Parallel Verses

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.

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.

Holman Bible

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

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.

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 Hear instruction, and be wise, and slight not. 34 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. 35 For whoso is finding me, hath found life, And bringeth out good-will from Jehovah.

Cross References

Proverbs 3:13

O the happiness of a man who hath found wisdom, And of a man who bringeth forth understanding.

Psalm 27:4

One thing I asked of Jehovah -- it I seek. My dwelling in the house of Jehovah, All the days of my life, To look on the pleasantness of Jehovah, And to inquire in His temple.

Psalm 84:10

For good is a day in Thy courts, O Teacher! I have chosen rather to be at the threshold, In the house of my God, Than to dwell in tents of wickedness.

Psalm 92:13

Those planted in the house of Jehovah, In the courts of our God do flourish.

Proverbs 1:21

At the head of the multitudes she calleth, In the openings of the gates, In the city her sayings she saith:

Proverbs 2:3-4

For, if for intelligence thou callest, For understanding givest forth thy voice,

Proverbs 3:18

A tree of life she is to those laying hold on her, And whoso is retaining her is happy.

Matthew 7:24

'Therefore, every one who doth hear of me these words, and doth do them, I will liken him to a wise man who built his house upon the rock;

Luke 1:6

and they were both righteous before God, going on in all the commands and righteousnesses of the Lord blameless,

Luke 10:39

and she had also a sister, called Mary, who also, having seated herself beside the feet of Jesus, was hearing the word,

Luke 11:28

And he said, 'Yea, rather, happy those hearing the word of God, and keeping it!'

John 8:31-32

Jesus, therefore, said unto the Jews who believed in him, 'If ye may remain in my word, truly my disciples ye are, and ye shall know the truth,

Acts 2:42

and they were continuing stedfastly in the teaching of the apostles, and the fellowship, and the breaking of the bread, and the prayers.

Acts 17:11-12

and these were more noble than those in Thessalonica, they received the word with all readiness of mind, every day examining the Writings whether those things were so;

James 1:22-25

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

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