Proverbs 8:21
I give wealth to those who love me; I fill their houses with valuable things.
Translation for Translators
In The King James Version
That I may cause those that love me to inherit substance; and I will fill their treasures.
In Context
20I always do what is righteous and just/fair.
Cross References
Genesis 15:14But then I will punish the people of that country that made them become slaves, and then your descendants will leave that country, taking many possessions with them.
Psalms 16:11You will show me the road that leads to receiving eternal life, and you will make me joyful when I am with you. I will have pleasure forever when I am ◄at your right hand/seated next to you►.
Proverbs 6:31But if he steals something and then is caught by the police, he will have to pay back ◄seven times as much as/much more than► he stole. He may need to sell everything that is in his house to get enough money to pay it back.
Proverbs 24:4By using good sense, they are able to buy valuable and beautiful things and put them in the rooms of their houses.
John 1:1The one who expresses [MET] ◄ God’s character/what God is like► has always existed ◄from the beginning [MTY] of everything/before everything began►. He has always existed with God, and he has God’s nature.
Ephesians 3:19I want you to experience how very deeply he loves us, even though it is not possible for us to understand fully how much he loves us. And I pray that God will enable you to be filled with {have a full measure of} all the qualities of his character that he himself has.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 8:13-22
The Advantages of Wisdom. 12 I wisdom dwell with prudence, and find out knowledge of witty inventions. 13 The fear of the Lord is to hate evil: pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the froward mouth, do I hate. 14 Counsel is mine, and sound wisdom: I am understanding; I have strength. 15 By me kings reign, and princes decree justice. 16 By me princes rule, and nobles, even all the judges of the earth. 17 I love them that love me; and those that seek me early shall find me. 18 Riches and honour are with me;… Read the whole commentary →