Parallel Verses
Julia Smith Translation
Happy thy men, happy these thy servants, standing before thee continually, hearing 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.
Darby Translation
Happy are thy men! happy are these thy servants, who stand continually before thee, who hear 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 And I believed not the words until I came, and mine eyes will see it: and behold, the half was not announced to me: thou didst add wisdom and good to the report which I heard. 8 Happy thy men, happy these thy servants, standing before thee continually, hearing thy wisdom. 9 Jehovah thy God will be blessed, who delighted in thee to give thee upon the throne of Israel: in Jehovah's loving Israel forever, and he will set thee up for king to do judgment and justice.
Cross References
Proverbs 8:34
Happy the man hearing to me, to watch at my doors day, day; to watch the door posts of my entrances.
2 Chronicles 9:7-8
Happy thy men, and happy thy servants, these standing before thee always, and hearing thy wisdom.
Proverbs 3:13-14
Happy the man finding wisdom; and the man shall bring forth understanding.
Proverbs 10:21
The lips of the just one shall feed many: and fools in wanting heart, shall die.
Proverbs 13:20
He going with the wise, and he is wise: and the companion of the foolish shall become evil.
Luke 10:39-42
And also a sister was to her, called Mary; and she having sat at Jesus' feet, heard his word.
Luke 11:28
And he said, Rather, happy they hearing the word of God, and watching it.
Luke 11:31
The queen of the south shall be raised 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 here.