Proverbs 4:8

In 11 translations

BSB

Prize her, and she will exalt you; if you embrace her, she will honor you.

KJV

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

WEB

Esteem her, and she will exalt you. She will bring you to honor when you embrace her.

ASV

Exalt her, and she will promote thee; She will bring thee to honor, when thou dost embrace her.

LSV

Exalt her and she lifts you up, || She honors you when you embrace her.

YLT

Exalt her, and she doth lift thee up, She honoureth thee, when thou dost embrace her.

DBY

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

DRC

Take hold on her, and she shall exalt thee: thou shalt be glorified by her, when thou shalt embrace her.

GNV

Exalt her, and she shall exalt thee: she shall bring thee to honour, if thou embrace her.

JPS

Extol her, and she will exalt thee; she will bring thee to honour, when thou dost embrace her.

LXXE

Secure it, and it shall exalt thee: honour it, that it may embrace thee;Lit. dig a trench about her, see Heb.

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Original-language editions

WLC

סַלְסְלֶ֥הָ וּֽתְרוֹמְמֶ֑ךָּ תְּ֝כַבֵּ֗דְךָ כִּ֣י תְחַבְּקֶֽנָּה׃

LXX-Br

Περιχαράκωσον αὐτὴν, καὶ ὑψώσει σε· τίμησον αὐτὴν, ἵνα σε περιλάβῃ·

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Cross-references most cited first

• 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.
• 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…
• Proverbs 3:35The wise will inherit honor, but fools are held up to shame.
• 1 Kings 3:5–13One night at Gibeon the LORD appeared to Solomon in a dream, and God said, “Ask, and I will give it to you!” Solomon replied, “You have shown much loving devotion to Your servant, my father David, because he walked…
• Proverbs 22:4The rewards of humility and the fear of the LORD are wealth and honor and life.

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