Christian Standard Bible
Proverbs 8:33
33Listen to instruction and be wise; don’t ignore it.
Proverbs 8:33 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Hear instruction, and be wise, and refuse it not.
- New International Version (NIV)Listen to my instruction and be wise; do not disregard it.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Hear instruction and be wise, and do not neglect it.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Hear instruction and be wise, And do not disdain it.
Context of Proverbs 8:33
31I was rejoicing in his inhabited world, delighting in the children of Adam. 32“And now, sons, listen to me; those who keep my ways are happy. Listen to instruction and be wise; don’t ignore it. 34Anyone who listens to me is happy, watching at my doors every day, waiting by the posts of my doorway. 35For the one who finds me finds life and obtains favor from the Lord,
Read all of Proverbs 8Proverbs 8:33 word by word
שִׁמְע֖וּ מוּסָ֥ר וַחֲכָ֗מוּ וְאַל־תִּפְרָֽעוּ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Proverbs 8:33
- Proverbs 1:2For learning wisdom and discipline; for understanding insightful sayings;
- Proverbs 4:1Listen, sons, to a father’s discipline, and pay attention so that you may gain understanding,
- Proverbs 5:1My son, pay attention to my wisdom; listen closely to my understanding
- Isaiah 55:1“Come, everyone who is thirsty, come to the water; and you without silver, come, buy, and eat! Come, buy wine and milk without silver and without cost!
- Romans 10:16But not all obeyed the gospel. For Isaiah says, Lord, who has believed our message?
- Proverbs 1:21She cries out above the commotion; she speaks at the entrance of the city gates:
- Psalms 81:11“But my people did not listen to my voice; Israel did not obey me.
- Acts 7:35“This Moses, whom they rejected when they said, Who appointed you a ruler and a judge? — this one God sent as a ruler and a deliverer through the angel who appeared to him in the bush.
- Hebrews 12:25See to it that you do not reject the one who speaks. For if they did not escape when they rejected him who warned them on earth, even less will we if we turn away from him who warns us from heaven.
Commentaries on Proverbs 8:33
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 32-36Verses 32-36 Surely we should hearken to Christ's voice with the readiness of children. Let us all be wise, and not refuse such mercy. Blessed are those who hear the Saviour's voice, and wait on him with daily reading, meditation, and prayer. The children of the world find time for vain amusements, without neglecting what they deem the one thing needful. Does it not show contempt of Wisdom's instructions, when people professing godliness, seek excuses for…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 32-36Wisdom gives great rewards to those who listen and follow it.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 32-3632-36. Such an attribute men are urged to seek.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Proverbs 8
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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