Proverbs 4:8
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Prize her, and she will exalt you; if you embrace her, she will honor you.”
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“Prize her, and she will exalt you; if you embrace her, she will honor you.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“Exalt her, and she shall promote thee: she shall bring thee to honour, when thou dost embrace her.”
King James Version · Public Domain“Exalt her, and she will promote thee; She will bring thee to honor, when thou dost embrace her.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“Exalt her, and she doth lift thee up, She honoureth thee, when thou dost embrace her.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Proverbs 4:8 — 6 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 1 Samuel 2:30Therefore, the LORD, the God of Israel, declares: ‘I did indeed say that your house and the house of your father would walk before Me forever. But now the LORD declares: Far be it from Me! For I will honor those who honor Me, but those who despise Me will be disdained.
- 1 Kings 3:5One night at Gibeon the LORD appeared to Solomon in a dream, and God said, “Ask, and I will give it to you!”
- Proverbs 3:16Long life is in her right hand; in her left hand are riches and honor.
- Proverbs 3:35The wise will inherit honor, but fools are held up to shame.
- Proverbs 22:4The rewards of humility and the fear of the LORD are wealth and honor and life.
- Daniel 12:3Then the wise will shine like the brightness of the heavens, and those who lead many to righteousness will shine like the stars forever and ever.
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