Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

How blessed are your men, how blessed are these your servants who stand before you continually and hear your wisdom.

King James Version

Happy are thy men, and happy are these thy servants, which stand continually before thee, and hear thy wisdom.

Holman Bible

How happy are your men. How happy are these servants of yours, who always stand in your presence hearing your wisdom.

International Standard Version

How blessed are your staff! And how blessed are your employees, who serve you continually and get to listen to your wisdom!

A Conservative Version

Happy are thy men, and happy are these thy servants, who stand continually before thee, and hear thy wisdom.

American Standard Version

Happy are thy men, and happy are these thy servants, that stand continually before thee, and hear thy wisdom.

Amplified

Blessed and fortunate are your people, how blessed and fortunate are these servants of yours who stand before you continually and hear your wisdom!

Bible in Basic English

Happy are your wives and happy these your servants whose place is ever before you, hearing your words of wisdom.

Darby Translation

Happy are thy men, and happy are these thy servants, who stand continually before thee and hear thy wisdom!

Julia Smith Translation

Happy thy men, and happy thy servants, these standing before thee always, and hearing thy wisdom.

King James 2000

Happy are your men, and happy are these your servants, who stand continually before you, and hear your wisdom.

Lexham Expanded Bible

Blessed [are] your men, and blessed [are] these your servants who stand before you regularly and hear your wisdom!

Modern King James verseion

Happy are your men, and happy are these your servants who stand always before you and hear your wisdom.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Happy are thy men, and happy are these thy servants which stand before thee always 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, and happy are these your servants, who stand continually before you, and hear your wisdom.

The Emphasized Bible

How happy! are thy men, and how happy! are these thy servants, - who are standing before thee continually, and hearing thy wisdom.

Webster

Happy are thy men, and happy are these thy servants, who stand continually before thee, and hear thy wisdom.

World English Bible

Happy are your men, and happy are these your servants, who stand continually before you, and hear your wisdom.

Youngs Literal Translation

O the happiness of thy men, and the happiness of thy servants -- these -- who are standing before thee continually, and hearing thy wisdom.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
אשׁר 
'esher 
Usage: 45

אנושׁ 
'enowsh 
Usage: 42

and happy
אשׁר 
'esher 
Usage: 45

פּנים 
Paniym 
Usage: 2119

References

Morish

Verse Info

Context Readings

Solomon And The Queen Of Sheba

6 but I did not believe the reports until I came and my own eyes had seen it. And behold, half the greatness of your wisdom was not told me; you surpass the report that I heard. 7 How blessed are your men, how blessed are these your servants who stand before you continually and hear your wisdom. 8 Blessed be the LORD your God, who has delighted in you and set you on his throne as king for the LORD your God! Because your God loved Israel and would establish them forever, he has made you king over them, that you may execute justice and righteousness."

Cross References

Deuteronomy 33:9

who said of his father and mother, 'I regard them not'; he disowned his brothers and ignored his children. For they observed your word and kept your covenant.

1 Kings 10:8

Happy are your men! Happy are your servants, who continually stand before you and hear your wisdom!

Psalm 27:4

One thing have I asked of the LORD, that will I seek after: that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to gaze upon the beauty of the LORD and to inquire in his temple.

Psalm 84:10-12

For a day in your courts is better than a thousand elsewhere. I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God than dwell in the tents of wickedness.

Proverbs 3:3

Let not steadfast love and faithfulness forsake you; bind them around your neck; write them on the tablet of your heart.

Proverbs 3:14

for the gain from her is better than gain from silver and her profit better than gold.

Proverbs 8:34

Blessed is the one who listens to me, watching daily at my gates, waiting beside my doors.

Proverbs 10:21

The lips of the righteous feed many, but fools die for lack of sense.

Proverbs 13:20

Whoever walks with the wise becomes wise, but the companion of fools will suffer harm.

Luke 10:39-42

And she had a sister called Mary, who sat at the Lord's feet and listened to his teaching.

Luke 11:28

But he said, "Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and keep it!"

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