New English Translation
Proverbs 8:33
33Listen to my instruction so that you may be wise, and do not neglect 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
31rejoicing in the habitable part of his earth, and delighting in its people. 32“So now, children, listen to me; blessed are those who keep my ways. Listen to my instruction so that you may be wise, and do not neglect it. 34Blessed is the one who listens to me, watching at my doors day by day, waiting beside my doorway. 35For the one who finds me finds life and receives 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 1:2To learn wisdom and moral instruction, and to discern wise counsel.
- Proverbs 4:1Listen, children, to a father’s instruction, and pay attention so that you may gain discernment.
- Proverbs 5:1My child, be attentive to my wisdom, pay close attention to my understanding,
- Isaiah 55:1“Hey, all who are thirsty, come to the water! You who have no money, come! Buy and eat! Come! Buy wine and milk without money and without cost!
- Romans 10:16But not all have obeyed the good news, for Isaiah says, “Lord, who has believed our report?”
- Proverbs 1:21at the head of the noisy streets she calls, in the entrances of the gates in the city she utters her words:
- Psalms 81:11But my people did not obey me; Israel did not submit to me.
- Acts 7:35This same Moses they had rejected, saying, ‘Who made you a ruler and judge?’ God sent as both ruler and deliverer through the hand of the angel who appeared to him in the bush.
- Hebrews 12:25Take care not to refuse the one who is speaking! For if they did not escape when they refused the one who warned them on earth, how much less shall we, if we reject the one who warns 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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