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

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

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Verse 4

Original words

The rewards עֵ֣קֶב H6118 Noun - masculine singular construct of humility עֲ֭נָוָה H6038 Noun - feminine singular [and] the fear יִרְאַ֣ת H3374 Noun - feminine singular construct of the LORD יְהוָ֑ה H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular [are] wealth עֹ֖שֶׁר H6239 Noun - masculine singular and honor וְכָב֣וֹד H3519 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular and life וְחַיִּֽים׃ H2416 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural

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