Proverbs 4:8 · KJV
“Exalt her, and she shall promote thee: she shall bring thee to honour, when thou dost embrace her.”
— Proverbs 4:8
Wisdom {is} the principal thing; {therefore} get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding.
She shall give to thine head an ornament of grace: a crown of glory shall she deliver to thee. {a crown...: or, she shall compass thee with a crown of glory}
Proverbs 4 — Context
Forsake her not, and she shall preserve thee: love her, and she shall keep thee.
7Wisdom {is} the principal thing; {therefore} get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding.
8Exalt her, and she shall promote thee: she shall bring thee to honour, when thou dost embrace her.
9She shall give to thine head an ornament of grace: a crown of glory shall she deliver to thee. {a crown...: or, she shall compass thee with a crown of glory}
10Hear, O my son, and receive my sayings; and the years of thy life shall be many.
Cross References
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. {wise: or, teachers}
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. {shall be...: Heb. exalteth the fools}
Proverbs 22:4
By humility {and} the fear of the LORD {are} riches, and honour, and life. {By...: or, The reward of humility, etc}
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.