Parallel Verses
New Heart English Bible
Esteem her, and she will exalt you. She will bring you to honor, when you embrace her.
New American Standard Bible
She will honor you if you embrace her.
King James Version
Exalt her, and she shall promote thee: she shall bring thee to honour, when thou dost embrace her.
Holman Bible
if you embrace her, she will honor you.
International Standard Version
Prize her and she will exalt you. Indeed, if you embrace her, she will honor you.
A Conservative Version
Exalt her, and she will promote thee. She will bring thee to honor when thou embrace her.
American Standard Version
Exalt her, and she will promote thee; She will bring thee to honor, when thou dost embrace her.
Amplified
“Prize wisdom [and exalt her], and she will exalt you;
She will honor you if you embrace her.
Bible in Basic English
Put her in a high place, and you will be lifted up by her; she will give you honour, when you give her your love.
Darby Translation
Exalt her, and she shall promote thee; she shall bring thee to honour when thou dost embrace her.
Julia Smith Translation
Lift her up and she shall exalt thee: she will honor thee when thou. shalt embrace her.
King James 2000
Exalt her, and she shall promote you: she shall bring you to honor, when you do embrace her.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Cherish her and she will exalt you; she will honor you if you embrace her.
Modern King James verseion
Prize her, and she shall lift you up; she shall bring you to honor when you embrace her.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Make much of her and she shall promote thee: Yea, if thou embracest her, she shall bring thee unto honour.
NET Bible
Esteem her highly and she will exalt you; she will honor you if you embrace her.
The Emphasized Bible
Exalt her, and she will set thee on high, she will bring thee to honour, when thou dust embrace her:
Webster
Exalt her, and she shall promote thee: she shall bring thee to honor, when thou dost embrace her.
World English Bible
Esteem her, and she will exalt you. She will bring you to honor, when you embrace her.
Youngs Literal Translation
Exalt her, and she doth lift thee up, She honoureth thee, when thou dost embrace her.
Themes
divine Call » For worship of God » Wisdom's
Christ » Vine name applied to » Wisdom of
God » Wisdom of » Select readings
Interlinear
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 4:8
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Father's Wisdom
7 Wisdom is supreme. Get wisdom. Yes, though it costs all your possessions, get understanding. 8 Esteem her, and she will exalt you. She will bring you to honor, when you embrace her. 9 She will give to your head a garland of grace. She will deliver a crown of splendor to you."
Cross References
1 Samuel 2:30
"Therefore the LORD, the God of Israel, says, 'I said indeed that your house, and the house of your father, should walk before me forever.' But now the LORD says, 'Be it far from me; for those who honor me I will honor, and those who despise me shall be lightly esteemed.
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 you."
Proverbs 3:35
The wise will inherit glory, but shame will be the promotion of fools.
Proverbs 22:4
The result of humility and the fear of the LORD is wealth, honor, and life.
Daniel 12:3
And those who are wise shall shine like the brightness of the heavens, and those who turn many to righteousness like the stars forever and ever.