Proverbs 10:22
The blessing of Jehovah, it maketh rich, and he addeth no sorrow to it.
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
The blessing of the LORD, it maketh rich, and he addeth no sorrow with it.
In Context
21The lips of a righteous [man] feed many; but fools die for want of understanding.
23It is as sport to a foolish [man] to do wickedness; but a man of understanding hath wisdom.
Cross References
Genesis 12:2And I will make of thee a great nation, and bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing.
Genesis 14:23if from a thread even to a sandal-thong, yes, if of all that is thine, I take [anything] ; that thou mayest not say, I have made Abram rich;
Genesis 26:12And Isaac sowed in that land, and received in the same year a hundredfold; and Jehovah blessed him.
Joshua 6:18But in any wise keep from the accursed thing, lest ye make [yourselves] accursed in taking of the accursed thing, and make the camp of Israel a curse, and trouble it.
1 Samuel 2:7Jehovah maketh poor, and maketh rich, he bringeth low, also he lifteth up:
2 Kings 5:26And he said to him, Did not my heart go, when the man turned again from his chariot to meet thee? Is it a time to receive money, and to receive garments, and oliveyards, and vineyards, and sheep, and oxen, and bondmen, and bondwomen?
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 10:21-22
20 The tongue of the just is as choice silver: the heart of the wicked is little worth. 21 The lips of the righteous feed many: but fools die for want of wisdom. We are here taught how to value men, not by their wealth and preferment in the world, but by their virtue. I. Good men are good for something. Though they may be poor and low in the world, and may not have power and riches to do good with, yet, as long as they have a mouth to speak, that will make them valuable and useful, and upon that account we must… Read the whole commentary →