Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Humility is the fear of the LORD; its wages are riches and honor and life. New Living Translation True humility and fear of the LORD lead to riches, honor, and long life. English Standard Version The reward for humility and fear of the LORD is riches and honor and life. Berean Standard Bible The rewards of humility and the fear of the LORD are wealth and honor and life. King James Bible By humility and the fear of the LORD are riches, and honour, and life. New King James Version By humility and the fear of the LORD Are riches and honor and life. New American Standard Bible The reward of humility and the fear of the LORD Are riches, honor, and life. NASB 1995 The reward of humility and the fear of the LORD Are riches, honor and life. NASB 1977 The reward of humility and the fear of the LORD Are riches, honor and life. Legacy Standard Bible The reward of humility—the fear of Yahweh— Is riches, glory, and life. Amplified Bible 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. Christian Standard Bible Humility, the fear of the LORD, results in wealth, honor, and life. Holman Christian Standard Bible The result of humility is fear of the LORD, along with wealth, honor, and life. American Standard Version The reward of humility and the fear of Jehovah Is riches, and honor, and life. Contemporary English Version Respect and serve the LORD! Your reward will be wealth, a long life, and honor. English Revised Version The reward of humility and the fear of the LORD is riches, and honour, and life. GOD'S WORD® Translation On the heels of humility (the fear of the LORD) are riches and honor and life. Good News Translation Obey the LORD, be humble, and you will get riches, honor, and a long life. International Standard Version The reward of humility is the fear of the LORD, along with wealth, honor, and life. Majority Standard Bible The rewards of humility and the fear of the LORD are wealth and honor and life. 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. Webster's Bible Translation 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. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionThe end of humility [is] the fear of YHWH, riches, and honor, and life. Young's Literal Translation The end of humility is the fear of Jehovah, Riches, and honour, and life. Smith's Literal Translation The end of humility the fear of Jehovah, riches and honor and life. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleThe fruit of humility is the fear of the Lord, riches and glory and life. Catholic Public Domain Version The end of moderation is the fear of the Lord, riches and glory and life. New American Bible The result of humility and fear of the LORD is riches, honor and life. New Revised Standard Version The reward for humility and fear of the LORD is riches and honor and life. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleThe result of humility is reverence for the LORD, and riches and honor and life. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated The pursuers of humility: the awe of LORD JEHOVAH, wealth, honor and Life. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917The reward of humility is the fear of the LORD, Even riches, and honour, and life. Brenton Septuagint Translation The fear of the Lord is the offspring of wisdom, and wealth, and glory, and life. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context A Good Name…3The prudent see danger and take cover, but the simple keep going and suffer the consequences. 4The rewards of humility and the fear of the LORD are wealth and honor and life. 5Thorns and snares lie on the path of the perverse; he who guards his soul stays far from them.… Cross References James 4:10 Humble yourselves before the Lord, and He will exalt you. Matthew 5:3 “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 1 Peter 5:6 Humble yourselves, therefore, under God’s mighty hand, so that in due time He may exalt you. Philippians 2:3 Do nothing out of selfish ambition or empty pride, but in humility consider others more important than yourselves. Matthew 23:12 For whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted. Luke 14:11 For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and the one who humbles himself will be exalted.” 1 Timothy 6:6-7 Of course, godliness with contentment is great gain. / For we brought nothing into the world, so we cannot carry anything out of it. Romans 12:16 Live in harmony with one another. Do not be proud, but associate with the lowly. Do not be conceited. Matthew 18:4 Therefore, whoever humbles himself like this little child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven. Ephesians 4:2 with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love, Isaiah 57:15 For thus says the One who is high and lifted up, who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy: “I dwell in a high and holy place, and with the oppressed and humble in spirit, to restore the spirit of the lowly and revive the heart of the contrite. Psalm 37:11 But the meek will inherit the land and delight in abundant prosperity. Micah 6:8 He has shown you, O man, what is good. And what does the LORD require of you but to act justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God? Proverbs 15:33 The fear of the LORD is the instruction of wisdom, and humility comes before honor. Proverbs 18:12 Before his downfall a man’s heart is proud, but humility comes before honor. Treasury of Scripture By humility and the fear of the LORD are riches, and honor, and life. by the reward of humility Proverbs 3:16 Length of days is in her right hand; and in her left hand riches and honour. Proverbs 21:21 He that followeth after righteousness and mercy findeth life, righteousness, and honour. Psalm 34:9,10 O fear the LORD, ye his saints: for there is no want to them that fear him… Jump to Previous End Fear Gentle Honor Honour Humility Life Result Reward Riches Spirit WealthJump to Next End Fear Gentle Honor Honour Humility Life Result Reward Riches Spirit WealthProverbs 22 1. A good name is more desirable than great wealthThe rewards of humility The Hebrew word for "humility" is "עֲנָוָה" (anavah), which conveys a sense of modesty and meekness. In the ancient Near Eastern context, humility was not merely an attitude but a lifestyle that acknowledged one's position before God and others. Humility is often misunderstood as weakness, but biblically, it is a strength that comes from recognizing one's dependence on God. The "rewards" here suggest that God honors those who live humbly, aligning themselves with His will and purpose. This humility is not self-deprecation but a true understanding of one's place in the divine order, leading to spiritual and material blessings. and the fear of the LORD are wealth and honor and life Honour, and life.--Comp. Proverbs 21:21. Verse 4. - By humility and the fear of the Lord, etc. This does not seem to be the best rendering of the original. The word rendered "by" (עֵקֶב ekeb), "in reward of," is also taken as the subject of the sentence: "The reward of humility ['and,' or, 'which is'] the fear of God, is riches," etc. There is no copulative in the clause, and a similar asyndeton occurs in ver. 5; so there is no reason why we should not regard the clause in this way. Thus Revised Version, Nowack, and others. But Delitzsch makes the first hemistich a concluded sentence, which the second member carries on thus: "The reward of humility is the fear of the Lord; it [the reward of humility] is at the same time riches," etc. Vulgate, Finis modestiae timor Domini, divitiae et gloria et vita; Septuagint, "The generation (γενεὰ) of wisdom is the fear of the Lord, and wealth," etc. It is preferable to translate as above, taking the two expressed virtues as appositional, thus: "The reward of humility, the fear of the Lord." Humility brings with it true religion, which is expressed by "the fear of the Lord." The feeling of dependence, the lowly opinion of self, the surrender of the will, the conviction of sin, all effects which are connected with humility, may well be represented by this term, "the fear of God," which, in another aspect, is itself the source of every virtue and every blessing; it is riches, and honour, and life. These are God's gifts, the guerdon of faithful service (see notes on Proverbs 3:16 and Proverbs 21:21; and comp. Proverbs 8:18). The Easterns have a pretty maxim, "The bending of the humble is the graceful droop of the branches laden with fruit." And again, "Fruitful trees bend down; the wise stoop; a dry stick and a fool can be broken, not bent" (Lane).Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew The rewardsעֵ֣קֶב (‘ê·qeḇ) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 6118: A heel, the last of anything, result, compensation, on account of of humility עֲ֭נָוָה (‘ă·nā·wāh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 6038: Condescension [and] the fear יִרְאַ֣ת (yir·’aṯ) Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 3374: Fear, reverence of the LORD יְהוָ֑ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel [are] wealth עֹ֖שֶׁר (‘ō·šer) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 6239: Wealth and honor וְכָב֣וֹד (wə·ḵā·ḇō·wḏ) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3519: Weight, splendor, copiousness and life. וְחַיִּֽים׃ (wə·ḥay·yîm) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 2416: Alive, raw, fresh, strong, life Links Proverbs 22:4 NIVProverbs 22:4 NLT Proverbs 22:4 ESV Proverbs 22:4 NASB Proverbs 22:4 KJV Proverbs 22:4 BibleApps.com Proverbs 22:4 Biblia Paralela Proverbs 22:4 Chinese Bible Proverbs 22:4 French Bible Proverbs 22:4 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Proverbs 22:4 The result of humility and the fear (Prov. 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