Translations
Modern
…bestowing wealth on those who love me and making their treasuries full.
Traditional
That I may cause those that love me to inherit substance; and I will fill their treasures.
Literal
…to cause those loving me to inherit substance, and their treasuries I will fill.
Latin
…ut ditem diligentes me, et thesauros eorum repleam.
Interlinear
Hebrew
English
…bestowing wealth on those who love me and making their treasuries full.
Notes
The first part of Proverbs reaches a peak when the son meets two women. Both invite the young man, and the reader, into a close relationship. The young man and the reader must choose between:
The woman named Wisdom, who represents God's true wisdom (Proverbs 8:1–9:6)
The woman named Folly (9:13–18), who represents worldly wisdom (1 Corinthians 1:18–2:16)
Both women's houses are on "the heights of the city" (Proverbs 9:3, 14), which suggests ancient temples. The choice is between the true God and false gods.