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Both riches and honor come of you, and you rule over all; and in your hand is power and might; and in your hand it is to make great, and to give strength to all.
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God is the Source of All Success
Commentators stress that this verse is a powerful declaration of God's absolute sovereignty. John Gill explains that any riches or honor a person has is not ultimately due to their own merit or hard work, but is a gift from God's providence. This truth is meant to humble believers and focus their trust on God as the one who 'reign[s] over all.'
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1 Chronicles
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19th Century
Anglican
Both riches and honour come from you. —Literally, And the riches and the honour are from before you. ([Reference…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Both riches and honour come of you Whatever of either the children of men have is not owing to their merits, nor to …
Presbyterian
We cannot form a proper understanding of the magnificence of the temple and the buildings around it, in which such quantities of gold and silver we…
