Proverbs 8 · Verse 21

Proverbs 8:21

That I may cause those that love me to inherit substance; and I will fill their treasures.
Proverbs 8:21, King James Version

Proverbs 8:21 in other translations

BSBbestowing wealth on those who love me and making their treasuries full.
WEBthat I may give wealth to those who love me. I fill their treasuries.
ASVThat I may cause those that love me to inherit substance, And that I may fill their treasuries.
YLTTo cause my lovers to inherit substance, Yea, their treasures I fill.
DARBYthat I may cause those that love me to inherit substance; and I will fill their treasuries.
BBESo that I may give my lovers wealth for their heritage, making their store-houses full.
WebsterThat I may cause those that love me to inherit substance; and I will fill their treasures.

What does Proverbs 8:21 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Proverbs 8:20-21

20-21. The courses in which wisdom leads conduct to a true present prosperity (Pr 23:5).

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Proverbs 8:12-21

Wisdom, here is Christ, in whom are all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge; it is Christ in the word, and Christ in the heart; not only Christ revealed to us, but Christ revealed in us. All prudence and skill are from the Lord. Through the redemption of Christ's precious blood, the riches of his grace abound in all wisdom and prudence. Man found out many inventions for ruin; God found one for our recovery. He…

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Proverbs 8:21 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.

לְהַנְחִ֖ילle.han.Chilto give as an inheritanceH5157
אֹהֲבַ֥י\׀'o.ha.Vai[those who] love meH157
יֵ֑שׁYeshsubstanceH3426
וְאֹצְרֹ֖תֵיהֶ֣םve.'o.tze.Ro.tei.Hemand treasuries theirH214
אֲמַלֵּֽא\׃\ \פ'a.ma.Le'I fillH4390

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

Cross references for Proverbs 8:21

  • 1 Peter 1:4

    To an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and that fadeth not away, reserved in heaven for you,

  • Proverbs 24:4

    And by knowledge shall the chambers be filled with all precious and pleasant riches.

  • Genesis 15:14

    And also that nation, whom they shall serve, will I judge: and afterward shall they come out with great substance.

  • Matthew 25:46

    And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal.

  • Hebrews 10:34

    For ye had compassion of me in my bonds, and took joyfully the spoiling of your goods, knowing in yourselves that ye have in heaven a better and an enduring substance.

  • Psalms 16:11

    Thou wilt shew me the path of life: in thy presence is fulness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore.

  • Proverbs 1:13

    We shall find all precious substance, we shall fill our houses with spoil:

  • 1 Samuel 2:8

    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.

  • Proverbs 6:31

    But if he be found, he shall restore sevenfold; he shall give all the substance of his house.

  • Revelation 21:7

    He that overcometh shall inherit all things; and I will be his God, and he shall be my son.

  • Proverbs 8:18

    Riches and honour are with me; yea, durable riches and righteousness.

  • John 1:1-18

    In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The same was in the beginning with God. All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made. In him was life; and the life was the light of men. …

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
to inherit.
18; 1:13; 6:31; Ge 15:14; 1Sa 2:8; Mt 25:46; Joh 1:1-18; Ro 8:17
Heb 10:34; 1Pe 1:4
fill.
Ps 16:11; Eph 3:19,20; Re 21:7

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Context

  • Proverbs 8:20

    I lead in the way of righteousness, in the midst of the paths of judgment:

  • Proverbs 8:21

    That I may cause those that love me to inherit substance; and I will fill their treasures.

  • Proverbs 8:22

    The Lord possessed me in the beginning of his way, before his works of old.

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Proverbs 8:21 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Para hacer heredar á mis amigos el ser, y que yo hincha sus tesoros.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
pour faire hériter les biens réels à ceux qui m’aiment, et pour remplir leurs trésors.
German
Elberfelder 1871
um die, die mich lieben, beständiges Gut erben zu lassen, und um ihre Vorratskammern zu füllen.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
ut ditem diligentes me, et thesauros eorum repleam.