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Selected Verse: Proverbs 8:18 - King James

Verse	Translation	Text
Pr 8:18	King James	Riches and honour are with me; yea, durable riches and righteousness.

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A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882]
durable riches . . . righteousness--Such are the "riches," enduring sources of happiness in moral possessions (compare Pro 3:16).

A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882]

durable riches . . . righteousness--Such are the "riches," enduring sources of happiness in moral possessions (compare Pro 3:16).

Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834]
Durable riches - i. e., Treasure piled up for many years; ancient wealth.

Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834]

Durable riches - i. e., Treasure piled up for many years; ancient wealth.

Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826
Riches and honor are with me - Often the wise, prudent, and discreet man arrives literally to riches and honor; but this is not always the case. But there are other riches of which he never fails; and these seem to be what Solomon has particularly in view, durable riches and righteousness; the treasure deposited by God in earthen vessels.

Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826

Riches and honor are with me - Often the wise, prudent, and discreet man arrives literally to riches and honor; but this is not always the case. But there are other riches of which he never fails; and these seem to be what Solomon has particularly in view, durable riches and righteousness; the treasure deposited by God in earthen vessels.

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