The blessing ¹  from the Lord ²  makes a person rich, ³  and he adds no sorrow ⁴  to ⁵  it.

biblegateway Pro 10:22

It is the blessing of the LORD that makes rich, And He adds no sorrow to it.

The LORD's blessing enriches, and struggle adds nothing to it.

It is the LORD’S blessing that makes a person rich, and hard work adds nothing to it.

biblegateway Pro 10:22

The blessing of the LORD brings wealth, and he adds no trouble to it.

The blessing of the LORD makes rich, and he adds no sorrow with it.

bibleoremus Pro 10:22

The blessing of the LORD makes rich, and he adds no sorrow with it.

The blessing of the LORD is what brings riches, and he sends no sorrow with them.

biblegateway Pro 10:22

The blessing of the LORD makes one rich, And He adds no sorrow with it.

The blessing of the LORD, it maketh rich, and he addeth no sorrow with it.

biblegateway Pro 10:22

The blessing ¹  from the Lord ²  makes a person rich, ³  and he adds no sorrow ⁴  to ⁵  it.

¹ tn The term בְּרָכָּה (bÿrakhah, “blessing”) refers to a gift, enrichment or endowment from the Lord.

² tn Heb “of the Lord.” The term יְהוָה (yÿhvah, “the Lord”) functions here as a genitive of source.

³ tn Heb “makes rich” (so NASB); NAB “brings wealth.” The direct object “a person” does not appear in the Hebrew but is implied by the Hiphil verb; it is supplied in the translation.

⁴ tn Heb “toil.” The noun עֶצֶב (’etsev) has a basic two-fold range of meanings: (1) “toil; labor” which produces pain and sorrow, and (2) “pain; sorrow” which is the result of toil and labor (BDB 780 s.v.). This is the word used of the curse of “toil” in man’s labor (Gen 3:17) and the “pain” in the woman’s child-bearing (Gen 3:16). God’s blessing is pure and untarnished – it does not bring physical pain or emotional sorrow.

⁵ tn Heb “with.”