Proverbs 8:33
Hear ye correction, and be wise, and do not neglect.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
Hear instruction, and be wise, and refuse it not.
In Context
32Now, therefore, ye sons, hearken to me, for how happy are they who, to my ways, pay regard!
Cross References
Proverbs 1:2For the knowledge of wisdom and correction, for discerning the sayings of intelligence;
Proverbs 1:8Hear, my son, the correction of thy father, and do not reject the instruction of thy mother;
Proverbs 4:1Hear, ye sons, the correction of a father, and attend, that ye may know understanding.
Isaiah 55:1Ho! every one that thirsteth! Come ye to the waters, Yea he that hath no money,—Come ye—buy corn, and eat, Yea come—buy corn without money, And without price, wine and milk,
Romans 10:16But, not all, have become obedient unto the glad tidings;—for, Isaiah, saith—Lord! who believed what we have heard?
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 →