Focused Passage

Proverbs 22:4

A Good Name, Humility, Training, Justice for the Poor, and the Words of the Wise

The chapter moves from reputation and humility, to training and generosity, to discipline and oppression, then into a formal instruction section that calls the learner to receive the words of the wise, protect the poor, avoid anger-shaped companionship, reject rash financial pledges, honor inherited boundaries, and pursue skilled work.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

4The rewards of humility and the fear of the LORD are wealth and honor and life.

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Verse 4

Original words

The rewardsעֵ֣קֶבH6118Noun - masculine singular constructof humilityעֲ֭נָוָהH6038Noun - feminine singular[and] the fearיִרְאַ֣תH3374Noun - feminine singular constructof the LORDיְהוָ֑הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singular[are] wealthעֹ֖שֶׁרH6239Noun - masculine singularand honorוְכָב֣וֹדH3519Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singularand lifeוְחַיִּֽים׃H2416Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural

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