By humility and the fear of the LORDare riches, and honour, and life.
By humility and reverent fear of the Lord come riches and honor and life. Those blessings are not gained by a hurried pursuit of wealth or by trust in uncertain riches. In contrast to greed and the pursuit of wealth, humility and godly fear are the way to lasting good. Nor are those blessings gained by grasping for wealth through dishonest or reckless means.
The verse sets godly character against greed and dishonest dealing and confidence in wealth. Its blessings rest not on pride or unjust control, but on humble conduct and the fear of God. Humility and reverence for the Lord, joined with riches and honor and life, are a rule for dealings with others, requiring those entrusted with judgment and institutional affairs to act humbly and justly rather than oppressively or covetously.
By humility and reverent fear of the Lord come riches and honor and life.
Those blessings are not gained by a hurried pursuit of wealth or by trust in uncertain riches.
In contrast to greed and the pursuit of wealth, humility and godly fear are the way to lasting good.
Nor are those blessings gained by grasping for wealth through dishonest or reckless means.
The verse sets godly character against greed and dishonest dealing and confidence in wealth.
Its blessings rest not on pride or unjust control, but on humble conduct and the fear of God.
Humility and reverence for the Lord, joined with riches and honor and life, are a rule for dealings with others, requiring those entrusted with judgment and institutional affairs to act humbly and justly rather than oppressively or covetously.