New King James Version
Proverbs 8:21
21That I may cause those who love me to inherit wealth, That I may fill their treasuries.
Proverbs 8:21 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)That I may cause those that love me to inherit substance; and I will fill their treasures.
- New International Version (NIV)bestowing a rich inheritance on those who love me and making their treasuries full.
- English Standard Version (ESV)granting an inheritance to those who love me, and filling their treasuries.
- New Living Translation (NLT)Those who love me inherit wealth. I will fill their treasuries.
Context of Proverbs 8:21
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, That I may cause those who love me to inherit wealth, That I may fill their treasuries. 22“The Lord possessed me at the beginning of His way, Before His works of old. 23I have been established from everlasting, From the beginning, before there was ever an earth.
Read all of Proverbs 8Proverbs 8:21 word by word
לְהַנְחִ֖יל אֹהֲבַ֥י׀ יֵ֑שׁ וְאֹצְרֹ֖תֵיהֶ֣ם אֲמַלֵּֽא׃ פRead the interlinear
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Cross-references for Proverbs 8:21
- Proverbs 8:18Riches and honor are with me, Enduring riches and righteousness.
- Proverbs 1:13We shall find all kinds of precious possessions, We shall fill our houses with spoil;
- Proverbs 6:31Yet when he is found, he must restore sevenfold; He may have to give up all the substance of his house.
- Genesis 15:14And also the nation whom they serve I will judge; afterward they shall come out with great possessions.
- 1 Samuel 2:8He raises the poor from the dust And lifts the beggar from the ash heap, To set them among princes And make them inherit the throne of glory. “For the pillars of the earth are the Lord’s, And He has set the world upon them.
- Matthew 25:46And these will go away into everlasting punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.”
- John 1:1In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
- Romans 8:17and if children, then heirs—heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ, if indeed we suffer with Him, that we may also be glorified together.
- Hebrews 10:34for you had compassion on me in my chains, and joyfully accepted the plundering of your goods, knowing that you have a better and an enduring possession for yourselves in heaven.
- 1 Peter 1:4to an inheritance incorruptible and undefiled and that does not fade away, reserved in heaven for you,
- Psalms 16:11You will show me the path of life; In Your presence is fullness of joy; At Your right hand are pleasures forevermore.
- Ephesians 3:19to know the love of Christ which passes knowledge; that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.
- Revelation 21:7He who overcomes shall inherit all things, and I will be his God and he shall be My son.
Commentaries on Proverbs 8:21
- 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. 20-2120-21. The courses in which wisdom leads conduct to a true present prosperity (Pr 23:5).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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