Proverbs 8:34

Proverbs 8:34 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Blessed is the man that heareth me, watching daily at my gates, waiting at the posts of my doors.
• New International Version (NIV)Blessed are those who listen to me, watching daily at my doors, waiting at my doorway.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Blessed is the one who listens to me, watching daily at my gates, waiting beside my doors.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Blessed is the man who listens to me, Watching daily at my gates, Waiting at the posts of my doors.

Context of Proverbs 8:34

32“Now then, sons, listen to me, For blessed are those who keep my ways. 33Listen to instruction and be wise, And do not neglect it. Blessed is the person who listens to me, Watching daily at my gates, Waiting at my doorposts. 35For one who finds me finds life, And obtains favor from the Lord. 36But one who sins against me injures himself; All those who hate me love death.”

Proverbs 8:34 word by word

אַ֥שְֽׁרֵי אָדָם֮ שֹׁמֵ֪עַֽ֫ לִ֥י לִשְׁקֹ֣ד עַל־דַּ֭לְתֹתַי י֤וֹם׀ י֑וֹם לִ֝שְׁמֹ֗ר מְזוּזֹ֥ת פְּתָחָֽי׃Read the interlinear

• Blessedאֶ֫שֶׁר'esher · blessedH835
• is the personאָדָם'âdâm · manH120
• who listensשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: hearH8085
• Watchingשָׁקַדshâqad · to watchH8245
• dailyיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• at my gatesדֶּ֫לֶתdeleth · doorH1817
• Waitingשָׁמַרshâmar · to keep: look atH8104
• at my doorpostsמְזוּזָהmezûzâh mezûzâh · doorpostH4201

Cross-references for Proverbs 8:34

• Proverbs 1:21At the head of the noisy streets she cries out; At the entrance of the gates in the city she declares her sayings:
• Proverbs 2:3For if you cry out for insight, And raise your voice for understanding;
• Psalms 27:4One thing I have asked from the Lord, that I shall seek: That I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, To behold the beauty of the Lord And to meditate in His temple.
• Psalms 84:10For a day in Your courtyards is better than a thousand elsewhere. I would rather stand at the threshold of the house of my God Than live in the tents of wickedness.
• Psalms 92:13Planted in the house of the Lord, They will flourish in the courtyards of our God.
• Matthew 7:24“Therefore, everyone who hears these words of Mine, and acts on them, will be like a wise man who built his house on the rock.
• Luke 1:6They were both righteous in the sight of God, walking blamelessly in all the commandments and requirements of the Lord.
• Luke 10:39And she had a sister called Mary, who was also seated at the Lord’s feet, and was listening to His word.
• Luke 11:28But He said, “On the contrary, blessed are those who hear the word of God and follow it.”
• John 8:31So Jesus was saying to those Jews who had believed Him, “If you continue in My word, then you are truly My disciples;
• Acts 2:42They were continually devoting themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer.
• Acts 17:11Now these people were more noble-minded than those in Thessalonica, for they received the word with great eagerness, examining the Scriptures daily to see whether these things were so.
• James 1:22But prove yourselves doers of the word, and not just hearers who deceive themselves.

Commentaries on Proverbs 8:34

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 34Watching daily at my gates - Wisdom is represented as having a school for the instruction of men; and seems to point out some of the most forward of her scholars coming, through their intense desire to learn, even before the gates were opened, and waiting there for admission, that they might hear every word that was uttered, and not lose one accent of the heavenly teaching. Blessed are such.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 34The image is suggested probably by the Levites who guarded the doors of the sanctuary Psalm 134:1; Psalm 135:2. Not less blessed than theirs is the lot of those who wait upon Wisdom in the temple not made with hands.Read the comment
• 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

Topics related to Proverbs 8:34

• Desire
• Jesus Continued
• Seekers
• Watchfulness
• Wisdom

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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