8 Cherish her, and she will exalt you; embrace her, and she will honor you.
8 Exalt her, and she shall promote thee: she shall bring thee to honour, when thou dost embrace her.
8 Prize her highly, and she will exalt you; she will honor you if you embrace her.
8 Throw your arms around her - believe me, you won't regret it; never let her go - she'll make your life glorious.
8 Exalt her, and she will promote you; She will bring you honor, when you embrace her.
8 If you prize wisdom, she will make you great. Embrace her, and she will honor you.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Proverbs 4:8
Commentary on Proverbs 4:1-13
(Read Proverbs 4:1-13)
We must look upon our teachers as our fathers: though instruction carry in it reproof and correction, bid it welcome. Solomon's parents loved him, therefore taught him. Wise and godly men, in every age of the world, and rank in society, agree that true wisdom consists in obedience, and is united to happiness. Get wisdom, take pains for it. Get the rule over thy corruptions; take more pains to get this than the wealth of this world. An interest in Christ's salvation is necessary. This wisdom is the one thing needful. A soul without true wisdom and grace is a dead soul. How poor, contemptible, and wretched are those, who, with all their wealth and power, die without getting understanding, without Christ, without hope, and without God! Let us give heed to the sayings of Him who has the words of eternal life. Thus our path will be plain before us: by taking, and keeping fast hold of instruction, we shall avoid being straitened or stumbling.