Proverbs 8:34 — Bible Verse (KJV)

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

Proverbs 8:34 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Proverbs 8:34 in 6 Bible Translations

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Proverbs 8:34 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

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

Proverbs 8:34 — World English Bible

Proverbs 8:34 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

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

Proverbs 8:34 — American Standard Version

Proverbs 8:34 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“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.”

Proverbs 8:34 — Young's Literal Translation

Proverbs 8:34 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

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

Proverbs 8:34 — Darby Translation

Proverbs 8:34 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“For he that findeth me, findeth life, and shall obteine fauour of the Lord.”

Proverbs 8:34 — Geneva Bible

Proverbs 8:34 in Context — Proverbs 8

32 Now therefore hearken unto me, O ye children: for blessed are they that keep my ways.

33 Hear instruction, and be wise, and refuse it not.

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

35 For whoso findeth me findeth life, and shall obtain favour of the Lord.

36 But he that sinneth against me wrongeth his own soul: all they that hate me love death.

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What Does Proverbs 8:34 Mean?

Proverbs 8:34 is a verse from the Book of Proverbs, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Proverbs chapter 8. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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