Key Verse Spotlight
Proverbs 4:8 — Meaning and Application
King James Version
“Exalt her, and she shall promote thee: she shall bring thee to honour, when thou dost embrace her.”
Proverbs 4:8
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
Forsake her not, and she shall preserve thee: love her, and she shall keep thee.
Wisdom {is} the principal thing; {therefore} get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding.
Exalt her, and she shall promote thee: she shall bring thee to honour, when thou dost embrace her.
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}
Hear, O my son, and receive my sayings; and the years of thy life shall be many.
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