Proverbs 3:9 (DRB)

Passage

Honour the Lord with thy substance, and give him of the first of all thy fruits;

Nearby Context

Proverbs 3:7 Be not wise in thy own conceit: fear God, and depart from evil:

Proverbs 3:8 For it shall be health to thy navel, and moistening to thy bones.

Proverbs 3:9 Honour the Lord with thy substance, and give him of the first of all thy fruits;

Proverbs 3:10 And thy barns shall be filled with abundance, and thy presses shall run over with wine.

Proverbs 3:11 My son, reject not the correction of the Lord: and do not faint when thou art chastised by him:

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "honour", "lord", "substance", "give", "first", and "fruits". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "honour" and "lord", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 8's "For it shall be health to thy..." into verse 10's "And thy barns shall be filled with...", so "honour" and "lord" belong inside that flow. In Proverbs context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "honour" and "lord" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.