Proverbs 3:10
that thy storehouses may be completely filled with corn, and that thy presses may burst forth with wine.
Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
So shall thy barns be filled with plenty, and thy presses shall burst out with new wine.
In Context
9Honour the Lord with thy just labours, and give him the first of thy fruits of righteousness:
Cross References
Deuteronomy 14:29And the Levite shall come, because he has no part or lot with thee, and the stranger, and the orphan, and the widow which is in thy cities; and they shall eat and be filled, that the Lord thy God may bless thee in all the works which thou shalt do.
2 Chronicles 31:10And Azarias the priest, the chief over the house of Sadoc, spoke to him, and said, From the time that the first-fruits began to be brought into the house of the Lord, we have eaten and drunk, and left even abundantly; for the Lord has blessed his people, and we have left to this amount.
Proverbs 19:17He that has pity on the poor lends to the Lord; and he will recompense to him according to his gift.
Ecclesiastes 11:1Send forth thy bread upon the face of the water: for thou shalt find it after many days.
Haggai 2:19consider in your hearts, whether this shall be known on the corn-floor, and whether yet the vine, and the fig-tree, and the pomegranate, and the olive-trees that bear no fruit are with you: from this day will I bless you.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 3:8-13
Consecration to God. 7 Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the Lord , and depart from evil. 8 It shall be health to thy navel, and marrow to thy bones. 9 Honour the Lord with thy substance, and with the firstfruits of all thine increase: 10 So shall thy barns be filled with plenty, and thy presses shall burst out with new wine. 11 My son, despise not the chastening of the Lord ; neither be weary of his correction: 12 For whom the Lord loveth he correcteth; even as a father the son in whom he delighteth. We have… Read the whole commentary →