Proverbs 22:4
The rewards of humility and the fear of the LORD are wealth and honor and life.
Berean Standard Bible
In The King James Version
By humility and the fear of the LORD are riches, and honour, and life.
In Context
3The prudent see danger and take cover, but the simple keep going and suffer the consequences.
5Thorns and snares lie on the path of the perverse; he who guards his soul stays far from them.
Cross References
Psalms 34:9Fear the LORD, you His saints, for those who fear Him lack nothing.
Psalms 112:1Hallelujah! Blessed is the man who fears the LORD, who greatly delights in His commandments.
Proverbs 19:23The fear of the LORD leads to life, that one may rest content, without visitation from harm.
Isaiah 33:6He will be the sure foundation for your times, a storehouse of salvation, wisdom, and knowledge. The fear of the LORD is Zion’s treasure.
Matthew 6:33But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added unto you.
James 4:6But He gives us more grace. This is why it says: “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 22:4
3 A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself: but the simple pass on, and are punished. See here, 1. The benefit of wisdom and consideration: A prudent man, by the help of his prudence, will foresee an evil, before it comes, and hide himself; he will be aware when he is entering into a temptation and will put on his armour and stand on his guard. When the clouds are gathering for a storm he takes the warning, and flies to the name of the Lord as his strong tower. Noah foresaw the deluge, Joseph the years… Read the whole commentary →