Proverbs 10 · Verse 22

Proverbs 10:22

The blessing of the Lord, it maketh rich, and he addeth no sorrow with it.
Proverbs 10:22, King James Version

Proverbs 10:22 in other translations

BSBThe blessing of the LORD enriches, and He adds no sorrow to it.
WEBThe LORD’s blessing brings wealth, and he adds no trouble to it.
ASVThe blessing of Jehovah, it maketh rich; And he addeth no sorrow therewith.
YLTThe blessing of Jehovah--it maketh rich, And He addeth no grief with it.
DARBYThe blessing of Jehovah, it maketh rich, and he addeth no sorrow to it.
BBEThe blessing of the Lord gives wealth: hard work makes it no greater.
WebsterThe blessing of the LORD, it maketh rich, and he addeth no sorrow with it.

What does Proverbs 10:22 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
22. it maketh, &c.--"it" is emphatic. Riches from God are without the sorrow of ill-gotten wealth (compare Ec 2:21-23; 1Ti 6:9, 10, 17).

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 22 The blessing of the Lord, it maketh rich - Whatever we receive in the way of providence, has God's blessing in it, and will do us good. Cares, troubles, and difficulties come with all property not acquired in this way; but God's blessing gives simple enjoyment, and levies no tax upon the comfort.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary
That wealth which is truly desirable, has no vexation of spirit in the enjoyment; no grief for the loss; no guilt by the abuse of it. What comes from the love of God, has the grace of God for its companion.

Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain

Proverbs 10:22 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

בִּרְכַּ֣תbir.Kat[the] blessing ofH1293
יְ֭הוָהYah.wehYahwehH3068
הִ֣יאhi'itH1931
תַעֲשִׁ֑ירta.'a.Shirit makes richH6238
וְלֹֽא\־ve.lo'-and notH3808
יוֹסִ֖ףyo.Sifhe addsH3254
עֶ֣צֶב'E.tzevsorrowH6089
עִמָּֽהּ\׃'i.Mahwith itH5973

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Proverbs 10:22

  • Psalms 107:38

    He blesseth them also, so that they are multiplied greatly; and suffereth not their cattle to decrease.

  • Genesis 26:12

    Then Isaac sowed in that land, and received in the same year an hundredfold: and the Lord blessed him.

  • 1 Samuel 2:7-8

    The Lord maketh poor, and maketh rich: he bringeth low, and lifteth up. He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth up the beggar from the dunghill, to set them among princes, and to make them inherit the throne of glory: for the pillars of the earth are the Lord’s, and he hath set the world upon them.

  • Genesis 24:35

    And the Lord hath blessed my master greatly; and he is become great: and he hath given him flocks, and herds, and silver, and gold, and menservants, and maidservants, and camels, and asses.

  • Genesis 12:2

    And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing:

  • Psalms 37:22

    For such as be blessed of him shall inherit the earth; and they that be cursed of him shall be cut off.

  • Deuteronomy 8:17-18

    And thou say in thine heart, My power and the might of mine hand hath gotten me this wealth. But thou shalt remember the Lord thy God: for it is he that giveth thee power to get wealth, that he may establish his covenant which he sware unto thy fathers, as it is this day.

  • Psalms 113:7-8

    He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth the needy out of the dunghill; That he may set him with princes, even with the princes of his people.

  • Proverbs 20:21

    An inheritance may be gotten hastily at the beginning; but the end thereof shall not be blessed.

  • Genesis 13:2

    And Abram was very rich in cattle, in silver, and in gold.

  • Proverbs 28:22

    He that hasteth to be rich hath an evil eye, and considereth not that poverty shall come upon him.

  • 2 Kings 5:26-27

    And he said unto him, Went not mine heart with thee, when the man turned again from his chariot to meet thee? Is it a time to receive money, and to receive garments, and oliveyards, and vineyards, and sheep, and oxen, and menservants, and maidservants? The leprosy therefore of Naaman shall cleave unto thee, and unto thy seed for ever. And he went out from his presence a leper as white as snow.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
it.
Ge 12:2; 13:2; 14:23; 24:35; 26:12; De 8:17,18; 1Sa 2:7,8; Ps 37:22
Ps 107:38; 113:7,8
he.
20:21; 28:22; Jos 6:18; 7:1-26; 1Ki 21:19; 2Ki 5:26,27; Job 27:8-23
Hab 2:6-12; Zec 5:4; Jas 5:1-5

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Context

  • Proverbs 10:21

    The lips of the righteous feed many: but fools die for want of wisdom.

  • Proverbs 10:22

    The blessing of the Lord, it maketh rich, and he addeth no sorrow with it.

  • Proverbs 10:23

    It is as sport to a fool to do mischief: but a man of understanding hath wisdom.

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Proverbs 10:22 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		La bendición de Jehová es la que enriquece, y no añade tristeza con ella.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		La bénédiction de l’ Éternel est ce qui enrichit, et il n’y ajoute aucune peine.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Der Segen Jehovas, er macht reich, und Anstrengung fügt neben ihm nichts hinzu.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Benedictio Domini divites facit, nec sociabitur eis afflictio.