Proverbs 4:8
+ 4:8 Lit. dig a trench about her, see Heb. Secure it, and it shall exalt you: honor it, that it may embrace you;
LXX2012 (US English)
In The King James Version
Exalt her, and she shall promote thee: she shall bring thee to honour, when thou dost embrace her.
In Context
9that it may give to your head a crown of graces, and may cover you with a crown of delight.
Cross References
1 Samuel 2:30Therefore thus says the Lord God of Israel, I said, Your house and the house of your father shall pass before me for ever: but now the Lord says, That be far from me; for I will only honor them that honor me, and he that sets me at nothing shall be despised.
Proverbs 3:16For length of existence and years of life are in her right hand; and in her left hand are wealth and glory: out of her mouth proceeds righteousness, and she carries law and mercy upon her tongue.
Proverbs 22:4The fear of the Lord is the offspring of wisdom, and wealth, and glory, and life.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 4:2-14
Parental Instructions. 1 Hear, ye children, the instruction of a father, and attend to know understanding. 2 For I give you good doctrine, forsake ye not my law. 3 For I was my father's son, tender and only beloved in the sight of my mother. 4 He taught me also, and said unto me, Let thine heart retain my words: keep my commandments, and live. 5 Get wisdom, get understanding: forget it not; neither decline from the words of my mouth. 6 Forsake her not, and she shall preserve thee: love her, and she shall keep… Read the whole commentary →