Proverbs 10:22
The good gifts of Yahweh bring wealth 1 and he adds no pain to it. 1
Unlocked Literal Bible
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 the righteous person nourish many, 1 but fools die because of their lack of sense. 1
23Wickedness is a game a fool plays, 1 but wisdom is a pleasure to a man of understanding. 1
Cross References
Genesis 12:2I will make of you a great nation, and I will bless you, and make your name great, and you will be a blessing.
Genesis 14:23that I will not take a thread, a sandal strap, or anything that is yours, so that you can never say, 'I have made Abram rich.'
Genesis 26:12Isaac planted crops in that land and reaped in the same year a hundredfold, because Yahweh blessed him.
Joshua 6:18But as for you, be on guard about taking the things set apart for destruction, so that after you mark them for destruction, you do not then take any of them. If you do this, you will make the camp of Israel something that must be destroyed and you will bring trouble on it.
1 Samuel 2:7Yahweh makes some people poor and some rich. 1 He humbles, but he also lifts up. 1
2 Kings 5:26Elisha said to Gehazi, “Was not my spirit with you when the man turned his chariot to meet you? Is this a time to accept money and clothes, olive orchards and vineyards, sheep and oxen, and male servants and female servants?
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 →