Proverbs 22:4 (LSB)

Passage

The reward of humility—the fear of Yahweh— Is riches, glory, and life.

Nearby Context

Proverbs 22:2 The rich and the poor meet together in this— Yahweh is the Maker of them all.

Proverbs 22:3 A prudent man sees evil and hides, But the simple pass on, and are punished.

Proverbs 22:4 The reward of humility—the fear of Yahweh— Is riches, glory, and life.

Proverbs 22:5 Thorns and snares are in the way of the crooked; He who keeps his soul will be far from them.

Proverbs 22:6 Train up a child according to his way, Even when he is old he will not depart from it.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "reward", "humility", "fear", "yahweh", "riches", "glory", and "life". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "reward" and "humility", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 3's "A prudent man sees evil and hides..." into verse 5's "Thorns and snares are in the way...", so "reward" and "humility" 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 "reward" and "humility" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.