,
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עֹֽשֶׁר־וְכָב֥וֹד אִתִּ֑י ה֥וֹן עָ֝תֵ֗ק וּצְדָקָֽה׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Proverbs 8:18
- Proverbs 3:16Length of days is in her right hand, In her left hand riches and honor.
- Proverbs 4:7Wisdom is the principal thing; Therefore get wisdom. And in all your getting, get understanding.
- James 2:5Listen, my beloved brethren: Has God not chosen the poor of this world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom which He promised to those who love Him?
- Psalms 36:6Your righteousness is like the great mountains; Your judgments are a great deep; O Lord, You preserve man and beast.
- Ecclesiastes 5:14But those riches perish through misfortune; When he begets a son, there is nothing in his hand.
- Matthew 6:19“Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal;
- Luke 10:42But one thing is needed, and Mary has chosen that good part, which will not be taken away from her.”
- Luke 12:20But God said to him, ‘Fool! This night your soul will be required of you; then whose will those things be which you have provided?’
- Luke 16:11Therefore if you have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will commit to your trust the true riches?
- 2 Corinthians 6:10as sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; as poor, yet making many rich; as having nothing, and yet possessing all things.
- Ephesians 3:8To me, who am less than the least of all the saints, this grace was given, that I should preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ,
- Philippians 4:19And my God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus.
- 1 Timothy 6:17Command those who are rich in this present age not to be haughty, nor to trust in uncertain riches but in the living God, who gives us richly all things to enjoy.
- James 5:1Come now, you rich, weep and howl for your miseries that are coming upon you!
- Revelation 3:18I counsel you to buy from Me gold refined in the fire, that you may be rich; and white garments, that you may be clothed, that the shame of your nakedness may not be revealed; and anoint your eyes with eye salve, that you may see.
- Proverbs 11:4Riches do not profit in the day of wrath, But righteousness delivers 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
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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
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