Parallel Verses

Julia Smith Translation

The blessing of Jehovah it will make rich, and it will not add pain with it

New American Standard Bible

It is the blessing of the Lord that makes rich,
And He adds no sorrow to it.

King James Version

The blessing of the LORD, it maketh rich, and he addeth no sorrow with it.

Holman Bible

The Lord’s blessing enriches,
and struggle adds nothing to it.

International Standard Version

The blessing of the LORD establishes wealth, and difficulty does not accompany it.

A Conservative Version

The blessing of LORD, it makes rich, and he adds no sorrow with it.

American Standard Version

The blessing of Jehovah, it maketh rich; And he addeth no sorrow therewith.

Amplified


The blessing of the Lord brings [true] riches,
And He adds no sorrow to it [for it comes as a blessing from God].

Bible in Basic English

The blessing of the Lord gives wealth: hard work makes it no greater.

Darby Translation

The blessing of Jehovah, it maketh rich, and he addeth no sorrow to it.

King James 2000

The blessing of the LORD, it makes rich, and he adds no sorrow with it.

Lexham Expanded Bible

The blessing of Yahweh makes [one] rich, and he does not increase sorrow with it.

Modern King James verseion

The blessing of Jehovah itself makes rich, and He adds no sorrow with it.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

The blessing of the LORD, maketh rich men; as for careful travail, it doth nothing thereto.

NET Bible

The blessing from the Lord makes a person rich, and he adds no sorrow to it.

New Heart English Bible

The LORD's blessing brings wealth, and he adds no trouble to it.

The Emphasized Bible

The blessing of Yahweh, itself maketh rich, and he addeth no grievance therewith.

Webster

The blessing of the LORD, it maketh rich, and he addeth no sorrow with it.

World English Bible

Yahweh's blessing brings wealth, and he adds no trouble to it.

Youngs Literal Translation

The blessing of Jehovah -- it maketh rich, And He addeth no grief with it.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
The blessing
בּרכה 
B@rakah 
Usage: 69

of the Lord

Usage: 0

עשׁר 
`ashar 
Usage: 17

and he addeth
יסף 
Yacaph 
Usage: 208

no sorrow
עצב 
`etseb 
Usage: 7

Context Readings

Proverbs Concerning The Mouth

21 The lips of the just one shall feed many: and fools in wanting heart, shall die. 22 The blessing of Jehovah it will make rich, and it will not add pain with it 23 As laughter to the foolish one, to do mischief: and wisdom is to the man of understanding.



Cross References

Genesis 24:35

And Jehovah blessed my lord greatly, and he will be great; and he will give to him sheep and oxen, and silver and gold, and servants and maids and camels and asses.

Genesis 26:12

And Isaak will sow in that land, and will find in that year a hundred measures; and Jehovah will praise him.

Psalm 37:22

For they praising him shall inherit the earth, and they cursing him shall be cut off.

Genesis 12:2

And I will make thee into a great nation, and I will bless thee, and I will make thy name great; and thou shalt be blessed.

Genesis 13:2

And Abram was very abundant in cattle, in silver and in gold.

Genesis 14:23

If from a line and to a shoe-string and if I shall take from all which is to thee, and thou shalt not say I enriched Abram:

Joshua 6:18

And ye, watch ye from the devoted thing lest ye shall be devoted, and ye take from the devoted thing and ye set the camp of Israel to be devoted, and ye troubled it.

Joshua 7:1-26

And the sons of Israel will transgress a transgression in the devoted thing: and Achan, son of Carmi son of Zabdi, son of Zerah to the tribe; of Judah, will take from the devoted thing: and the anger of Jehovah will kindle against the sons of Israel

1 Samuel 2:7-8

Jehovah dispossessing, and enriching: making low, but lifting up.

1 Kings 21:19

And speak to him, saying, Thus said Jehovah, Didst thou kill and also possess? And speak to him, saying, said Jehovah, In the place which the dogs licked the blood of Naboth, dogs shall lick thy blood, also thine.

2 Kings 5:26-27

And he will say to him, Went not my heart when the man turned again from his chariot to meet thee? Is it a time to take silver, and to take garments, and olive trees, and vineyards, and sheep and oxen, and servants and maids?

Job 27:8-23

For what the hope of the profane one if he shall plunder? for God shall draw out his soul.

Psalm 107:38

And he will bless them, and they shall multiply greatly, and he will not diminish their cattle.

Psalm 113:7-8

Raising up the poor from the dust, he will lift up the needy from the dunghill.

Proverbs 20:21

An inheritance greedily gotten in the beginning; and its latter state shall not be

Habakkuk 2:6-12

Shall not these all of them lift up a parable against him, and an enigma of an oracle against him, and it shall be said, Wo! to him multiplying that not to him. how long making heavy upon him goods taken in pledge?

Zechariah 5:4

I brought it forth, says Jehovah of armies, and it came into the house of the thief, and into the house of him swearing for falsehood in my name: and it lodged in the midst of his house, and it finished it and its wood and its stones.

James 5:1-5

Come on now, ye rich, weep, uttering loud cries of grief for the misfortunes coming upon you.

Deuteronomy 8:17-18

And thou saidst in thy heart, My strength and the bone of my handmade for me this wealth.

Proverbs 28:22

A man of evil eye hasted for riches, and knew not that want shall come upon him.

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