Proverbs 22:4

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary - Proverbs 22:3-9

A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself: but the simple pass on, and are punished. By humility and the fear of the LORD are riches, and honour, and life. Thorns and snares are in the way of the froward: he that doth keep his soul shall be far from them. Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it. The rich ruleth over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender. He that soweth iniquity shall reap vanity: and the rod of his anger... read more

George Haydock

George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary - Proverbs 22:4

Fruit. Literally, "the end of modesty, (Haydock) or moderation, which must accompany every virtue. read more

Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - Proverbs 22:4

v. 4. By humility and the fear of the Lord, coming to men as a result of these virtues, are riches and honor and life, for outward prosperity, the respect of men, and inner growth are the rewards given to believers by the Lord. read more

Johann Peter Lange

Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures: Critical, Doctrinal and Homiletical - Proverbs 22:1-16

η) Admonition to secure and keep a good nameProverbs 22:1-161 A (good) name is to be chosen rather than great riches;better than silver and gold is good will.2 The rich and the poor meet together;Jehovah is the maker of them all.8 The prudent seeth the evil and hideth himself,but the simple pass on and must suffer.4 The end of humility (and) of the fear of Godis riches, honor and life.5 Thorns, snares are in the way of the wayward;he that guardeth his soul let him keep... read more

Frederick Brotherton Meyer

F.B. Meyer's 'Through the Bible' Commentary - Proverbs 22:1-16

“He That Loveth Pureness of Heart” Proverbs 22:1-16 Great riches are not always a great blessing. When they are held in trust for God, they afford the opportunity of giving a vast amount of happiness to the benefactor as well as to those benefited. But we recall other riches, which do not consist in what a man has, but in what he is. There are four levels of human experience-to have, to do, to know, and to be-and these in their order are like iron, silver, gold, precious stones. Some of... read more

G. Campbell Morgan

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - Proverbs 22:1-29

Verse Proverbs 22:2. The question that naturally arises on reading this is, Where do they meet together? This proverb is often used as having reference to the sanctuary or house of prayer; but a very superficial examination of the actual condition of affairs will show that this use of the proverb is hardly warranted. The answer to the question is that in the sight of God, and in His dealing with them, they meet together. If one is looking for locality, let him look to the day of final... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 22:1-16

Proverbs Of Solomon Part 2 (Proverbs 15:22 to Proverbs 22:16 ). At this point there is a sudden switch from proverbs which contrast one thing with another, which have been predominant since Proverbs 10:1, to proverbs where the second clause adds something to the first. Whilst we still find some contrasting proverbs, especially at the beginning, they are not so common. This may suggest a deliberate intention by Solomon to separate his proverbs into two parts. Furthermore such a change at this... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 22:1-29

A Collection Of Solomon’s Proverbs (Proverbs 10:1 to Proverbs 29:27 ). Solomon’s presentation of The Book of Proverbs has followed the pattern of much Wisdom literature. This commenced with the initial heading detailing the details of the author and his purpose in writing (Proverbs 1:1-7), continued with a Prologue which laid the foundation for what was to follow (Proverbs 1:8 to Proverbs 9:18), and was then followed by the body of the work introduced by one or more subheadings. In Solomon’s... read more

Arthur Peake

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 22:1-16

Proverbs 22:6 . in the way he should go puts more into the Heb. than it contains. It is lit. “ train up a child in proportion to his way”— i.e. train him suitably. The moral implication is absent. The stress is on the effect of training. Proverbs 22:11 . RV hides disorder of MT. Read, probably, “ The king loves the pure in heart, grace of lips is his good pleasure.” Proverbs 22:12 a is difficult. RV will not pass. The lit. Heb. is “ the eyes of Yahweh guard knowledge.” The abstract “... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Proverbs 22:4

By humility; or, because of humility; or, as many others render it, the reward of humility; that reward which God hath graciously promised and will give to humility; which is a grace of great price in God’s eyes. See Isaiah 57:15; James 4:6. The fear of the Lord; by which he distinguisheth true and Christian humility from counterfeit and moral humility, because that ariseth from a deep sense of God’s greatness, and purity, and perfection, compared with our meanness, and filthiness and manifold... read more