Proverbs 4:8

Exalt her, and she shall promote thee: she shall bring thee to honour, when thou dost embrace her.

Cross-reference

Proverbs 3:35 also promises honor to the wise, reinforcing the reward for embracing wisdom.

Proverbs 22:4 adds that honor comes from humility and fear of the Lord, a different path to the same reward.

1 Kings 3:5-13 exemplifies the promise: Solomon asks for wisdom and receives honor and riches.

Daniel 12:3 Parallel

Daniel 12:3 promises that the wise will shine like stars, an eschatological exaltation matching wisdom's honor.

Ecclesiastes 8:1 says wisdom makes the face shine, a direct parallel to being exalted and honored.

1 Samuel 2:30 states that those who honor God will be honored, a parallel reciprocal principle to wisdom's exaltation.