Proverbs 24:4

Coverdale Bible (1535)

Thorow discrecion shal ye chabers be fylled wt all costly & pleasaunt riches.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וּ֭בְדַעַת חֲדָרִ֣ים יִמָּלְא֑וּ כָּל־ה֖וֹן יָקָ֣ר וְנָעִֽים׃

Transliteration

And-by-daʿat ḥădārîm yimmālʾû all-hôn yāqār and-nāʿîm

Grammar Details

• *daʿat*: feminine singular noun with preposition - knowledge
• *ḥădārîm*: masculine plural noun - chambers/rooms
• *yimmālʾû*: Niphal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - are filled
• *hôn*: masculine singular noun - wealth/substance
• *yāqār*: masculine singular adjective - precious/rare
• *nāʿîm*: masculine singular adjective - pleasant/delightful

Word Meanings

• *daʿat*: knowledge/perception/skill
• *ḥădārîm*: chambers/rooms/inner parts
• *hôn*: wealth/riches/substance

Referenced Verses

• Prov 15:6 : 6 In the house of the rightuous are greate riches, but in the increase of the vngodly there is mysordre.
• Prov 21:20 : 20 In a wyse mans house there is greate treasure and plenteousnesse, but a foolish body spendeth vp all.
• Neh 10:39 : 39 For the children of Israel and the children of Leui shall brynge vp the Heueofferynges of the corne, wyne and oyle vnto the chestes, there are the vessels of the Sanctuary, & the prestes yt mynister, and the porters & syngers, yt we forsake not the house of oure God.
• Neh 13:5-9 : 5 for he had made him a greate chest, and there had they aforetyme layed the meatofferynges, frankencense, vessell, and the tithes of corne, wyne and oyle (acordinge to the commaundement geuen to the Leuites, syngers and porters) and the Heueofferynges of the prestes. 6 But in all this was not I at Ierusalem: for in ye two and thirtieth yeare of Artaxerses kynge of Babilon, came I vnto the kynge, and after certayne dayes optayned I lycence of the kynge 7 to come to Ierusale. And I gat knowlege of ye euell that Eliasib dyd vnto Tobia, in that he had made him a chest in the courte of the house of God, 8 and it greued me sore, and I cast forth all the vessels of Tobias house out of the chest, 9 and commauded them to clense the chest. And thither broughte I agayne the vessels of the house of God, the meatofferynge and the incense. 10 And I perceaued, that the porcions of ye Leuites were not geuen them, for the which cause the Leuites and syngers were fled, euery one to his londe for to worke. 11 Then reproued I the rulers, and sayde: Why forsake we the house of God? But I gathered them together, and set them in their place. 12 Then brought all Iuda the tithes of corne, wyne and oyle vnto the treasure. 13 And I made treasurers ouer ye treasure, euen Selemia ye prest, and Sadoc the scrybe, & of the Leuites Pedaia, and vnder their hande Hanan the sonne of Sachur the sonne of Mathania: for they were counted faithfull, and their office was, to destribute vnto their brethren.
• Prov 8:21 : 21 That I maye sende prosperite to those that loue me, & to encrease their treasure.
• Prov 20:15 : 15 A mouth of vnderstodinge is more worth then golde, many precious stones, and costly Iewels.
• 1 Kgs 4:22-28 : 22 And Salomon had daylie to his vytayles thirtye quarters of fyne meel, threscore quarters of other meel, 23 ten fat oxen, and twety small catell, and an hundreth shepe, beside hartes and Roes, and wilde goates, and fat capons, and foules. 24 For he had the lordshippe of all the londe on this syde the water, fro Tiphsa vnto Gasa, and ouer all ye kynges on this syde ye water: & had peace of all his subiectes rounde aboute, 25 so that Iuda and Israel dwelt safe, euery one vnder his vyne, and vnder his figge tre, from Dan vnto Berseba, as longe as Salomon lyued. 26 And Salomo had fortye thousande cart horses and twolue thousande horsmen. 27 And the officers prouyded the kynge Salomon with vytayles: and whatsoeuer belonged to the kynges table, that brought euery man in his moneth, and myssed not: 28 Barlye also & strawe for the horses and coursers, & broughte them vnto the place where ye kynge was, euery one after his charge.
• 1 Chr 27:25-31 : 25 Ouer the kynges treasures was Asmaueth the sonne of Adiel. And ouer the treasures in the lode, in the cities, vyllages and castels was Ionathan the sonne of Vsia. 26 Ouer the hu?bandmen to tyll the londe was Esri the sonne of Chelab. 27 Ouer the vynyardes was Simei the Ramathite. Ouer the wyne Cellers and treasures of wyne was Sabdi the Siphimite. 28 Ouer the oyle gardens and Molberytrees in the lowe feldes, was Baal Hanan the Gaderite. Ouer the treasure of the oyle was Ioas. 29 Ouer ye oxen of the pasture at Saron was Sitari the Saronite. Ouer the oxen in the valleys was Saphath the sonne of Adlai. 30 Ouer the Camels was Obil the Ismaelite. Ouer the asses was Iehethia the Meronothite. 31 Ouer the shepe was Iasis the Hagarite. All these were rulers ouer kynge Dauids goodes.
• 1 Chr 29:2-9 : 2 Yet haue I after all my abilite prepared vnto the house of God, golde for the vessels of golde, syluer for them of syluer, brasse for them of brasse, yron for the of yron, wod for them of wod, Onix stones, set Rubyes, & stones of dyuerse coloures, & all precious stones, & Marble stones in multitude. 3 Besydes this, for the good wyl yt I haue to the house of God, 4 I haue of myne awne proper good thre M. taletes of golde of Ophir, & seuen M. taletes of pure syluer, which I geue vnto the holy house of God, besyde all yt I haue prepared, to ouerlaye ye walles of the house, 5 yt the same which ought to be of golde, maye be of golde: & that it which ought to be of syluer, maye be of syluer: and for all maner of worke by the hande of the craftesmen. And who is now fre wyllinge, to fyll his hande this daye vnto the LORDE? 6 Then were the prynces of the fathers, ye prynces of the trybes of Israel, the captaynes ouer thousandes & ouer hundreds, the rulers ouer the kynges busynes, fre wyllinge, 7 & gaue to ye mynistracion in the house of God fyue M. talentes of golde, and ten M. guldens, and ten M. talentes of syluer, eightene M. taletes of brasse, and an hundred M. taletes of yron. 8 And by whom so euer were foude stones, they gaue them to the treasure of the house of the LORDE, vnder the hade of Iehiel the Gersonite. 9 And ye people were glad that they were fre wyllinge: for they gaue it wt a good wyll (euen with all their hert) vnto the LORDE. And Dauid also ye kynge reioysed greatly,
• 2 Chr 4:18-22 : 18 And Salomon made all these vessels which were so many, that the weight of ye metall was not to be soughte out. 19 And Salomen made all the ornamentes for the house of God: namely, the golden altare, the tables and the shewbreds theron, 20 the candelstickes with their lampes of pure golde, to burne before the Quere acordinge to the maner: 21 and the floures and the lampes and the snoffers were of golde, all these were of pure golde. 22 And the knyues, basens, spones and pottes, were of pure golde. And the intraunce and his dores within vnto the Most holy, and the dores of the house of the temple were of golde.
• 2 Chr 26:4-9 : 4 And he did right in the syght of the LORDE, as his father Amasias had done, 5 and soughte God as longe as Zacharias lyued, which taughte in the visyons of God: and as longe as he sought the LORDE, God made him to prospere. 6 For he wente forth, and foughte agaynst the Philistynes, and brake downe ye walles of Gath, and the walles of Iabne, and the walles of A?dod, and buylded cities aboute A?dod, & amonge the Philistynes. 7 For God helped him agaynst the Philistines, against the Arabians, agaynst them of GurBaal, & agaynst the Meunites. 8 And ye Ammonites gaue Osias presentes, & his name came in to Egipte: for he was exceadinge stronge. 9 And Osias buylded towres at Ierusalem vpon the cornerporte, and on the valley gate, and on other corners, and made them stronge. 10 He buylded castels also in the wyldernesse, and dygged many welles: for he had many catell, both in the medewes and in the playnes, hu?bandmen also and wynegardeners on the mountaynes and on Carmel: for he delyted in hu?bandrye. 11 And Osias had an hoost of men of warre goynge forth to the battaill, which were nobred vnder the hande of Ieiel the scrybe & of Maesa the offycer, vnder the hade of Hanania of the kynges rulers.
• Prov 27:23-27 : 23 Se yt thou knowe the nombre of thy catell thy self, and loke well to thy flockes. 24 For riches abyde not allwaye, & the crowne endureth not for euer. 25 The hay groweth, ye grasse cometh vp, & herbes are gathered in ye mountaines. 26 The lambes shal clothe the, & for the goates thou shalt haue money to yi hu?bondry. 27 Thou shalt haue goates mylck ynough to fede the, to vpholde thy husholde, & to susteyne thy maydens.
• Matt 13:52 : 52 Then sayde he vnto the: Therfore euery scribe taught vnto ye kingdome of heauen, is like an houssholder, which bryngeth out of his treasure thinges new and olde.