Proverbs 22:4
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Proverbs 22:4 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Proverbs 22:4 is a verse from the book of Proverbs in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "By humility and the fear of the LORD are riches, and honour, and life. By...: or, The reward of humility, etc" Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Proverbs 22:4 — KJV
“By humility and the fear of the LORD are riches, and honour, and life. By...: or, The reward of humility, etc”
— Proverbs 22:4 (KJV)
Proverbs 22:4 in Context — About the Book of Proverbs
Proverbs is distilled wisdom for ordinary decisions — money, words, work, friendship, marriage, anger, and the tongue. Its premise is simple: the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. Thirty-one chapters make it the classic one-chapter-a-day book for praying through daily choices.
Cross-References for Proverbs 22:4
“The fear of the LORD is the instruction of wisdom; and before honour is humility.”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 22:4: humility, fear, lord
“After these things the word of the LORD came unto Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram: I am thy shield, and thy exceeding great reward.”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 22:4: fear, lord, reward
“Thou shalt rise up before the hoary head, and honour the face of the old man, and fear thy God: I am the LORD.”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 22:4: fear, lord, honour
“That thou mightest fear the LORD thy God, to keep all his statutes and his commandments, which I command thee, thou, and thy son, and thy son's son, all the days of thy life; and that thy days may be prolonged.”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 22:4: fear, lord, life
“And it shall be with him, and he shall read therein all the days of his life: that he may learn to fear the LORD his God, to keep all the words of this law and these statutes, to do them:”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 22:4: fear, lord, life
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