Proverbs 8:17
I love them that love me; and they that wake early to me, shall find me. (I love them who love me; and they who wake up early to seek me, shall find me.)
Wycliffe Modern Spelling
In The King James Version
I love them that love me; and those that seek me early shall find me.
In Context
18With me be riches, and glory; sovereign riches, and rightfulness.
Cross References
1 Samuel 2:30Therefore the Lord God of Israel saith these things, I speaking spake, that thine house, and the house of thy father, should minister in my sight till into without end; now forsooth the Lord saith, Far be this from me; but whoever honoureth me, I shall glorify him; forsooth they that despise me, shall be unnoble. (And so the Lord God of Israel saith these things, Before I said, that thy family, and thy father’s family, shall serve before me forevermore; but now the Lord saith, Far be this from me; yea, whoever honoureth me, I shall glorify him; but they who despise me, shall be despised.)
Proverbs 1:28Then they shall call me, and I shall not hear (or but I shall not answer them); they shall rise early, and they shall not find me.
Isaiah 45:19I spake not in (a) hid place, not in a dark place of (the) earth; I said not to the seed of Jacob, Seek ye me in vain. I am the Lord speaking rightfulness, telling (out) rightful things.
Matthew 6:33Therefore seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his rightwiseness, and all these things shall be cast to you. (And so seek first the Kingdom of God, and his righteousness, and all these other things shall be thrown, or shall come, unto you.)
Mark 10:14And when Jesus had seen them, he bare (it) heavy, and said to them, Suffer ye (the) little children to come to me (or Allow the little children to come to me), and forbid ye them not, for of such is the kingdom of God.
John 14:21He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them (or obeyeth them), he it is that loveth me; and he that loveth me, shall be loved of my Father (or shall be loved by my Father), and I shall love him, and I shall show to him myself.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 8:13-22
The Advantages of Wisdom. 12 I wisdom dwell with prudence, and find out knowledge of witty inventions. 13 The fear of the Lord is to hate evil: pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the froward mouth, do I hate. 14 Counsel is mine, and sound wisdom: I am understanding; I have strength. 15 By me kings reign, and princes decree justice. 16 By me princes rule, and nobles, even all the judges of the earth. 17 I love them that love me; and those that seek me early shall find me. 18 Riches and honour are with me;… Read the whole commentary →