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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/proverbs/3.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/proverbs/3.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />Honor the LORD with your wealth, with the firstfruits of all your crops;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/proverbs/3.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Honor the LORD with your wealth and with the best part of everything you produce.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/proverbs/3.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Honor the LORD with your wealth and with the firstfruits of all your produce;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/proverbs/3.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Honor the LORD with your wealth and with the firstfruits of all your crops;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/proverbs/3.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Honour the LORD with thy substance, and with the firstfruits of all thine increase:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/proverbs/3.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Honor the LORD with your possessions, And with the firstfruits of all your increase;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/proverbs/3.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Honor the LORD from your wealth, And from the first of all your produce;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/proverbs/3.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Honor the LORD from your wealth And from the first of all your produce;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/proverbs/3.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Honor the LORD from your wealth, And from the first of all your produce;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/proverbs/3.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Honor Yahweh from your wealth And from the first of all your produce;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/proverbs/3.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Honor the LORD with your wealth And with the first fruits of all your crops (income);<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/proverbs/3.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Honor the LORD with your possessions and with the first produce of your entire harvest;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/proverbs/3.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Honor the LORD with your possessions and with the first produce of your entire harvest; <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/proverbs/3.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Honor Jehovah with thy substance, And with the first-fruits of all thine increase:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/proverbs/3.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Honor the LORD by giving him your money and the first part of all your crops. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/proverbs/3.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Honour the LORD with thy substance, and with the firstfruits of all thine increase:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/proverbs/3.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Honor the LORD with your wealth and with the first and best part of all your income. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/proverbs/3.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Honor the LORD by making him an offering from the best of all that your land produces. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/proverbs/3.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Honor the LORD with your wealth and with the first of all your produce,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/proverbs/3.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Honor the LORD with your wealth and with the firstfruits of all your crops;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/proverbs/3.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Honor the LORD from your wealth and from the first fruits of all your crops; <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/proverbs/3.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Honor the LORD with your substance, with the first fruits of all your increase:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/proverbs/3.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Honor the LORD with thy substance, and with the first-fruits of all thy increase:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/proverbs/3.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Honor Yahweh with your substance, with the first fruits of all your increase; <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/proverbs/3.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Honor YHWH from your substance, "" And from the beginning of all your increase;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/proverbs/3.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Honour Jehovah from thy substance, And from the beginning of all thine increase;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/proverbs/3.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Honor Jehovah from thy substance, and from the first-fruits of all thy produce.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/proverbs/3.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Honour the Lord with thy substance, and give him of the first of all thy fruits : <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/proverbs/3.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Honor the Lord with your substance, and give to him from the first of all your fruits,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/proverbs/3.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Honor the LORD with your wealth, with first fruits of all your produce; <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/proverbs/3.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Honor the LORD with your substance and with the first fruits of all your produce;<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/proverbs/3.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Honor the LORD with your substance and with the first fruits of all your crops;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/proverbs/3.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Honor LORD JEHOVAH from your possessions and from the best of all your increase<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/proverbs/3.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Honour the LORD with thy substance, And with the first-fruits of all thine increase;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/proverbs/3.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Honour the Lord with thy just labours, and give him the first of thy fruits of righteousness:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/proverbs/3-9.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/kpUA5ZltBeQ?start=403" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/proverbs/3.htm">Trust in the LORD</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">8</span>This will bring healing to your body and refreshment to your bones. <span class="reftext">9</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3513.htm" title="3513: kab·bêḏ (V-Piel-Imp-ms) -- Or kabed; a primitive root; to be heavy, i.e. In a bad sense or in a good sense (in the same two senses).">Honor</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/1952.htm" title="1952: mê·hō·w·ne·ḵā (Prep-m:: N-msc:: 2ms) -- Wealth, sufficiency. From the same as huwn in the sense of 'own; wealth; by implication, enough.">with your wealth</a> <a href="/hebrew/7225.htm" title="7225: ū·mê·rê·šîṯ (Conj-w, Prep-m:: N-fsc) -- Beginning, chief. From the same as ro'sh; the first, in place, time, order or rank.">and with the firstfruits</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">of all</a> <a href="/hebrew/8393.htm" title="8393: tə·ḇū·’ā·ṯe·ḵā (N-fsc:: 2ms) -- Product, revenue. From bow'; income, i.e. Produce.">your harvest;</a> </span><span class="reftext">10</span>then your barns will be filled with plenty, and your vats will overflow with new wine.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/malachi/3-10.htm">Malachi 3:10</a></span><br />Bring the full tithe into the storehouse, so that there may be food in My house. Test Me in this,” says the LORD of Hosts. “See if I will not open the windows of heaven and pour out for you blessing without measure.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/9-7.htm">2 Corinthians 9:7</a></span><br />Each one should give what he has decided in his heart to give, not out of regret or compulsion. For God loves a cheerful giver.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/6-33.htm">Matthew 6:33</a></span><br />But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added unto you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/6-38.htm">Luke 6:38</a></span><br />Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured back to you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/31-5.htm">2 Chronicles 31:5-6</a></span><br />As soon as the order went out, the Israelites generously provided the firstfruits of the grain, new wine, oil, and honey, and of all the produce of the field, and they brought in an abundance—a tithe of everything. / And the Israelites and Judahites who lived in the cities of Judah also brought a tithe of their herds and flocks and a tithe of the holy things consecrated to the LORD their God, and they laid them in large heaps.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/26-1.htm">Deuteronomy 26:1-2</a></span><br />When you enter the land that the LORD your God is giving you as an inheritance, and you take possession of it and settle in it, / you are to take some of the firstfruits of all your produce from the soil of the land that the LORD your God is giving you and put them in a basket. Then go to the place the LORD your God will choose as a dwelling for His Name,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/16-2.htm">1 Corinthians 16:2</a></span><br />On the first day of every week, each of you should set aside a portion of his income, saving it up, so that when I come no collections will be needed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/philippians/4-18.htm">Philippians 4:18</a></span><br />I 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/14-18.htm">Genesis 14:18-20</a></span><br />Then Melchizedek king of Salem brought out bread and wine—since he was priest of God Most High— / and he blessed Abram and said: “Blessed be Abram by God Most High, Creator of heaven and earth, / and blessed be God Most High, who has delivered your enemies into your hand.” Then Abram gave Melchizedek a tenth of everything.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/27-30.htm">Leviticus 27:30</a></span><br />Thus any tithe from the land, whether from the seed of the land or the fruit of the trees, belongs to the LORD; it is holy to the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/10-35.htm">Nehemiah 10:35-37</a></span><br />We will also bring the firstfruits of our land and of every fruit tree to the house of the LORD year by year. / And we will bring the firstborn of our sons and our livestock, as it is written in the Law, and will bring the firstborn of our herds and flocks to the house of our God, to the priests who minister in the house of our God. / Moreover, we will bring to the priests at the storerooms of the house of our God the firstfruits of our dough, of our grain offerings, of the fruit of all our trees, and of our new wine and oil. A tenth of our produce belongs to the Levites, so that they shall receive tithes in all the towns where we labor.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/20-35.htm">Acts 20:35</a></span><br />In everything, I showed you that by this kind of hard work we must help the weak, remembering the words of the Lord Jesus Himself: ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/12-1.htm">Romans 12:1</a></span><br />Therefore I urge you, brothers, on account of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God, which is your spiritual service of worship.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/13-16.htm">Hebrews 13:16</a></span><br />And do not neglect to do good and to share with others, for with such sacrifices God is pleased.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/23-19.htm">Exodus 23:19</a></span><br />Bring the best of the firstfruits of your soil to the house of the LORD your God. You must not cook a young goat in its mother’s milk.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Honor the LORD with your substance, and with the first fruits of all your increase:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/14-31.htm">Proverbs 14:31</a></b></br> He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker: but he that honoureth him hath mercy on the poor.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/14-18.htm">Genesis 14:18-21</a></b></br> And Melchizedek king of Salem brought forth bread and wine: and he <i>was</i> the priest of the most high God… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/28-22.htm">Genesis 28:22</a></b></br> And this stone, which I have set <i>for</i> a pillar, shall be God's house: and of all that thou shalt give me I will surely give the tenth unto thee.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/proverbs/1-7.htm">Beginning</a> <a href="/psalms/78-46.htm">Crops</a> <a href="/psalms/119-160.htm">First</a> <a href="/psalms/105-36.htm">Firstfruits</a> <a href="/psalms/136-10.htm">First-Fruits</a> <a href="/psalms/109-11.htm">Fruits</a> <a href="/psalms/149-9.htm">Honor</a> <a href="/psalms/149-9.htm">Honour</a> <a href="/proverbs/3-2.htm">Increase</a> <a href="/psalms/144-13.htm">Produce</a> <a href="/proverbs/2-7.htm">Substance</a> <a href="/proverbs/2-4.htm">Wealth</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/proverbs/4-7.htm">Beginning</a> <a href="/proverbs/10-5.htm">Crops</a> <a href="/proverbs/4-7.htm">First</a> <a href="/jeremiah/2-3.htm">Firstfruits</a> <a href="/jeremiah/2-3.htm">First-Fruits</a> <a href="/proverbs/5-10.htm">Fruits</a> <a href="/proverbs/3-16.htm">Honor</a> <a href="/proverbs/3-16.htm">Honour</a> <a href="/proverbs/3-14.htm">Increase</a> <a href="/proverbs/8-19.htm">Produce</a> <a href="/proverbs/3-28.htm">Substance</a> <a href="/proverbs/3-16.htm">Wealth</a><div class="vheading2">Proverbs 3</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/proverbs/3-1.htm">various exhortations</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/proverbs/3-13.htm">The gain of wisdom</a></span><br><span class="reftext">27. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/proverbs/3-27.htm">Exhortation to goodness</a></span><br><span class="reftext">33. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/proverbs/3-33.htm">the different state of the wicked and upright</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/proverbs/3.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/proverbs/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/proverbs/3.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Honor the LORD with your wealth</b><br>This phrase emphasizes the importance of recognizing God as the source of all blessings and resources. In the ancient Near Eastern context, wealth was often seen as a sign of divine favor. The act of honoring God with one's wealth is a demonstration of gratitude and acknowledgment of His sovereignty. This principle is echoed in other scriptures, such as <a href="/malachi/3-10.htm">Malachi 3:10</a>, where God invites His people to bring tithes into the storehouse. The concept of honoring God with material possessions is also seen in the New Testament, where Jesus teaches about the proper use of wealth in parables like the Rich Fool (<a href="/luke/12-16.htm">Luke 12:16-21</a>).<p><b>and with the firstfruits of all your crops;</b><br>The offering of firstfruits was a practice deeply rooted in Israelite tradition, as seen in <a href="/leviticus/23-10.htm">Leviticus 23:10</a> and <a href="/deuteronomy/26.htm">Deuteronomy 26:1-11</a>. It involved giving the first and best portion of the harvest to God, symbolizing trust in His provision for the future. This act of faith was not only a religious duty but also a cultural expression of reliance on God's continued blessing. The firstfruits offering is a type of Christ, who is referred to as the "firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep" in <a href="/1_corinthians/15-20.htm">1 Corinthians 15:20</a>, indicating His preeminence and the promise of resurrection for believers.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/s/solomon.htm">Solomon</a></b><br>Traditionally regarded as the author of Proverbs, Solomon was the son of King David and known for his wisdom. He wrote Proverbs to impart wisdom and understanding.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The covenant name of God in the Hebrew Bible, emphasizing His eternal nature and faithfulness to His people.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a></b><br>The nation to whom the Proverbs were originally addressed, a people in covenant relationship with God, called to live according to His laws and wisdom.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/f/firstfruits.htm">Firstfruits</a></b><br>In ancient Israel, the first portion of the harvest was offered to God as an act of worship and acknowledgment of His provision.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/h/harvest.htm">Harvest</a></b><br>The gathering of crops, which in an agrarian society, was a primary source of wealth and sustenance.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/h/honoring_god_with_our_resources.htm">Honoring God with Our Resources</a></b><br>The act of honoring God with our wealth is a recognition of His sovereignty and provision in our lives. It is an acknowledgment that everything we have comes from Him.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_principle_of_firstfruits.htm">The Principle of Firstfruits</a></b><br>Offering the firstfruits signifies giving God the best and the first of what we have, not the leftovers. It is a demonstration of trust in His continued provision.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/stewardship_and_generosity.htm">Stewardship and Generosity</a></b><br>As stewards of God's resources, we are called to manage them wisely and generously. This includes supporting the work of the church and helping those in need.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faith_and_trust_in_god's_provision.htm">Faith and Trust in God's Provision</a></b><br>By giving the firstfruits, we exercise faith, trusting that God will provide for our needs even as we give away a portion of what we have.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/reflecting_god's_character.htm">Reflecting God's Character</a></b><br>Our giving should reflect God's generosity and love. As we honor Him with our wealth, we become conduits of His blessings to others.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_proverbs_3.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Proverbs 3</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_honor_god_with_wealth.htm">How can you honor the Lord with your wealth?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_do_faithful_givers_stay_poor.htm">Proverbs 3:9 commands honoring God with wealth—why do many faithful givers remain poor while the corrupt often thrive? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_a_man_seek_ruthless_vengeance.htm">How can you honor the Lord with your wealth?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_the_offertory.htm">What is the offertory?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/proverbs/3.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 9.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Honour the Lord with thy substance,</span> etc. An exhortation to self-sacrificing devotion by the appropriation and use of wealth to the service of Jehovah. <span class="accented">With thy substance</span> (<span class="accented">mehonehka</span>); Vulgate, <span class="accented">de tua substantia</span>; LXX., <span class="greek">ἀπὸ σῶν δικαίων πόνων</span>. <span class="accented">Hon</span>, properly "lightness," is "opulence," "wealth," as in <a href="/proverbs/1-13.htm">Proverbs 1:13</a>. The <span class="accented">min</span> in composition with <span class="accented">hon</span> is not partitive, as Delitzsch and Berthean take it, but signifies "with" or "by means of," as in <a href="/psalms/38-7.htm">Psalm 38:7</a>; <a href="/isaiah/58-12.htm">Isaiah 58:12</a>; <a href="/ezekiel/28-18.htm">Ezekiel 28:18</a>; <a href="/obadiah/1-9.htm">Obadiah 1:9</a>. The insertion of <span class="greek">δικαίος</span> by the LXX. limits the wealth to that which is justly acquired, and so guards against the erroneous idea that God is honoured by the appropriation to his use of unlawful wealth or gain (Plumptre). The Israelites "honoured Jehovah with their substance" when they contributed towards the erection of the tabernacle in the wilderness, and later when they assisted in the preparations for the building of the temple, and in the payment of tithes. The injunction may undoubtedly refer to tithes, and is in accordance with the requirement of the Mosaic Law on that and other points as to oblations, free will offerings, etc.; but it has a wider bearing and contemplates the use of wealth for all pious and charitable purposes (see <a href="/proverbs/14-31.htm">Proverbs 14:31</a>). The word <span class="accented">maaser</span>, "tithe," does not occur in the Proverbs. <span class="cmt_word">With the firstfruits</span> (<span class="accented">mere-shith</span>); Vulgate, <span class="accented">de primitiis.</span> So Targum Jonathan, Syriac, and Arabic. The law of the firstfruits is found in <a href="/exodus/22-29.htm">Exodus 22:29</a>; <a href="/exodus/23-19.htm">Exodus 23:19</a>; <a href="/exodus/34-20.htm">Exodus 34:20</a>; <a href="/leviticus/23-10.htm">Leviticus 23:10</a>; <a href="/numbers/18-12.htm">Numbers 18:12</a>: <a href="/deuteronomy/18-4.htm">Deuteronomy 18:4</a>; <a href="/deuteronomy/26-1.htm">Deuteronomy 26:1-3</a>. The firstfruits were presented by every Israelite to the priests, in token of gratitude and humble thankfulness to Jehovah, and consisted of the produce of the land in its natural state, or prepared for human food (Maclear, 'Old Test. Hist.,' bk. 4, c. 3, <span class="accented">a</span>). The "firstfruits" also carried with it the idea of the best. The custom of offering the firstfruits of the field and other revenues as a religious obligation was observed by ancient pagan nations (see Diod. Sic., 1:14; Plut., 'De Iside,' p. 377; Pliny, 'Hist. Nat.,' 18:2 (Zockler). Some of the ancient commentators find in this verse an argument for the support of the ministry. It is well known that the priests "lived of the sacrifice," and were "partakers of the altar," and as their support by these means tended to the maintenance of Divine worship, so those who supported them were in the highest degree "honoring God." The injunctions also show that the honouring of God does not consist simply of lip service, of humility and confidence in him, but also of external worship, and in corporeal things. They are not peculiar to Israel, but are binding on all. They oppose all <span class="accented">selfish</span> use of God's temporal gifts, and lead to the thought that, in obeying them, we are only giving back to God what are his own. "The silver and the gold is mine, saith the Lord of hosts" (Haggai 2:28). <p><span class="accented">"We give thee but thine own,<br />Whate'er the gift may be;<br />All that we have is thine shine,<br />A trust, O Lord, from thee."</span><br /><br />(<span class="note_acc">Day's 'Psalter.'</span>) <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/proverbs/3-9.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Honor</span><br /><span class="heb">כַּבֵּ֣ד</span> <span class="translit">(kab·bêḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3513.htm">Strong's 3513: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be heavy, weighty, or burdensome</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the LORD</span><br /><span class="heb">יְ֭הוָה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">with your wealth</span><br /><span class="heb">מֵהוֹנֶ֑ךָ</span> <span class="translit">(mê·hō·w·ne·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1952.htm">Strong's 1952: </a> </span><span class="str2">Wealth, sufficiency</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and with the firstfruits</span><br /><span class="heb">וּ֝מֵרֵאשִׁ֗ית</span> <span class="translit">(ū·mê·rê·šîṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7225.htm">Strong's 7225: </a> </span><span class="str2">The first, in place, time, order, rank</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of all</span><br /><span class="heb">כָּל־</span> <span class="translit">(kāl-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">your harvest;</span><br /><span class="heb">תְּבוּאָתֶֽךָ׃</span> <span class="translit">(tə·ḇū·’ā·ṯe·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8393.htm">Strong's 8393: </a> </span><span class="str2">Product, revenue</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/proverbs/3-9.htm">Proverbs 3:9 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/proverbs/3-9.htm">Proverbs 3:9 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/proverbs/3-9.htm">Proverbs 3:9 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/proverbs/3-9.htm">Proverbs 3:9 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/proverbs/3-9.htm">Proverbs 3:9 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/proverbs/3-9.htm">Proverbs 3:9 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/proverbs/3-9.htm">Proverbs 3:9 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/proverbs/3-9.htm">Proverbs 3:9 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/proverbs/3-9.htm">Proverbs 3:9 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/proverbs/3-9.htm">Proverbs 3:9 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/proverbs/3-9.htm">OT Poetry: Proverbs 3:9 Honor Yahweh with your substance (Prov. 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