Proverbs 4 · Verse 8

Proverbs 4:8

Exalt her, and she shall promote thee: she shall bring thee to honour, when thou dost embrace her.
Proverbs 4:8, King James Version

Proverbs 4:8 in other translations

BSBPrize her, and she will exalt you; if you embrace her, she will honor you.
WEBEsteem her, and she will exalt you. She will bring you to honor when you embrace her.
ASVExalt her, and she will promote thee; She will bring thee to honor, when thou dost embrace her.
YLTExalt her, and she doth lift thee up, She honoureth thee, when thou dost embrace her.
DARBYExalt her, and she shall promote thee; she shall bring thee to honour when thou dost embrace her.
BBEPut her in a high place, and you will be lifted up by her; she will give you honour, when you give her your love.
WebsterExalt her, and she shall promote thee: she shall bring thee to honor, when thou dost embrace her.

What does Proverbs 4:8 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
8. As you highly esteem her, she will raise you to honor. embrace her--with fond affection.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 8 She shall bring thee to honor - There is nothing, a strict life of piety and benevolence excepted, that has such a direct tendency to reflect honor upon a man, as the careful cultivation of his mind. One of Bacon's aphorisms was, Knowledge is power; and it is truly astonishing to see what influence true learning has. Nothing is so universally respected, provided the learned man be a consistent moral character, and be not proud and overbearing; which is a disgrace to genuine literature.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Proverbs 4:1-13

We must look upon our teachers as our fathers: though instruction carry in it reproof and correction, bid it welcome. Solomon's parents loved him, therefore taught him. Wise and godly men, in every age of the world, and rank in society, agree that true wisdom consists in obedience, and is united to happiness. Get wisdom, take pains for it. Get the rule over thy corruptions; take more pains to get this than the…

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Proverbs 4:8 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

סַלְסְלֶ֥הָsal.se.Le.haesteem herH5549
וּֽתְרוֹמְמֶ֑ךָּu.te.ro.Me.kaand she will exalt youH7311
תְּ֝כַבֵּ֗דְךָte.kha.Be.de.khashe will honor youH3513
כִּ֣יkiifH3588
תְחַבְּקֶֽנָּה\׃te.chab.be.Ke.nahyou will embrace herH2263

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Proverbs 4:8

  • Daniel 12:3

    And they that be wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament; and they that turn many to righteousness as the stars for ever and ever.

  • 1 Samuel 2:30

    Wherefore the Lord God of Israel saith, I said indeed that thy house, and the house of thy father, should walk before me for ever: but now the Lord saith, Be it far from me; for them that honour me I will honour, and they that despise me shall be lightly esteemed.

  • Proverbs 3:35

    The wise shall inherit glory: but shame shall be the promotion of fools.

  • 1 Kings 3:5-13

    In Gibeon the Lord appeared to Solomon in a dream by night: and God said, Ask what I shall give thee. And Solomon said, Thou hast shewed unto thy servant David my father great mercy, according as he walked before thee in truth, and in righteousness, and in uprightness of heart with thee; and thou hast kept for him this great kindness, that thou hast given him a son to sit on his throne, as it is this day. And now, O Lord my God, thou hast made thy servant king instead of David my father: and I am but a little child: I know not how to go out or come in. And thy servant is in the midst of thy people which thou hast chosen, a great people, that cannot be numbered nor counted for multitude. …

  • Proverbs 22:4

    By humility and the fear of the Lord are riches, and honour, and life.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
3:35; 22:4; 1Sa 2:30; 1Ki 3:5-13; Da 12:3

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Proverbs 4:7

    Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding.

  • Proverbs 4:8

    Exalt her, and she shall promote thee: she shall bring thee to honour, when thou dost embrace her.

  • Proverbs 4:9

    She shall give to thine head an ornament of grace: a crown of glory shall she deliver to thee.

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Proverbs 4:8 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Engrandécela, y ella te engrandecerá: ella te honrará, cuando tú la hubieres abrazado.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Exalte-la, et elle t’élèvera; elle t’honorera quand tu l’auras embrassée.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Halte sie hoch, und sie wird dich erhöhen; sie wird dich zu Ehren bringen, wenn du sie umarmst.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Arripe illam, et exaltabit te; glorificaberis ab ea cum eam fueris amplexatus.