Parallel Verses
Darby Translation
Happy are thy men! happy are these thy servants, who stand continually before thee, who hear thy wisdom!
New American Standard Bible
How
King James Version
Happy are thy men, happy are these thy servants, which stand continually before thee, and that hear thy wisdom.
Holman Bible
How happy are your men.
International Standard Version
How blessed are your staff! And how blessed are your employees, who serve you continuously and get to listen to your wisdom!
A Conservative Version
Happy are thy men, happy are these thy servants, who stand continually before thee, who hear thy wisdom.
American Standard Version
Happy are thy men, happy are these thy servants, that stand continually before thee, and that hear thy wisdom.
Amplified
How blessed (fortunate, happy) are your men! How blessed are these your servants who stand continually before you, hearing your wisdom!
Bible in Basic English
Happy are your wives, happy are these your servants whose place is ever before you, hearing your words of wisdom.
Julia Smith Translation
Happy thy men, happy these thy servants, standing before thee continually, hearing thy wisdom.
King James 2000
Happy are your men, happy are these your servants, who stand continually before you, and that hear your wisdom.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Happy [are] your men and happy [are] these your servants who stand before you continually hearing your wisdom.
Modern King James verseion
Happy are your men, happy are these who are your servants, who stand always before you, and who hear your wisdom.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Happy are thy men: and happy are these thy servants, which stand ever before thee and hear thy wisdom.
NET Bible
Your attendants, who stand before you at all times and hear your wise sayings, are truly happy!
New Heart English Bible
Happy are your men, happy are these your servants, who stand continually before you, who hear your wisdom.
The Emphasized Bible
How happy, are thy wives, how happy, are these thy servants, - who do stand before thee continually, who hear thy wisdom!
Webster
Happy are thy men, happy are these thy servants, who stand continually before thee, and that hear thy wisdom.
World English Bible
Happy are your men, happy are these your servants, who stand continually before you, who hear your wisdom.
Youngs Literal Translation
O the happiness of thy men, O the happiness of thy servants -- these -- who are standing before thee continually, who are hearing thy wisdom!
Themes
Kings » Who reigned over all israel » Solomon
Kings » Attendants of, stood in their presence
Queen » Of sheba, visits solomon
Rulers' » Righteous » Instances of » Queen of sheba » Testiomey » Solomon
Solomon » The splendor of his court
Interlinear
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`amad
Tamiyd
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in 1 Kings 10:8
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Visit Of The Queen Of Sheba
7 but I gave no credit to the words, until I came and mine eyes had seen; and behold, the half was not told me: in wisdom and prosperity thou exceedest the report that I heard. 8 Happy are thy men! happy are these thy servants, who stand continually before thee, who hear thy wisdom! 9 Blessed be Jehovah thy God, who delighted in thee, to set thee on the throne of Israel! Because Jehovah loves Israel for ever, therefore did he make thee king, to do judgment and justice.
Cross References
Proverbs 8:34
Blessed is the man that heareth me, watching daily at my gates, waiting at the posts of my doors.
2 Chronicles 9:7-8
Happy are thy men, and happy are these thy servants, who stand continually before thee and hear thy wisdom!
Proverbs 3:13-14
Blessed is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding.
Proverbs 10:21
The lips of a righteous man feed many; but fools die for want of understanding.
Proverbs 13:20
He that walketh with wise men becometh wise; but a companion of the foolish will be depraved.
Luke 10:39-42
And she had a sister called Mary, who also, having sat down at the feet of Jesus was listening to his word.
Luke 11:28
But he said, Yea rather, blessed are they who hear the word of God and keep it.
Luke 11:31
A queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment with the men of this generation, and shall condemn them: for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and behold, more than Solomon is here.