The reward for humility and fear of the Lord is riches and honor and life.
Proverbs 4:8 - New Revised Standard Version Prize her highly, and she will exalt you; she will honor you if you embrace her. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Exalt her, and she shall promote thee: She shall bring thee to honour, when thou dost embrace her. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Prize Wisdom highly and exalt her, and she will exalt and promote you; she will bring you to honor when you embrace her. American Standard Version (1901) Exalt her, and she will promote thee; She will bring thee to honor, when thou dost embrace her. Common English Bible Highly esteem her, and she will exalt you. She will honor you if you embrace her. Catholic Public Domain Version Grasp her, and she will exalt you. You will be glorified by her, when you have embraced her. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Take hold on her, and she shall exalt thee: thou shalt be glorified by her, when thou shalt embrace her. |
The reward for humility and fear of the Lord is riches and honor and life.
Long life is in her right hand; in her left hand are riches and honor.
O that his left hand were under my head, and that his right hand embraced me!
Those who are wise shall shine like the brightness of the sky, and those who lead many to righteousness, like the stars forever and ever.
Therefore the Lord the God of Israel declares: ‘I promised that your family and the family of your ancestor should go in and out before me forever’; but now the Lord declares: ‘Far be it from me; for those who honor me I will honor, and those who despise me shall be treated with contempt.