Proverbs 8:35
For whoso findeth me findeth life, and obtaineth favour of Jehovah;
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
For whoso findeth me findeth life, and shall obtain favour of the LORD.
In Context
34Blessed is the man that heareth me, watching daily at my gates, waiting at the posts of my doors.
36but he that sinneth against me doeth violence to his own soul: all they that hate me love death.
Cross References
Proverbs 1:33But whoso hearkeneth unto me shall dwell safely, and shall be at rest from fear of evil.
Proverbs 4:13Take fast hold of instruction, let [her] not go: keep her, for she is thy life.
Proverbs 12:2A good [man] obtaineth favour of Jehovah; but a man of mischievous devices will he condemn.
John 3:16For God so loved the world, that he gave his only-begotten Son, that whosoever believes on him may not perish, but have life eternal.
John 14:6Jesus says to him, I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father unless by me.
Ephesians 1:6to [the] praise of [the] glory of his grace, wherein he has taken us into favour in the Beloved:
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 8:33-36
Wisdom's Exhortation. 32 Now therefore hearken unto me, O ye children: for blessed are they that keep my ways. 33 Hear instruction, and be wise, and refuse it not. 34 Blessed is the man that heareth me, watching daily at my gates, waiting at the posts of my doors. 35 For whoso findeth me findeth life, and shall obtain favour of the Lord . 36 But he that sinneth against me wrongeth his own soul: all they that hate me love death. We have here the application of Wisdom's discourse; the design and tendency of it is to… Read the whole commentary →