Proverbs 4:8
Old Testament • 6 words with Strong's data
"Exalt her, and she shall promote thee: she shall bring thee to honour, when thou dost embrace her."
Word-by-Word Analysis
רוּם
rûwm
to be high actively, to rise or raise (in various applications, literally or figuratively)
כָּבַד
kâbad
to be heavy, i.e. in a bad sense (burdensome, severe, dull) or in a good sense (numerous, rich, honorable; causatively, to make weighty (in the same t...
בּוֹא
bôwʼ
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
כָּבוֹד
kâbôwd
properly, weight, but only figuratively in a good sense, splendor or copiousness
μέλω
mélō
to be of interest to, i.e. to concern (only third person singular present indicative used impersonally, it matters)
חָבַק
châbaq
to clasp (the hands or in embrace)
Key Terms in This Verse
כָּבַד kâbad
to be heavy, i.e. in a bad sense (burdensome, severe, dull) or in a good sense (numerous, rich, honorable; causatively, to make weighty (in the same two senses)
Study H3513 →רוּם rûwm
to be high actively, to rise or raise (in various applications, literally or figuratively)
Study H7311 →μέλω mélō
to be of interest to, i.e. to concern (only third person singular present indicative used impersonally, it matters)
Study G3199 →כָּבוֹד kâbôwd
properly, weight, but only figuratively in a good sense, splendor or copiousness
Study H3519 →Cross References
And they that be wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament; and they that turn many to righteousness as the stars for ever and ever.
Wherefore the LORD God of Israel saith, I said indeed that thy house, and the house of thy father, should walk before me for ever: but now the LORD saith, Be it far from me; for them that honour me I ...
The wise shall inherit glory: but shame shall be the promotion of fools.
By humility and the fear of the LORD are riches, and honour, and life.
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