Parallel Verses

Holman Bible

Anyone who listens to me is happy,
watching at my doors every day,
waiting by the posts of my doorway.

New American Standard Bible

Blessed is the man who listens to me,
Watching daily at my gates,
Waiting at my doorposts.

King James Version

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

International Standard Version

Blessed is the person who listens to me, watching daily at my gates, waiting at my doorways

A Conservative Version

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

American Standard Version

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

Amplified


“Blessed [happy, prosperous, to be admired] is the man who listens to me,
Watching daily at my gates,
Waiting at my doorposts.

Bible in Basic English

Happy is the man who gives ear to me, watching at my doors day by day, keeping his place by the pillars of my house.

Darby Translation

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

Julia Smith Translation

Happy the man hearing to me, to watch at my doors day, day; to watch the door posts of my entrances.

King James 2000

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

Lexham Expanded Bible

Happy [is the] person who listens to me, [in order] to keep watch at my doors day by day, [in order] to guard the frames of my entrances.

Modern King James verseion

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

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

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

NET Bible

Blessed is the one who listens to me, watching at my doors day by day, waiting beside my doorway.

New Heart English Bible

Blessed is the man who hears me, watching daily at my gates, waiting at my door posts.

The Emphasized Bible

How happy the man that doth hearken to me, - keeping guard at my doors, day by day, watching at the posts of my gates;

Webster

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

World English Bible

Blessed is the man who hears me, watching daily at my gates, waiting at my door posts.

Youngs Literal Translation

O the happiness of the man hearkening to me, To watch at my doors day by day, To watch at the door-posts of my entrance.

Interlinear

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

is the man
אדם 
'adam 
Usage: 541

me, watching
שׁקד 
Shaqad 
Usage: 12

יום 
Yowm 
Usage: 2293

at my gates
דּלת 
Deleth 
Usage: 88

שׁמר 
Shamar 
Usage: 468

at the posts
מזזה מזוּזה 
M@zuwzah 
Usage: 19

Devotionals

Devotionals containing Proverbs 8:34

References

Fausets

Context Readings

Benefits Of Following Wisdom

33 Listen to instruction and be wise;
don’t ignore it.
34 Anyone who listens to me is happy,
watching at my doors every day,
waiting by the posts of my doorway.
35 For the one who finds me finds life
and obtains favor from the Lord,


Cross References

Proverbs 3:13

Happy is a man who finds wisdom
and who acquires understanding,

Psalm 27:4

I have asked one thing from the Lord;
it is what I desire:
to dwell in the house of the Lord
all the days of my life,
gazing on the beauty of the Lord
and seeking Him in His temple.

Psalm 84:10

Better a day in Your courts
than a thousand anywhere else.
I would rather be at the door of the house of my God
than to live in the tents of wicked people.

Psalm 92:13

Planted in the house of the Lord,
they thrive in the courts of our God.

Proverbs 1:21

She cries out above the commotion;
she speaks at the entrance of the city gates:

Proverbs 2:3-4

furthermore, if you call out to insight
and lift your voice to understanding,

Proverbs 3:18

She is a tree of life to those who embrace her,
and those who hold on to her are happy.

Matthew 7:24

“Therefore, everyone who hears these words of Mine and acts on them will be like a sensible man who built his house on the rock.

Luke 1:6

Both were righteous in God’s sight, living without blame according to all the commands and requirements of the Lord.

Luke 10:39

She had a sister named Mary, who also sat at the Lord’s feet and was listening to what He said.

Luke 11:28

He said, “Even more, those who hear the word of God and keep it are blessed!”

John 8:31-32

So Jesus said to the Jews who had believed Him, “If you continue in My word, you really are My disciples.

Acts 2:42

And they devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching, to the fellowship, to the breaking of bread, and to the prayers.

Acts 17:11-12

The people here were more open-minded than those in Thessalonica, since they welcomed the message with eagerness and examined the Scriptures daily to see if these things were so.

James 1:22-25

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

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