S – The reward for humility and fear of the Lord is riches and honor and life. 

      Proverbs 22:4 ESV

O – Commentary:

Humility and the fear of the Lord go together (cf. 15:33). A person cannot be fearing God (worshiping, trusting, obeying, and serving Him) and be filled with selfish pride at the same time. Wealth … honor, and life result from fearing God, and as in 21:21 (see comments there) they also come from righteous living. So the fear of the Lord and righteousness are closely related.

Sid S. Buzzell, “Proverbs,” in The Bible Knowledge Commentary: An Exposition of the Scriptures, ed. J. F. Walvoord and R. B. Zuck, vol. 1 (Wheaton, IL: Victor Books, 1985), 952.

A – Great commentary – our life cannot be filled with selfish ego and pride while pursuing a holy God.  As we grow closer to him, our life needs to emulate the one we are in relationship with daily.  We will never eradicate it completely.  Instead, we see less of it and more of Him in our daily actions.  The results and blessings are amazing.

R – Heavenly Father, you are Holy and worthy of our worship.  Empower us to walk in humility and fear of you.  We do not want to be known for our ego or pride. Instead, we want to honor and trust in you.