Proverbs 8:34
Blessed is the man that heareth me, watching dayly at my gates, and geuing attendaunce at the postes of my doores.
Bible (Bishops')
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
33O geue eare vnto nurture, be wyse, and refuse it not:
35For whoso findeth me, findeth life, and shall obtaine fauour of the Lorde.
Cross References
Proverbs 1:21She calleth before the congregation in the open gates, and sheweth her wordes through the citie, saying:
Proverbs 3:13Well is hym that findeth wysdome, and getteth vnderstandyng:
Matthew 7:24Therfore, whosoeuer heareth of me these sayinges, and doeth the same, I wyll lyken hym vnto a wyse man, which buylt his house vpon a rocke:
Luke 10:39And this woman had a sister called Marie, whiche also sate at Iesus feete, and hearde his worde.
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 →