Proverbs 22:4
The end of humility is the fear of Jehovah, Riches, and honour, and life.This verse in the real world
Who
In what words
- עֲנָוָהʻănâvâhcondescension, human and subjective (modesty), or divine and objective (clemency)
- עֵקֶבʻêqeba heel, i.e. (figuratively) the last of anything (used adverbially, for ever); also result
- עֹשֶׁרʻôsherwealth
- יִרְאָהyirʼâhfear (also used as infinitive); morally, reverence
- כָּבוֹדkâbôwdproperly, weight, but only figuratively in a good sense, splendor or copiousness
- יְהֹוָהYᵉhôvâhJehovah, Jewish national name of God
The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.
Cross-references
Mat 6:33, Jas 4:10, Psa 34:9–10, Pro 21:21, Psa 112:1–3, Isa 57:15, Isa 33:6, Jas 4:6