Proverbs
Proverbs 4:8
8Prize her, and she will exalt you;
if you embrace her, she will honor you.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prize her | סַלְסְלֶ֥הָ | sal·sə·le·hā | Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine singular; third person feminine singular | H5549 lift up, cast up |
| and she will exalt you | וּֽתְרוֹמְמֶ֑ךָּ | ū·ṯə·rō·wm·me·kā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive imperfect - third person feminine singular; second person masculine singular | H7311 be high, exalted, rise |
| if | כִּ֣י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| you embrace her | תְחַבְּקֶֽנָּה׃ | ṯə·ḥab·bə·qen·nāh | Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine singular; third person feminine singular | H2263 clasp, embrace |
| she will honor you | תְּ֝כַבֵּ֗דְךָ | tə·ḵab·bê·ḏə·ḵā | Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person feminine singular; second person masculine singular | H3513 be heavy, weighty, burdensome, honoured |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Daniel 12:3 · 1 Samuel 2:30 · Proverbs 3:35 · 1 Kings 3:5–13 · Proverbs 22:4
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.