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Proverbs 3:9 KJV
Proverbs · chapter 3 · verse 9
Honour the LORD with thy substance, and with the firstfruits of all thine increase:Proverbs 3:9 · King James Version
Proverbs 3:9 in context
7Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the LORD, and depart from evil.
8It shall be health to thy navel, and marrow to thy bones.
9Honour the LORD with thy substance, and with the firstfruits of all thine increase:
10So shall thy barns be filled with plenty, and thy presses shall burst out with new wine.
11My son, despise not the chastening of the LORD; neither be weary of his correction:
Commentary
Cross references
- Deuteronomy 26:2-15
- 1 Corinthians 16:2
- Exodus 23:19
- Proverbs 14:31
- Philippians 4:17-18
- Exodus 22:29
- Malachi 3:8-10
- Haggai 1:4-9
Key words (Strong's)
- firstfruitsrêʼshîyththe first, in place, time, order or rankH7225 →
- substancehôwnwealthH1952 →
- Honourkâbadto be heavyH3513 →
- LORDYᵉhôvâhJehovah, Jewish national name of GodH3068 →
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We have here before us three exhortations, each of them enforced with a good reason: - I. We must live in a humble and dutiful subjection to God and his government (Pro 3:7): "Fear the Lord, as your sovereign Lord and Master; be ruled in every thing by your religion and subject to the divine will." This must be, 1.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 7-12