Proverbs 4:8

Bible in Basic English (1941)

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.

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  • 1 Sam 2:30 : 30 For this reason the Lord God of Israel has said, Truly I did say that your family and your father's people would have their place before me for ever: but now the Lord says, Let it not be so; I will give honour to those by whom I am honoured, and those who have no respect for me will be of small value in my eyes.
  • 1 Kgs 3:5-9 : 5 In Gibeon, Solomon had a vision of the Lord in a dream by night; and God said to him, Say what I am to give you. 6 And Solomon said, Great was your mercy to David my father, as his life before you was true and upright and his heart was true to you; and you have kept for him this greatest mercy, a son to take his place this day. 7 And now, O Lord my God, you have made your servant king in the place of David my father; and I am only a young boy, with no knowledge of how to go out or come in. 8 And your servant has round him the people of your selection, a people so great that they may not be numbered, and no account of them may be given. 9 Give your servant, then, a wise heart for judging your people, able to see what is good and what evil; for who is able to be the judge of this great people? 10 Now these words and Solomon's request were pleasing to the Lord. 11 And God said to him, Because your request is for this thing, and not for long life for yourself or for wealth or for the destruction of your haters, but for wisdom to be a judge of causes; 12 I have done as you said: I have given you a wise and far-seeing heart, so that there has never been your equal in the past, and never will there be any like you in the future. 13 And with this I have given you what you made no request for: wealth and honour, so that no king was ever your equal.
  • Prov 3:35 : 35 The wise will have glory for their heritage, but shame will be the reward of the foolish.
  • Prov 22:4 : 4 The reward of a gentle spirit and the fear of the Lord is wealth and honour and life.
  • Dan 12:3 : 3 And those who are wise will be shining like the light of the outstretched sky; and those by whom numbers have been turned to righteousness will be like the stars for ever and ever.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 4:9-10
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    9 She will put a crown of grace on your head, giving you a head-dress of glory.

    10 Give ear, O my son, and let your heart be open to my sayings; and long life will be yours.

  • Prov 4:5-7
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    5 Get wisdom, get true knowledge; keep it in memory, do not be turned away from the words of my mouth.

    6 Do not give her up, and she will keep you; give her your love, and she will make you safe.

    7 The first sign of wisdom is to get wisdom; go, give all you have to get true knowledge.

  • Prov 3:13-18
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    13 Happy is the man who makes discovery of wisdom, and he who gets knowledge.

    14 For trading in it is better than trading in silver, and its profit greater than bright gold.

    15 She is of more value than jewels, and nothing for which you may have a desire is fair in comparison with her.

    16 Long life is in her right hand, and in her left are wealth and honour.

    17 Her ways are ways of delight, and all her goings are peace.

    18 She is a tree of life to all who take her in their hands, and happy is everyone who keeps her.

  • Prov 7:4-5
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    4 Say to wisdom, You are my sister; let knowledge be named your special friend:

    5 So that they may keep you from the strange woman, even from her whose words are smooth.

  • Prov 31:28-31
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    28 Her children get up and give her honour, and her husband gives her praise, saying,

    29 Unnumbered women have done well, but you are better than all of them.

    30 Fair looks are a deceit, and a beautiful form is of no value; but a woman who has the fear of the Lord is to be praised.

    31 Give her credit for what her hands have made: let her be praised by her works in the public place.

  • Prov 8:1-2
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    1 Is not wisdom crying out, and the voice of knowledge sounding?

    2 At the top of the highways, at the meeting of the roads, she takes her place;

  • Prov 2:4
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    4 If you are looking for her as for silver, and searching for her as for stored-up wealth;

  • Prov 31:25-26
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    25 Strength and self-respect are her clothing; she is facing the future with a smile.

    26 Her mouth is open to give out wisdom, and the law of mercy is on her tongue.

  • Prov 12:4
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    4 A woman of virtue is a crown to her husband; but she whose behaviour is a cause of shame is like a wasting disease in his bones.

  • Prov 9:4
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    4 Whoever is simple, let him come in here; and to him who has no sense, she says:

  • Prov 5:18-20
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    18 Let blessing be on your fountain; have joy in the wife of your early years.

    19 As a loving hind and a gentle doe, let her breasts ever give you rapture; let your passion at all times be moved by her love.

    20 Why let yourself, my son, go out of the way with a strange woman, and take another woman in your arms?

  • Prov 3:4
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    4 So you will have grace and a good name in the eyes of God and men.

  • Prov 1:9
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    9 For they will be a crown of grace for your head, and chain-ornaments about your neck.

  • Prov 4:13
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    13 Take learning in your hands, do not let her go: keep her, for she is your life.

  • Prov 24:14
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    14 So let your desire be for wisdom: if you have it, there will be a future, and your hope will not be cut off.

  • Prov 11:16
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    16 A woman who is full of grace is honoured, but a woman hating righteousness is a seat of shame: those hating work will undergo loss, but the strong keep their wealth.

  • Prov 2:10-11
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    10 For wisdom will come into your heart, and knowledge will be pleasing to your soul;

    11 Wise purposes will be watching over you, and knowledge will keep you;

  • Prov 19:8
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    8 He who gets wisdom has love for his soul: he who keeps good sense will get what is truly good.

  • Prov 8:11
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    11 For wisdom is better than jewels, and all things which may be desired are nothing in comparison with her.

  • Prov 9:14
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    14 Seated at the door of her house, in the high places of the town,

  • Prov 8:35
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    35 For whoever gets me gets life, and grace from the Lord will come to him.

  • Prov 14:1
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    1 Wisdom is building her house, but the foolish woman is pulling it down with her hands.

  • Prov 31:17
    70%

    17 She puts a band of strength round her, and makes her arms strong.

  • Prov 2:16
    70%

    16 To take you out of the power of the strange woman, who says smooth words with her tongue;

  • Prov 5:8-9
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    8 Go far away from her, do not come near the door of her house;

    9 For fear that you may give your honour to others, and your wealth to strange men:

  • Prov 6:22
    70%

    22 In your walking, it will be your guide; when you are sleeping, it will keep watch over you; when you are awake, it will have talk with you.

  • Prov 1:21
    70%

    21 Her words are sounding in the meeting-places, and in the doorways of the town: