then your barns will be filled with plenty
This phrase suggests a promise of abundance and prosperity. In ancient agrarian societies, barns were essential for storing grain and other produce. A barn filled with plenty indicates a successful harvest, which was seen as a blessing from God. This reflects the covenantal promises found in Deuteronomy 28:8, where obedience to God results in blessings on the storehouses. The imagery of full barns symbolizes not just material wealth but also divine favor and provision. It underscores the principle that honoring God with one's resources leads to His provision and care.

and your vats will overflow with new wine
Vats were used for pressing grapes and collecting wine, a staple in the diet and culture of the ancient Near East. Overflowing vats signify an abundance of wine, which in biblical times was a sign of joy and celebration (Psalm 104:15). This imagery is often associated with God's blessings and the joy that comes from His provision. The mention of "new wine" points to freshness and renewal, echoing the newness of life found in Christ (Matthew 9:17). The abundance of wine also has eschatological overtones, pointing to the Messianic age of prosperity and peace, as seen in Amos 9:13-14, where the mountains drip with sweet wine. This phrase, therefore, not only promises material blessings but also spiritual joy and fulfillment.

1. Solomon
Traditionally considered the author of Proverbs, Solomon was the son of King David and known for his wisdom. He wrote Proverbs to impart wisdom and understanding.

2. Israel
The nation to whom the Proverbs were initially addressed. The agricultural imagery would have been very familiar to the Israelites, who relied heavily on farming and vineyards.

3. Barns and Vats
These are symbols of abundance and prosperity in an agrarian society. Barns store grain, and vats hold wine, both essential commodities in ancient Israel.Trust in God's Provision
Proverbs 3:10 assures us that when we honor God with our resources, He promises to provide abundantly. This teaches us to trust in God's provision rather than our own understanding.

Principle of Generosity
The verse implies a cause-and-effect relationship between honoring God and receiving blessings. It encourages believers to be generous and faithful stewards of their resources.

Spiritual and Material Blessings
While the verse speaks of material abundance, it also points to spiritual blessings. A life aligned with God's wisdom leads to both spiritual fulfillment and material needs being met.

Faithfulness in Stewardship
The imagery of barns and vats suggests careful management and stewardship. Believers are called to be diligent and responsible with what God provides.

God's Faithfulness
The promise of abundance is a testament to God's faithfulness. It reassures believers that God honors His promises when we live according to His principles.(10) Presses.--Or vats, into which the newly pressed juice flowed: the "winefat" of Mark 12:1. (Comp. the promise to follow upon payment of tithes, Malachi 3:8-12.)

Verse 10. - So shall thy barns be filled with plenty. The promise held out to encourage the devotion of one's wealth to Jehovah's service, while supplying a motive which at first sight appears selfish and questionable, is in reality a trial of faith. Few persons find it easy to realize that giving away will increase their store (Wardlaw). The teacher is warranted in bringing forward this promise by the language of Moses in Deuteronomy 28:1-8, whine, among other things, he promises that Jehovah will command a blessing upon the "storehouses" and industry of those who honour God. The principle is otherwise expressed in Proverbs 11:25, "The liberal soul shall be made fat, and he that watereth shall be also watered himself;" and it is exemplified in Haggai 1:3-11; Haggai 2:15, 19; Malachi 3:10-12, and in the New Testament in Philippians 4:14-19; 2 Corinthians 9:6-8. Thy barns; asameykha, the only form in which asam, "a storehouse," "barn," or "granary," occurs. The Hebrew asam is the same as the Latin horreum (Vulgate) and the Greek ταμιεῖον (LXX.). With plenty (sava); Vulgate, saturitas; i.e. fulness, abundance, plenty. The root sava is "to become satisfied," and that richly satisfied. This expression and the following, and thy presses shall burst out with new wine, depict the greatest abundance. Thy presses (y'kaveykhu). The word here translated "presses" is, strictly speaking," vats" or "reservoirs," into which the must from the wine press flowed. The wine press consisted of two parts, the gath (equivalent to the Latin torcularium, torculum, or torcular; Greek, ληνός, Matthew 21:33), into which the grapes were collected from the surrounding vineyard, and there trodden underfoot by several persons (Nehemiah 13:15: Isaiah 63:3; Lamentations 1:15), whose movements were regulated by singing or shouting (Isaiah 16:10; Jeremiah 48:33), as among the Greeks (see 'Athen.,' 5. p. 199, a; Anacreon, 'Od.,' 17:1, 52; cf. Theocritus, 7:25) and Egyptians (Wilkinson, 'Man. and Cust.,' vol. 2. pp. 152-157); and the yekev, used here, which was a trough of corresponding size, dug into the ground, or cut out of a rack, at a lower level, to receive the must. The yekev corresponded with the Greek ὑπολήνιον, mentioned in Mark 12:l, and the Latin lacus (Ovid, 'Fasti,' 5:888; Pliny, 'Epist.,' 9:20; 'Colum. de Rust.,' 12:18): Cajeterus, indeed, reads, lacus torcularii. The word yekev is, however, used for the wine press itself in Job 24:11 and 2 Kings 6:27. Shall burst out (yiph'rotsu); literally, they shall extend themselves; i.e. shall overflow. Parats, "to break," is here used metaphorically in the sense of "to be redundant," "to overflow" (cf. 2 Samuel 5:20). It is employed intransitively of a people spreading themselves abroad, or increasing, in Genesis 28:14; Exodus 1:12. New wine (tirosh); Vulgate, Arabic, and Syriac, vino; LXX., οἴνῳ; properly, as in the Authorized Version, "new wine;" Latin, mustum (see Deuteronomy 33:28; Isaiah 36:17; Isaiah 55:1).

Parallel Commentaries ...


then your barns
אֲסָמֶ֣יךָ (’ă·sā·me·ḵā)
Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's 618: A storehouse

will be filled
וְיִמָּלְא֣וּ (wə·yim·mā·lə·’ū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 4390: To fill, be full of

with plenty,
שָׂבָ֑ע (śā·ḇā‘)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 7647: Plenty, satiety

and your vats
יְקָבֶ֥יךָ (yə·qā·ḇe·ḵā)
Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's 3342: A trough, a wine-vat

will overflow
יִפְרֹֽצוּ׃ (yip̄·rō·ṣū)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 6555: To break through

with new wine.
וְ֝תִיר֗וֹשׁ (wə·ṯî·rō·wōš)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 8492: Must, fresh grape-juice, fermented wine


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