Parallel Verses
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Happy are thy men: and happy are these thy servants, which stand ever before thee and 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.
Darby Translation
Happy are thy men! happy are these thy servants, who stand continually before thee, who hear thy 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.
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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Tamiyd
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in 1 Kings 10:8
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Visit Of The Queen Of Sheba
7 Howbeit, I believed it not till I came and saw it with mine eyes. And see, the one half was not told me: for thy wisdom and goodness exceedeth the fame which I heard. 8 Happy are thy men: and happy are these thy servants, which stand ever before thee and hear thy wisdom. 9 And blessed be the LORD thy God which had a lust to thee, to set thee on the seat of Israel, because the LORD loved Israel for ever, and therefore made thee king, to do equity and righteousness."
Cross References
Proverbs 8:34
Blessed is the man that heareth me, watching daily at my gates, and giving attendance at the posts of my doors.
2 Chronicles 9:7-8
Happy are thy men, and happy are these thy servants which stand before thee always and hear thy wisdom.
Proverbs 3:13-14
Well is him that findeth wisdom, and obtaineth understanding,
Proverbs 10:21
The lips of the righteous feed a whole multitude; but fools shall die in their own folly.
Proverbs 13:20
He that goeth in the company of wise men, shall be wise; but whoso is a companion of fools shall be hurt.
Luke 10:39-42
And this woman had a sister called Mary, which sat at Jesus' feet, and heard his preaching:
Luke 11:28
But he said, "Yea, happy are they that hear the word of God, and keep it."
Luke 11:31
The queen of the south shall rise at the judgment, with the men of this generation, and condemn them. For she came from the end of the world, to hear the wisdom of Solomon: and behold a greater than Solomon is here.