Proverbs 8:35
He that findeth me, shall find life; and he shall draw health of the Lord. (He who findeth me, shall find life; and he shall obtain favour from the Lord.)
Wycliffe Modern Spelling
In The King James Version
For whoso findeth me findeth life, and shall obtain favour of the LORD.
In Context
Cross References
Proverbs 1:33But he that heareth me, shall rest without dread; and he shall use abundance, when the dread of evils is taken away. (But he who listeneth to me, shall rest without fear; and he shall enjoy his abundance, when the fear of evil is taken away.)
Proverbs 4:13Hold thou (fast to my) teaching, and forsake [thou] it not; keep thou it (near), for it is thy life.
Proverbs 12:2He that is good, shall draw to himself (the) grace of the Lord, (or He who is good, shall draw favour to himself from the Lord); but he that trusteth in his (own) thoughts, doeth wickedly.
John 3:16For God loved so the world [or Forsooth God so loved the world], that he gave his one begotten Son, that each man that believeth in him perish not, but have everlasting life (or but have eternal life).
John 14:6Jesus saith to him, I am (the) way, (the) truth, and (the) life; no man cometh to the Father, but by me.
Ephesians 1:6into the praising of the glory of his grace; in which he hath glorified us in his dearworthy Son. [into the praising of the glory of his grace; in which he made us able to his grace in his dearworthy Son.]
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 →