Proverbs 8:34
How happy the man that doth hearken to me,—keeping guard at my doors, day by day, watching at the posts of my gates;
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
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 ye correction, and be wise, and do not neglect.
35For, he that findeth me, findeth life, and hath obtained favour from Yahweh;
Cross References
1 Kings 10:8How happy, are thy wives, how happy, are these thy servants,—who do stand before thee continually, who hear thy wisdom!
Psalms 84:10For better is a day in thy courts, than a thousand, I choose rather to stand at the threshold in the house of my God, Than to dwell in the tents of lawlessness.
Proverbs 1:21At the head of bustling streets, she crieth aloud,—at the openings of the gates in the city—her sayings, she doth utter:—
Proverbs 3:13How happy the man who hath found wisdom, and the man who draweth forth understanding,
Matthew 7:24Every one, therefore, who heareth [these] my words, and doeth them, shall be likened to a prudent man, who built his house upon the rock;
Luke 10:39And, she, had a sister, called Mary, who also, seating herself at the feet of the Lord, was hearing 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 →