Proverbs 3:10 (GNV)

Passage

So shall thy barnes be filled with abundance, and thy presses shall burst with newe wine.

Nearby Context

Proverbs 3:8 So health shalbe vnto thy nauel, and marowe vnto thy bones.

Proverbs 3:9 Honour the Lord with thy riches, and with the first fruites of all thine increase.

Proverbs 3:10 So shall thy barnes be filled with abundance, and thy presses shall burst with newe wine.

Proverbs 3:11 My sonne, refuse not the chastening of the Lord, neither be grieued with his correction.

Proverbs 3:12 For the Lord correcteth him, whome he loueth, euen as the father doeth the childe in whom he deliteth.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "shall", "barnes", "filled", "abundance", "presses", "burst", and "newe". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "shall" and "barnes", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 9's "Honour the Lord with thy riches and..." into verse 11's "My sonne refuse not the chastening of...", so "shall" and "barnes" 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 "shall" and "barnes" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.