Cross references

Proverbs 22:4

The rewards of humility and the fear of the LORD

are wealth and honor and life.

Proverbs 22:4 BSB

Proverbs 22:4 has 10 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 10 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to James 4:10 (55 votes) and Matthew 6:33 (54 votes). 11 other verses point back to it. It links with 9 other books, from Genesis 24 to James 4.

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Which verses does Proverbs 22:4 point to?

Ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.

  1. James 4:1055 votes

    Humble yourselves before the Lord, and He will exalt you.

  2. Matthew 6:3354 votes

    But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added unto you.

  3. Fear the LORD, you His saints, for those who fear Him lack nothing. Young lions go lacking and hungry, but those who seek the LORD lack no good thing.

  4. He who pursues righteousness and loving devotion finds life, righteousness, and honor.

  5. Hallelujah! Blessed is the man who fears the LORD, who greatly delights in His commandments. His descendants will be mighty in the land; the generation of the upright will be blessed. …

  6. Isaiah 57:1535 votes

    For thus says the One who is high and lifted up, who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy: “I dwell in a high and holy place, and with the oppressed and humble in spirit, to restore the spirit of the lowly and revive the heart of the contrite.

  7. Long life is in her right hand; in her left hand are riches and honor.

  8. Isaiah 33:634 votes

    He will be the sure foundation for your times, a storehouse of salvation, wisdom, and knowledge. The fear of the LORD is Zion’s treasure.

  9. James 4:634 votes

    But He gives us more grace. This is why it says: “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”

  10. For physical exercise is of limited value, but godliness is valuable in every way, holding promise for the present life and for the one to come.

Which verses point to Proverbs 22:4?

The 10 strongest of 11.