Proverbs 8:35
He that shall find me, shall find life, and shall have salvation from the Lord:
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
For whoso findeth me findeth life, and shall obtain favour of the LORD.
In Context
36But he that shall sin against me, shall hurt his own soul. All that hate me love death.
Cross References
Proverbs 1:33But he that shall hear me, shall rest without terror, and shall enjoy abundance, without fear of evils.
Proverbs 4:13Take hold on instruction, leave it not: keep it, because it is thy life.
Proverbs 12:2He that is good, shall draw grace from the Lord : but he that trusteth in his own devices doth wickedly.
John 3:16For God so loved the world, as to give his only begotten Son; that whosoever believeth in him, may not perish, but may have life everlasting.
John 14:6Jesus saith to him: I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No man cometh to the Father, but by me.
Ephesians 1:6Unto the praise of the glory of his grace, in which he hath graced us in his beloved son.
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 →