Proverbs 8:34
Blessed is the man who hears me, watching daily at my gates, waiting at my door posts.
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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. Don’t refuse it.
35For whoever finds me finds life, and will obtain favour from the LORD.
Cross References
1 Kings 10:8Happy are your men, happy are these your servants who stand continually before you, who hear your wisdom.
Psalms 84:10For a day in your courts is better than a thousand. I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God, than to dwell in the tents of wickedness.
Proverbs 1:21She calls at the head of noisy places. At the entrance of the city gates, she utters her words:
Proverbs 3:13Happy is the man who finds wisdom, the man who gets understanding.
Matthew 7:24“Everyone therefore who hears these words of mine and does them, I will liken him to a wise man who built his house on the rock.
Luke 10:39She had a sister called Mary, who also sat at Jesus’ feet and 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 →