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Proverbs 8:32
32“Now then, my children, listen to me; blessed are those who keep my ways.
Proverbs 8:32 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Now therefore hearken unto me, O ye children: for blessed are they that keep my ways.
- English Standard Version (ESV)"And now, O sons, listen to me: blessed are those who keep my ways.
- New King James Version (NKJV)“Now therefore, listen to me, my children, For blessed are those who keep my ways.
- New Living Translation (NLT)“And so, my children, listen to me, for all who follow my ways are joyful.
Context of Proverbs 8:32
30Then I was constantly at his side. I was filled with delight day after day, rejoicing always in his presence, 31rejoicing in his whole world and delighting in mankind. “Now then, my children, listen to me; blessed are those who keep my ways. 33Listen to my instruction and be wise; do not disregard it. 34Blessed are those who listen to me, watching daily at my doors, waiting at my doorway.
Read all of Proverbs 8Proverbs 8:32 word by word
וְעַתָּ֣ה בָ֭נִים שִׁמְעוּ־לִ֑י וְ֝אַשְׁרֵ֗י דְּרָכַ֥י יִשְׁמֹֽרוּ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Proverbs 8:32
- Psalms 1:1Blessed is the one who does not walk in step with the wicked or stand in the way that sinners take or sit in the company of mockers,
- Psalms 119:1Blessed are those whose ways are blameless, who walk according to the law of the Lord.
- Psalms 128:1Blessed are all who fear the Lord, who walk in obedience to him.
- Luke 11:28He replied, “Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and obey it.”
Commentaries on Proverbs 8:32
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 32Now therefore - Since I delight so much in conveying instruction; since I have the happiness of the children of Adam so much at heart, hearken unto me; and this is for your own interest, for blessed are they who keep my ways.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 32The old exhortation with a new force. The counsels are no longer those of prudence and human experience, but of a Wisdom eternal as Yahweh, ordering all things.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
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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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