²¹ The lips of the righteous feed many. Fools die for lack of understanding. ²² It is the blessing of the Lord that makes rich,
And He adds no sorrow to it.
²³ It is like sport to a fool to do mischief. A man of understanding has wisdom.

Phrases

Blessing of the Lord

From the Lord

Names

Jehovah

No

Cross References

Genesis 24:35

Jehovah has greatly blessed my master and made him a rich man. He has given him flocks of sheep and goats, cattle, silver, gold, male and female slaves, camels, and donkeys.

Genesis 26:12

Isaac sowed in that land and reaped in the same year a hundredfold. Jehovah blessed him.

Psalm 37:22

Those blessed by him will inherit the land. But those cursed by him will be destroyed.

Genesis 12:2

I will make you into a great nation. I will bless you. I will make your name great. You will be a blessing.

Genesis 13:2

Abram had become very wealthy in livestock and in silver and gold.

Genesis 14:23

I will take nothing. Not a thread or a sandal strap. You will not be able to say: 'I have made Abram rich.'

Joshua 6:18

You people must stay away from anything devoted to destruction. You should not take things from the city. You will cause trouble for the camp of Israel is you take of the accursed things.

Joshua 7:1-26

The children of Israel committed a trespass in the devoted things: for Achan, the son of Carmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, took of the accursed thing: and the anger of Jehovah was kindled against the children of Israel.

1 Samuel 2:7-8

Jehovah takes away and He gives riches. He brings low and lifts up high.

1 Kings 21:19

Say to him: 'Jehovah says: Have you put a man to death and taken his heritage?' Then say: 'Jehovah says: Your blood will become the drink of dogs! You will go to the same place where the dogs drink the blood of Naboth.'

2 Kings 5:26-27

Elisha said: Was I there in spirit when the man got out of his chariot to meet you? This is no time to accept money and clothes, olive groves and vineyards, sheep and cattle, or servants!

Job 27:8-23

What hope doe the godless have when he is cut off, when God takes away his life?

Psalm 107:38

He blesses them, and their numbers multiply, and he does not allow a shortage of cattle.

Psalm 113:7-8

He lifts the poor from the dust. He lifts the needy from a garbage heap.

Proverbs 20:21

An inheritance may be gotten hastily at the beginning; but in the end it will not be blessed.

Habakkuk 2:6-12

Will they all taunt him by directing clever sayings and riddles at him? They will say: How horrible it will be for the one who makes himself rich with what is not his own (by extortion) and makes himself wealthy on loans. How long will this go on?

Zechariah 5:4

I will cause it to happen, said Jehovah of Hosts, and it will enter into the house of the thief, and into the house of he who swears falsely by my name. The curse will abide in the midst of his house and will consume it with the timber and the stones of the house.