Parallel Verses
Julia Smith Translation
The end of humility the fear of Jehovah, riches and honor 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.
Bible in Basic English
The reward of a gentle spirit and the fear of the Lord is wealth and honour and life.
Darby Translation
The reward of humility and the fear of Jehovah is riches, and honour, 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 crafty saw evil, and he will hide, and the simple passed on and were punished. 4 The end of humility the fear of Jehovah, riches and honor and life. 5 Thorns, snares, in the way of the perverse one: he watching his soul shall be far from them.
Names
Cross References
Psalm 112:1-3
Praise ye Jah. Happy the man fearing Jehovah, delighting greatly in his commands..
Proverbs 21:21
He pursuing justice and mercy shall find life, justice and honor.
Psalm 34:9-10
Fear Jehovah, ye his holy ones; for no want to those fearing him.
Proverbs 3:16
Length of days in her right hand; in her left, riches and honor.
Isaiah 33:6
And the stability of thy times, the strength of salvation, was wisdom and knowledge: the fear of Jehovah this his treasure.
Isaiah 57:15
For thus said the high and lifted up inhabiting eternity, and his name Holy; being lifted up, and I will dwell in the holy place, and with the broken and humble of spirit, to preserve alive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the broken.
Matthew 6:33
But seek first the kingdom of God and his justice, and all these shall be added to you.
1 Timothy 4:8
For bodily exercise is profitable, to little: but devotion is profitable to all things, having promise of life now, and that about to be.
James 4:6
And he gives greater grace. Wherefore he says, God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble.
James 4:10
Be ye humbled before the Lord, and he will lift you up.