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Bible in Basic English
The reward of a gentle spirit and the fear of the Lord is wealth and honour and life.
New American Standard Bible
Are riches, honor and life.
King James Version
By humility and the fear of the LORD are riches, and honour, and life.
Holman Bible
along with wealth, honor, and life.
International Standard Version
The reward of humility is the fear of the LORD, along with wealth, honor, and life.
A Conservative Version
The reward of humility [and] the fear of LORD [is] riches and honor and life.
American Standard Version
The reward of humility and the fear of Jehovah Is riches, and honor, and life.
Amplified
The reward of humility [that is, having a realistic view of one’s importance] and the [reverent, worshipful] fear of the Lord
Is riches, honor, and life.
Darby Translation
The reward of humility and the fear of Jehovah is riches, and honour, and life.
Julia Smith Translation
The end of humility the fear of Jehovah, riches and honor and life.
King James 2000
By humility and the fear of the LORD are riches, and honor, and life.
Lexham Expanded Bible
The reward of humility [is] the fear of Yahweh-- wealth and honor and life.
Modern King James verseion
By humility and the fear of Jehovah are riches and honor and life.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
The end of lowliness and the fear of God, is riches, honour, prosperity and health.
NET Bible
The reward for humility and fearing the Lord is riches and honor and life.
New Heart English Bible
The result of humility and the fear of the LORD is wealth, honor, and life.
The Emphasized Bible
The reward of humility, is the reverence of Yahweh, riches, and honour, and life.
Webster
By humility and the fear of the LORD are riches, and honor, and life.
World English Bible
The result of humility and the fear of Yahweh is wealth, honor, and life.
Youngs Literal Translation
The end of humility is the fear of Jehovah, Riches, and honour, and life.
Themes
Honour » Earthly » Wisdom and virtue lead to
Humility » Promises concerning
Humility » What humility brings
Interlinear
Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 22:4
Verse Info
Context Readings
Proverbs Of Solomon
3 The sharp man sees the evil and takes cover: the simple go straight on and get into trouble. 4 The reward of a gentle spirit and the fear of the Lord is wealth and honour and life. 5 Thorns and nets are in the way of the twisted: he who keeps watch over his soul will be far from them.
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Cross References
Psalm 112:1-3
Let the Lord be praised. Happy is the man who gives honour to the Lord, and has great delight in his laws.
Proverbs 21:21
He who goes after righteousness and mercy will get life, righteousness, and honour.
Psalm 34:9-10
Keep yourselves in the fear of the Lord, all you his saints; for those who do so will have no need of anything.
Proverbs 3:16
Long life is in her right hand, and in her left are wealth and honour.
Isaiah 33:6
And she will have no more fear of change, being full of salvation, wisdom, and knowledge: the fear of the Lord is her wealth.
Isaiah 57:15
For this is the word of him who is high and lifted up, whose resting-place is eternal, whose name is Holy: my resting-place is in the high and holy place, and with him who is crushed and poor in spirit, to give life to the spirit of the poor, and to make strong the heart of the crushed.
Matthew 6:33
But let your first care be for his kingdom and his righteousness; and all these other things will be given to you in addition.
1 Timothy 4:8
For the training of the body is of profit for a little, but religion is of profit in every way, giving hope for the life which now is, and for that which is to come.
James 4:6
But he gives more grace. So that the Writings say, God is against the men of pride, but he gives grace to those who make themselves low before him.
James 4:10
Make yourselves low in the eyes of the Lord and you will be lifted up by him.