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Proverbs 8:33
33Listen to my instruction and be wise; do not disregard it.
Proverbs 8:33 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Hear instruction, and be wise, and refuse it not.
- 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.
- New Living Translation (NLT)Listen to my instruction and be wise. Don’t ignore it.
Context of Proverbs 8:33
31rejoicing in his whole world and delighting in mankind. 32“Now then, my children, listen to me; blessed are those who keep my ways. Listen 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. 35For those who find me find life and receive 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 gaining wisdom and instruction; for understanding words of insight;
- Proverbs 4:1Listen, my sons, to a father’s instruction; pay attention and gain understanding.
- Proverbs 5:1My son, pay attention to my wisdom, turn your ear to my words of insight,
- Isaiah 55:1“Come, all you who are thirsty, come to the waters; and you who have no money, come, buy and eat! Come, buy wine and milk without money and without cost.
- Romans 10:16But not all the Israelites accepted the good news. For Isaiah says, “Lord, who has believed our message?”
- Proverbs 1:21on top of the wall she cries out, at the city gate she makes her speech:
- Psalms 81:11“But my people would not listen to me; Israel would not submit to me.
- Acts 7:35“This is the same Moses they had rejected with the words, ‘Who made you ruler and judge?’ He was sent to be their ruler and deliverer by God himself, through the angel who appeared to him in the bush.
- Hebrews 12:25See to it that you do not refuse him who speaks. If they did not escape when they refused him who warned them on earth, how much 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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