Wealth and riches are in his house, and his righteousness endures forever.
Parallel translations
- WEB Wealth and riches are in his house. His righteousness endures forever.
- KJV Wealth and riches shall be in his house: and his righteousness endureth for ever.
- NKJV Wealth and riches will be in his house, And his righteousness endures forever.
- NASB Wealth and riches are in his house, And his righteousness endures forever.
- NLT They themselves will be wealthy, and their good deeds will last forever.
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Quick answer
Wealth and riches fill the righteous person's house, and his righteousness endures forever. God's blessing and lasting righteousness mark the godly.
Overview
While the verse notes material blessing as one expression of God's favor, its weightier phrase, 'his righteousness endures forever,' echoes the same words said of God in Psalm 111:3. The God-fearer's character reflects God's own. Lasting righteousness, not perishable wealth, is the true and enduring treasure, fully secured in Christ.
Cross-references & the web
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- Prov 15:6The house of the righteous has great treasure, but the income of the wicked is trouble.
- Prov 3:16Long life is in her right hand; in her left hand are riches and honor.
- Matt 6:33But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added unto you.
- Isa 33:6He will be the sure foundation for your times, a storehouse of salvation, wisdom, and knowledge. The fear of the LORD is Zion’s treasure.
- Phil 4:18–19I have all I need and more, now that I have received your gifts from Epaphroditus. They are a fragrant offering, an acceptable sacrifice, well-pleasing to God.
- Ps 112:9He has scattered abroad his gifts to the poor; his righteousness endures forever; his horn will be lifted high in honor.
- Ps 111:10The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom; all who follow His precepts gain rich understanding. His praise endures forever!
- 1 Tim 6:6–8Of course, godliness with contentment is great gain.
- 2 Cor 6:10sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; poor, yet making many rich; having nothing, and yet possessing everything.
- Ps 111:3Splendid and majestic is His work; His righteousness endures forever.
- Isa 51:8For the moth will devour them like a garment, and the worm will eat them like wool. But My righteousness will last forever, My salvation through all generations.”
- Isa 32:17The work of righteousness will be peace; the service of righteousness will be quiet confidence forever.
- Matt 24:22–24If those days had not been cut short, nobody would be saved. But for the sake of the elect, those days will be cut short.
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