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Proverbs 8:18

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With me are riches and honor, enduring wealth and righteousness.

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Matthew Henry Bible Commentaryv. 18

The word of God is two-fold, and, in both senses, is wisdom; for a word without wisdom is of little value, and wisdom without a word is of little use. Now, I. Divine revelation is the word and wisdom of God, and that pure religion and undefiled which is built upon it; and of that Solomon here speaks, recommending it to us as faithful, and well worthy of all acceptation (Pro 8:1-2). God, by it, instructs, and governs, and blesses, the children of men. II. The redeemer is the eternal Word and wisdom, the Logos. He is the Wisdom that speaks to the children of men in the former part of the chapter. All divine revelation passes through his hand, and centres in him; but of him as the personal Wisdom, the second person in the Godhead, in the judgment of many of the ancients, Solomon here speaks (Pro 8:22-31). He concludes with a repeated charge to the children of men diligently to attend to the voice of God in his word (Pro 8:32-36).

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Strong's Concordancev. 18

עֹשֶׁר (ʻôsher, H6239) — wealth כָּבוֹד (kâbôwd, H3519) — properly, weight, but only figuratively in a good sense, splendor or copiousness עָתֵק (ʻâthêq, H6276) — antique, i.e. valued הוֹן (hôwn, H1952) — wealth; by implication, enough צְדָקָה (tsᵉdâqâh, H6666) — rightness (abstractly), subjectively (rectitude), objectively (justice), morally (virtue)…

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And my God will supply all your needs according to His glorious riches in Christ Jesus.

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I counsel you to buy from Me gold refined by fire so that you may become rich, white garments so that you may be clothed and your shameful nakedness not exposed, and salve to anoint your eyes so that you may see.

Ephesians 3:8rank 3

Though I am less than the least of all the saints, this grace was given me: to preach to the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ,

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But only one thing is necessary. Mary has chosen the good portion, and it will not be taken away from her.”

II Corinthians 6:10rank 2

sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; poor, yet making many rich; having nothing, and yet possessing everything.

Luke 12:33rank 2

Sell your possessions and give to the poor. Provide yourselves with purses that will not wear out, an inexhaustible treasure in heaven, where no thief approaches and no moth destroys.

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Wealth and riches are in his house, and his righteousness endures forever.

Psalms 36:6rank 1

Your righteousness is like the highest mountains; Your judgments are like the deepest sea. O LORD, You preserve man and beast.

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