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Proverbs 10:22
The blessing of the LORD enriches, and He adds no sorrow to it.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — A wise teacher (traditionally Solomon, 1:1) addresses students in a collection of pithy contrasts, Proverbs 10:1–22.
The words — עֶצֶב ('E.tzev) carries the sense of deep pain or sorrow, not mere sadness; the verse's force is in the negation — the LORD does not add this to His own gift.
The thread — Genesis 26:12 and Psalms 107:38 show the LORD's blessing producing material abundance; 1 Samuel 2:7 reminds that He also sends poverty, making this verse a claim about the quality of His giving rather than a guarantee of wealth.
Why it lands — It asks the reader to hold two truths at once: that divine blessing is genuinely good, and that the reflex assumption "there's always a catch" is a failure of trust in the giver's character.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
The blessing of the Lord, it maketh rich, and he addeth no sorrow with it.
Cross-references
- Psalms 107:38 He blesses them, and they multiply greatly; He does not let their herds diminish.
- Genesis 26:12 Now Isaac sowed seed in the land, and that very year he reaped a hundredfold. And the LORD blessed him,
- 1 Samuel 2:7 The LORD sends poverty and wealth; He humbles and He exalts.
- Genesis 24:35 “The LORD has greatly blessed my master, and he has become rich. He has given him sheep and cattle, silver and gold, menservants and maidservants, camels and donkeys.
- Genesis 12:2 I will make you into a great nation, and I will bless you; I will make your name great, so that you will be a blessing.
- Deuteronomy 8:17 You might say in your heart, “The power and strength of my hands have made this wealth for me.”
- Psalms 37:22 Surely those He blesses will inherit the land, but the cursed will be destroyed.
- Psalms 113:7 He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the dump
- Proverbs 20:21 An inheritance gained quickly will not be blessed in the end.
- Genesis 13:2 And Abram had become extremely wealthy in livestock and silver and gold.