The Meaning of Proverbs 3:10 Explained

Proverbs 3:10

KJV: So shall thy barns be filled with plenty, and thy presses shall burst out with new wine.

YLT: And filled are thy barns with plenty, And with new wine thy presses break forth.

Darby: so shall thy barns be filled with plenty, and thy vats shall overflow with new wine.

ASV: So shall thy barns be filled with plenty, And thy vats shall overflow with new wine.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

So shall thy barns  be filled  with plenty,  and thy presses  shall burst out  with new wine. 

What does Proverbs 3:10 Mean?

Context Summary

Proverbs 3:1-12 - The Results Of Trusting Jehovah
How replete with helpful instruction on the policy of life is this paragraph! The young of both sexes are invited to be merciful in their judgments or dealings, and faithful in the discharge of their responsibilities or duties. These are two prime qualifications for a right attitude toward God and man.
The perplexed are bidden to distrust their own understanding and to trust in God for guidance. If you do not see your way, wait till God reveals it. Notice the repeated word all-all thine heart, all thy ways. A thread reaching from our person to the ground may impair our perfect insularity. The business man is urged to honor God, as Abraham did, when returning laden with booty from his conflict with the freebooting kings, Genesis 14:23. The suffering are urged to look beyond their pain and sorrow to the hand that chastens, Proverbs 3:11-12. These precious words are endorsed by later Scriptures. See Hebrews 12:5-6 and Revelation 3:19. We can never forget the tender assurance of Job 5:18-19. There is no chance in life; accept all as by God's appointment or permission. [source]

Chapter Summary: Proverbs 3

1  various exhortations
13  The gain of wisdom
27  Exhortation to goodness
33  the different state of the wicked and upright

What do the individual words in Proverbs 3:10 mean?

so will be filled your barns with plenty and with new wine Your vats will overflow -
וְיִמָּלְא֣וּ אֲסָמֶ֣יךָ שָׂבָ֑ע וְ֝תִיר֗וֹשׁ יְקָבֶ֥יךָ יִפְרֹֽצוּ פ

וְיִמָּלְא֣וּ  so  will  be  filled 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Nifal, Conjunctive imperfect, third person masculine plural
Root: מָלֵא 
Sense: to fill, be full.
אֲסָמֶ֣יךָ  your  barns 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct, second person masculine singular
Root: אָסָם  
Sense: storehouse, barn.
שָׂבָ֑ע  with  plenty 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: שָׂבָע  
Sense: plenty, satiety.
וְ֝תִיר֗וֹשׁ  and  with  new  wine 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular
Root: יָרַשׁ 
Sense: wine, fresh or new wine, must, freshly pressed wine.
יְקָבֶ֥יךָ  Your  vats 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct, second person masculine singular
Root: יֶקֶב  
Sense: wine vat, wine-press.
יִפְרֹֽצוּ  will  overflow 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine plural
Root: פָּרַץ  
Sense: to break through or down or over, burst, breach.
פ  - 
Parse: Punctuation