Proverbs 8:34

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Summary

Proverbs 8:34

Blessed is the man that heareth me, watching daily at my gates, waiting at the posts of my doors.

Watching

General references

2 Chronicles 9:7

Luke 7:35

Bible References

Watching

She cries in the chief place of concourse, at the entrance of the gates, in the city. She utters her words:

yea, if thou cry after discernment, and lift up thy voice for understanding,

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

For a day in thy courts is better than a thousand. I had rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God, than to dwell in the tents of wickedness.

Men who are planted in the house of LORD shall flourish in the courts of our God.

Therefore every man, whoever hears these sayings of mine, and does them, I will compare him to a wise man who built his house upon the rock.

And they were both righteous before God, going in all the commandments and righteous things of the Lord blameless.

And she was sister to this woman called Mary, who also, having sat at Jesus' feet, was listening to his word.

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

Jesus therefore said to those Jews who believed him, If ye remain in my word, ye are truly my disciples,

And they were continuing steadfastly in the apostles doctrine, and in fellowship, and in the breaking of bread, and the prayers.

But these were more noble than those in Thessalonica, who received the word with all willingness, examining the Scriptures daily, if it has these things this way.

But become ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves.

General references

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

And wisdom is justified from all her children.