Proverbs 22:4

The reward that Yahweh gives to those who are humble and who revere him is that he causes them to be rich and honored and to live for a long time.

Translation for Translators

In The King James Version

By humility and the fear of the LORD are riches, and honour, and life.

In Context

3Those who have good sense realize that there is something dangerous ahead, and they avoid it; those who do not have good sense just keep going and later they will suffer because of doing that.

5Because of the things that wicked people do, they have difficulties/troubles that will be like thorns and traps on the roads that they walk on [MET]; people who are careful/cautious will be able to stay away from those difficulties.

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Cross References

Psalms 34:9All you who belong to him, revere him! Those who do that will always have the things that they need [LIT].

Psalms 112:1Praise Yahweh! ◄Happy are/He is pleased with► those who revere him, those who happily obey his commands.

Proverbs 19:23Those who have an awesome respect for Yahweh will live a long life; they rest peacefully and are not harmed during the night.

Isaiah 33:6When that happens, he will enable you to live securely/safely; he will fully protect your possessions, he will enable you to be wise and to know all that you need to know; and revering Yahweh will be like [MET] a valuable treasure for you.

Matthew 6:33Instead, the most important thing you should be concerned about is to let God completely direct your life, and to strive to live righteously. If you do that, all the things that you need will be given to you {God will give you all the things that you need}.

James 4:6It is because he is kind to us and he wants very much to help us. That is why ◄someone said/ King Solomon wrote► in the Scriptures, “God opposes those who are proud, but he helps those who are 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 →

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