Proverbs 8:35

For he that findeth me findeth life, And obtaineth favor from the LORD;

Noyes Bible

In The King James Version

For whoso findeth me findeth life, and shall obtain favour of the LORD.

In Context

34Happy the man who hearkeneth to me, Who watcheth day by day at my gates, Who waiteth at the posts of my doors;

36But he who misseth me doeth violence to himself; All they who hate me love death.”

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Cross References

Proverbs 1:33But whoso hearkeneth to me shall dwell securely, And shall not be disquieted with the fear of evil.”

Proverbs 4:13Take fast hold of instruction; let her not go; Keep her, for she is thy life.

Proverbs 12:2The good man obtaineth favor from the LORD; But the man of wicked devices he condemneth.

John 3:16For God so loved the world, that he gave the only begotten Son, that every one who believeth in him may not perish, but may have everlasting life.

John 14:6Jesus saith to him, I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one cometh to the Father but through me.

Ephesians 1:6to the praise of the glory of his grace, which he freely bestowed on us 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 →

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