Proverbs 4:8 (DRB)

Passage

Take hold on her, and she shall exalt thee: thou shalt be glorified by her, when thou shalt embrace her.

Nearby Context

Proverbs 4:6 Forsake her not, and she shall keep thee: love her, and she shall preserve thee.

Proverbs 4:7 The beginning of wisdom, get wisdom, and with all thy possession purchase prudence.

Proverbs 4:8 Take hold on her, and she shall exalt thee: thou shalt be glorified by her, when thou shalt embrace her.

Proverbs 4:9 She shall give to thy head increase of graces, and protect thee with a noble crown.

Proverbs 4:10 Hear, O my son, and receive my words, that years of life may be multiplied to thee.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "glorified", "take", "hold", "shall", "exalt", "thee", "thou", and "shalt". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "glorified" and "take", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 7's "The beginning of wisdom get wisdom and..." into verse 9's "She shall give to thy head increase...", so "glorified" and "take" belong inside that flow. In Proverbs context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "glorified" and "take" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.