8Exalt her, and she will promote thee; She will bring thee to honor, when thou dost embrace her.


In Context

5 Get wisdom, get understanding; Forget not, neither decline from the words of my mouth;

6 Forsake her not, and she will preserve thee; Love her, and she will keep thee.

7 Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom; Yea, with all thy getting get understanding.

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

9 She will give to thy head a chaplet of grace; A crown of beauty will she deliver to thee.

10 Hear, O my son, and receive my sayings; And the years of thy life shall be many.

Proverbs 4:8 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

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

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

4:8Esteem her, and she will exalt you; embrace her, and she will honor you.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

4:8Take hold on her, and she shall exalt thee: thou shalt be glorified by her, when thou shalt embrace her.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

4:8Exalt her, and she shall promote thee; she shall bring thee to honour when thou dost embrace her.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

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

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

4:8Exalt her, and she shall promote thee: she shall bring thee to honor, when thou dost embrace her.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

4:8Esteem her, and she will exalt you. She will bring you to honor, when you embrace her.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

4:8Exalt her, and she doth lift thee up, She honoureth thee, when thou dost embrace her.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

4:8Exalt her, and she shall promote you: she shall bring you to honor, when you do embrace her.