Proverbs 8:34
Blessed is the man that heareth me, and that watcheth daily at my gates, and waiteth at the posts of my doors.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
Blessed is the man that heareth me, watching daily at my gates, waiting at the posts of my doors.
In Context
33Hear instruction and be wise, and refuse it not.
35He that shall find me, shall find life, and shall have salvation from the Lord:
Cross References
1 Kings 10:8Blessed are thy men, and blessed are thy servants, who stand before thee always, and hear thy wisdom.
Psalms 84:10Behold, O God our protector: and look on the face of thy Christ.
Proverbs 1:21At the head of multitudes she crieth out, in the entrance of the gates of the city she uttereth her words, saying:
Proverbs 3:13Blessed is the man that findeth wisdom and is rich in prudence:
Matthew 7:24Every one therefore that heareth these my words, and doth them, shall be likened to a wise man that built his house upon a rock,
Luke 10:39And she had a sister called Mary, who sitting also at the Lord's feet, heard his word.
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 →