4 Humility is the fear of the Lord; its wages are riches and honor and life.
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4 The reward for humility and fear of the Lord is riches and honor and life.
4 The payoff for meekness and Fear-of-God is plenty and honor and a satisfying life.
4 By humility and the fear of the Lord Are riches and honor and life.
4 True humility and fear of the Lord lead to riches, honor, and long life.
3 By wisdom a house is built, and through understanding it is established;
3 Through wisdom is an house builded; and by understanding it is established:
3 By wisdom a house is built, and by understanding it is established;
3 It takes wisdom to build a house, and understanding to set it on a firm foundation;
3 Through wisdom a house is built, And by understanding it is established;
3 A house is built by wisdom and becomes strong through good sense.
(Read Proverbs 24:3-6)
Piety and prudence in outward affairs, both go together to complete a wise man. By knowledge the soul is filled with the graces and comforts of the spirit, those precious and pleasant riches. The spirit is strengthened for the spiritual work and the spiritual warfare, by true wisdom.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Proverbs 22:4
Commentary on Proverbs 22:4
(Read Proverbs 22:4)
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.