Proverbs 10:22
The blessing of Yahweh, itself maketh rich, and he addeth no grievance therewith.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
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, feed multitudes, but, the foolish, for lack of sense, shall die.
Cross References
Genesis 12:2That I may make thee into a great nation, And bless thee and make great thy name, And become thou a blessing;
Genesis 14:23That not from a thread even unto a sandal-thong,—will I take, anything, that is thine,—Lest thou shouldst say, I, enriched Abram!
Genesis 26:12And Isaac sowed in that land, and found in the same year, a hundredfold,—seeing that Yahweh had blessed him.
Joshua 6:18But, in any wise, do, ye, beware of what is devoted, lest ye should covet, and then take of what is devoted,—and so cause the camp of Israel to be devoted, and bring trouble upon it.
1 Samuel 2:7Yahweh, maketh poor, and enricheth,—Layeth low, yea exalteth;
2 Kings 5:26Then he said unto him—My heart, had not gone with thee, when someone turned again from off his chariot, to meet thee! Is it a time to accept silver, or to accept raiment, or oliveyards, or vineyards, or flocks or herds, or men-servants, or maid-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 →