Proverbs 4:8

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Esteem her highly and she will exalt you; she will honor you if you embrace her.

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Referenced Verses

  • 1 Sam 2:30 : 30 Therefore the LORD, the God of Israel, says,‘I really did say that your house and your ancestor’s house would serve me forever.’ But now the LORD says,‘May it never be! For I will honor those who honor me, but those who despise me will be cursed!
  • 1 Kgs 3:5-9 : 5 One night in Gibeon the LORD appeared to Solomon in a dream. God said,“Tell me what I should give you.” 6 Solomon replied,“You demonstrated great loyalty to your servant, my father David, as he served you faithfully, properly, and sincerely. You have maintained this great loyalty to this day by allowing his son to sit on his throne. 7 Now, O LORD my God, you have made your servant king in my father David’s place, even though I am only a young man and am inexperienced. 8 Your servant stands among your chosen people; they are a great nation that is too numerous to count or number. 9 So give your servant a discerning mind so he can make judicial decisions for your people and distinguish right from wrong. Otherwise no one is able to make judicial decisions for this great nation of yours.” 10 The Lord was pleased that Solomon made this request. 11 God said to him,“Because you asked for the ability to make wise judicial decisions, and not for long life, or riches, or vengeance on your enemies, 12 I grant your request, and give you a wise and discerning mind superior to that of anyone who has preceded or will succeed you. 13 Furthermore, I am giving you what you did not request– riches and honor so that you will be the greatest king of your generation.
  • Prov 3:35 : 35 The wise inherit honor, but he holds fools up to public contempt.
  • Prov 22:4 : 4 The reward for humility and fearing the LORD is riches and honor and life.
  • Dan 12:3 : 3 But the wise will shine like the brightness of the heavenly expanse. And those bringing many to righteousness will be like the stars forever and ever.

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  • Prov 4:9-10
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    9She will place a fair garland on your head; she will bestow a beautiful crown on you.”

    10Listen, my child, and accept my words, so that the years of your life will be many.

  • Prov 4:5-7
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    5Acquire wisdom, acquire understanding; do not forget and do not turn aside from the words I speak.

    6Do not forsake wisdom, and she will protect you; love her, and she will guard you.

    7Wisdom is supreme– so acquire wisdom, and whatever you acquire, acquire understanding!

  • Prov 3:13-18
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    13Blessings of Obtaining Wisdom Blessed is the one who has found wisdom, and the one who obtains understanding.

    14For her benefit is more profitable than silver, and her gain is better than gold.

    15She is more precious than rubies, and none of the things you desire can compare with her.

    16Long life is in her right hand; in her left hand are riches and honor.

    17Her ways are very pleasant, and all her paths are peaceful.

    18She is like a tree of life to those who grasp onto her, and everyone who takes hold of her will be blessed.

  • Prov 7:4-5
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    4Say to wisdom,“You are my sister,” and call understanding a close relative,

    5so that they may keep you from the adulterous woman, from the loose woman who has flattered you with her words.

  • Prov 31:28-31
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    28Her children have risen and called her blessed; her husband also has praised her:

    29“Many daughters have done valiantly, but you have surpassed them all!”

    30Charm is deceitful and beauty is fleeting. A woman who fears the LORD– she makes herself praiseworthy.

    31Give her credit for what she has accomplished, and let her works praise her in the city gates.

  • Prov 8:1-2
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    1The Appeal of Wisdom Does not wisdom call out? Does not understanding raise her voice?

    2At the top of the prominent places along the way, at the intersection of the paths she has taken her stand;

  • Prov 2:4
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    4if you seek it like silver, and search for it like hidden treasure,

  • Prov 31:25-26
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    25her clothing was strong and splendid; and she laughed at the time to come.

    26She has opened her mouth with wisdom, with loving instruction on her tongue.

  • Prov 12:4
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    4A noble wife is the crown of her husband, but the wife who acts shamefully is like rottenness in his bones.

  • Prov 9:4
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    4“Whoever is naive, let him turn in here,” To those who lack understanding, she has said,

  • Prov 5:18-20
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    18May your fountain be blessed, and may you rejoice in the wife you married in your youth–

    19a loving doe, a graceful deer; may her breasts satisfy you at all times, may you be captivated by her love always.

    20But why should you be captivated, my son, by an adulteress, and embrace the bosom of a different woman?

  • Prov 3:4
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    4Then you will find favor and good understanding, in the sight of God and people.

  • Prov 1:9
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    9For they will be like an elegant garland on your head, and like pendants around your neck.

  • Prov 4:13
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    13Hold on to instruction, do not let it go; protect it, because it is your life.

  • Prov 24:14
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    14Likewise, know that wisdom is sweet to your soul; if you have found it, you have a future, and your hope will not be cut off.

  • Prov 11:16
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    16A generous woman gains honor, and ruthless men seize wealth.

  • Prov 2:10-11
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    10For wisdom will enter your heart, and moral knowledge will be attractive to you.

    11Discretion will protect you, understanding will guard you,

  • Prov 19:8
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    8The one who acquires understanding loves himself; the one who preserves understanding will prosper.

  • Prov 8:11
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    11For wisdom is better than rubies, and desirable things cannot be compared to her.

  • Prov 9:14
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    14And she has sat down at the door of her house, on a seat at the highest point of the city,

  • Prov 8:35
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    35For the one who finds me has found life and received favor from the LORD.

  • Prov 14:1
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    1Every wise woman has built her household, but a foolish woman tears it down with her own hands.

  • Prov 31:17
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    17She clothed herself in might, and she strengthened her arms.

  • Prov 2:16
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    16to deliver you from the adulterous woman, from the loose woman who has flattered you with her words;

  • Prov 5:8-9
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    8Keep yourself far from her, and do not go near the door of her house,

    9lest you give your vigor to others and your years to a cruel person,

  • Prov 6:22
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    22When you walk about, they will guide you; when you lie down, they will watch over you; when you wake up, they will talk to you.

  • Prov 1:21
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    21at the head of the noisy streets she calls, in the entrances of the gates in the city she utters her words: