Proverbs 4:8

Modern

Prize her, and she will exalt you; if you embrace her, she will honor you.

Traditional

Exalt her, and she shall promote thee: she shall bring thee to honour, when thou dost embrace her.

Literal

Lift her up, and she will exalt you; she will bring you honor when you embrace her.

Latin

Arripe illam, et exaltabit te; glorificaberis ab ea cum eam fueris amplexatus.

Hebrew

English

Prize her, and she will exalt you; if you embrace her, she will honor you.

Wisdom often leads to better relationships and more wealth, but not always.

Daniel 12:3
Then the wise will shine like the brightness of the heavens, and those who lead many to righteousness will shine like the stars forever and ever.
1 Samuel 2:30
Therefore, the LORD, the God of Israel, declares: ‘I did indeed say that your house and the house of your father would walk before Me forever. But now the LORD declares: Far be it from Me! For I will honor those who honor Me, but those who despise Me will be disdained.
Proverbs 3:35
The wise will inherit honor, but fools are held up to shame.
1 Kings 3:5–13
One night at Gibeon the LORD appeared to Solomon in a dream, and God said, “Ask, and I will give it to you!”
Proverbs 22:4
The rewards of humility and the fear of the LORD are wealth and honor and life.