The Meaning of Proverbs 8:18 Explained

Proverbs 8:18

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

YLT: Wealth and honour are with me, Lasting substance and righteousness.

Darby: Riches and honour are with me; durable wealth and righteousness.

ASV: Riches and honor are with me; Yea , durable wealth and righteousness.

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CONTEXT: What is the Context of Proverbs 8:18?

MEANING: What does Proverbs 8:18 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Proverbs 8:18 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Proverbs 8:18?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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

What does Proverbs 8:18 Mean?

Context Summary

Proverbs 8:1-21 - "better Than Gold"
This chapter contains a bewitching picture of Wisdom as a noble matron. Were it not for this feminine touch, we might, suppose that the Preacher had become a Prophet and was discerning the lineaments of Christ, who in His human life embodied the Divine Wisdom, as indeed He was the Eternal Word.
She stands in the open places; her ringing voice is heard down the streets, appealing to those who are entering the city gates or doors of the houses. There is no muttering or whispering; but the beauty of goodness illuminates all she says. She insists on her own value, as compared with the valuables that men prize. The central point in her promises is that she imparts those great moral qualities which imply the true leadership and right estimate of others. What a precious word is Proverbs 8:17 : but we can never forget that we love "because He first loved us." Oh, the mystery and wonder of it! And can that love ever fail us? [source]

Chapter Summary: Proverbs 8

1  the fame
6  and evidence of wisdom
10  The excellence
12  the nature
15  the power
18  the riches
22  and the eternity of wisdom
32  Wisdom is to be desired for the blessedness it brings

What do the individual words in Proverbs 8:18 mean?

Riches and honor [are] with me riches Enduring and righteousness
עֹֽשֶׁר־ וְכָב֥וֹד אִתִּ֑י ה֥וֹן עָ֝תֵ֗ק וּצְדָקָֽה

עֹֽשֶׁר־  Riches 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: עֹשֶׁר  
Sense: wealth, riches.
וְכָב֥וֹד  and  honor  [are] 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular
Root: כָּבֹוד  
Sense: glory, honour, glorious, abundance.
אִתִּ֑י  with  me 
Parse: Preposition, first person common singular
Root: אֵת 
Sense: with, near, together with.
ה֥וֹן  riches 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: הֹון  
Sense: wealth, riches, substance.
עָ֝תֵ֗ק  Enduring 
Parse: Adjective, masculine singular
Root: עָתֵק  
Sense: handed forward, advanced, enduring, durable, valuable, eminent, surpassing.
וּצְדָקָֽה  and  righteousness 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, feminine singular
Root: צְדָקָה  
Sense: justice, righteousness.

What are the major concepts related to Proverbs 8:18?

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