Proverbs 8:21
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Proverbs 8:21 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Proverbs 8:21 is a verse from the book of Proverbs in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "That I may cause those that love me to inherit substance; and I will fill their treasures." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Proverbs 8:21 — KJV
“That I may cause those that love me to inherit substance; and I will fill their treasures.”
— Proverbs 8:21 (KJV)
Proverbs 8:21 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 8:21
“For Moses had said, Consecrate yourselves to day to the LORD, even every man upon his son, and upon his brother; that he may bestow upon you a blessing this day. For Moses...: or, And Moses said, Consecrate yourselves to day to the LORD, because every man hath been against his brother, etc Consecrate...: Heb. Fill your hands”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 8:21: may, cause, fill
“And those that were numbered of them were twenty and three thousand, all males from a month old and upward: for they were not numbered among the children of Israel, because there was no inheritance given them among the children of Israel.”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 8:21: cause, those, inherit
“And the Levite, (because he hath no part nor inheritance with thee,) and the stranger, and the fatherless, and the widow, which are within thy gates, shall come, and shall eat and be satisfied; that the LORD thy God may bless thee in all the work of thine hand which thou doest.”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 8:21: may, cause, inherit
“Then it shall be, when he maketh his sons to inherit that which he hath, that he may not make the son of the beloved firstborn before the son of the hated, which is indeed the firstborn:”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 8:21: may, love, inherit
“Her former husband, which sent her away, may not take her again to be his wife, after that she is defiled; for that is abomination before the LORD: and thou shalt not cause the land to sin, which the LORD thy God giveth thee for an inheritance.”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 8:21: may, cause, inherit
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