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Proverbs 8

Prov. 8:34 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Blessed
'esher (Hebrew #835)
happiness; only in masculine plural construction as interjection, how happy!
KJV usage: blessed, happy.
Pronounce: eh'-sher
Origin: from 833
z is the man
'adam (Hebrew #120)
ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.)
KJV usage: X another, + hypocrite, + common sort, X low, man (mean, of low degree), person.
Pronounce: aw-dawm'
Origin: from 119
that heareth
shama` (Hebrew #8085)
to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
KJV usage: X attentively, call (gather) together, X carefully, X certainly, consent, consider, be content, declare, X diligently, discern, give ear, (cause to, let, make to) hear(-ken, tell), X indeed, listen, make (a) noise, (be) obedient, obey, perceive, (make a) proclaim(-ation), publish, regard, report, shew (forth), (make a) sound, X surely, tell, understand, whosoever (heareth), witness.
Pronounce: shaw-mah'
Origin: a primitive root
me, watching
shaqad (Hebrew #8245)
to be alert, i.e. sleepless; hence to be on the lookout (whether for good or ill)
KJV usage: hasten, remain, wake, watch (for).
Pronounce: shaw-kad'
Origin: a primitive root
daily
yowm (Hebrew #3117)
a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb)
KJV usage: age, + always, + chronicals, continually(-ance), daily, ((birth-), each, to) day, (now a, two) days (agone), + elder, X end, + evening, + (for) ever(-lasting, -more), X full, life, as (so) long as (... live), (even) now, + old, + outlived, + perpetually, presently, + remaineth, X required, season, X since, space, then, (process of) time, + as at other times, + in trouble, weather, (as) when, (a, the, within a) while (that), X whole (+ age), (full) year(-ly), + younger.
Pronounce: yome
Origin: from an unused root meaning to be hot
yowm (Hebrew #3117)
a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb)
KJV usage: age, + always, + chronicals, continually(-ance), daily, ((birth-), each, to) day, (now a, two) days (agone), + elder, X end, + evening, + (for) ever(-lasting, -more), X full, life, as (so) long as (... live), (even) now, + old, + outlived, + perpetually, presently, + remaineth, X required, season, X since, space, then, (process of) time, + as at other times, + in trouble, weather, (as) when, (a, the, within a) while (that), X whole (+ age), (full) year(-ly), + younger.
Pronounce: yome
Origin: from an unused root meaning to be hot
at my gates
deleth (Hebrew #1817)
something swinging, i.e. the valve of a door
KJV usage: door (two-leaved), gate, leaf, lid. (In Psa. 141:3, dal, irreg.).
Pronounce: deh'-leth
Origin: from 1802
, waiting
shamar (Hebrew #8104)
properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.
KJV usage: beward, be circumspect, take heed (to self), keep(-er, self), mark, look narrowly, observe, preserve, regard, reserve, save (self), sure, (that lay) wait (for), watch(-man).
Pronounce: shaw-mar'
Origin: a primitive root
at the posts
mzuwzah (Hebrew #4201)
from the same as 2123; a door-post (as prominent)
KJV usage: (door, side) post.
Pronounce: mez-oo-zaw'
Origin: or mzuzah {mez-oo-zaw'}
of my doors
pethach (Hebrew #6607)
an opening (literally), i.e. door (gate) or entrance way
KJV usage: door, entering (in), entrance (-ry), gate, opening, place.
Pronounce: peh'-thakh
Origin: from 6605
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Matt. 7:24• 24Whoever therefore hears these my words and does them, I will liken him to a prudent man, who built his house upon the rock; (Matt. 7:24)
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Luke 11:28• 28But *he* said, Yea rather, blessed are they who hear the word of God and keep it. (Luke 11:28)

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Ministry on This Verse

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watching.
Prov. 1:21• 21she calleth in the chief place of concourse, in the entry of the gates; in the city she uttereth her words: (Prov. 1:21)
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Prov. 2:3‑4• 3yea, if thou criest after discernment and liftest up thy voice to understanding;
 4if thou seekest her as silver and searchest for her as for hidden treasures: (Prov. 2:3‑4)
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Psa. 27:4• 4One thing have I asked of Jehovah, that will I seek after: that I may dwell in the house of Jehovah all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of Jehovah, and to inquire of him in his temple. (Psa. 27:4)
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Psa. 84:10• 10For a day in thy courts is better than a thousand. I had rather stand at the threshold of the house of my God, than dwell in the tents of wickedness. (Psa. 84:10)
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Psa. 92:13• 13Those that are planted in the house of Jehovah shall flourish in the courts of our God: (Psa. 92:13)
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Matt. 7:24• 24Whoever therefore hears these my words and does them, I will liken him to a prudent man, who built his house upon the rock; (Matt. 7:24)
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Luke 1:6• 6And they were both just before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless. (Luke 1:6)
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Luke 10:39• 39And she had a sister called Mary, who also, having sat down at the feet of Jesus was listening to his word. (Luke 10:39)
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Luke 11:28• 28But *he* said, Yea rather, blessed are they who hear the word of God and keep it. (Luke 11:28)
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John 8:31‑32• 31Jesus therefore said to the Jews who believed him, If ye abide in my word, ye are truly my disciples;
 32and ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall set you free. (John 8:31‑32)
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Acts 2:42• 42And they persevered in the teaching and fellowship of the apostles, in breaking of bread and prayers. (Acts 2:42)
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Acts 17:11‑12• 11And these were more noble than those in Thessalonica, receiving the word with all readiness of mind, daily searching the scriptures if these things were so.
 12Therefore many from among them believed, and of Grecian women of the upper classes and men not a few. (Acts 17:11‑12)
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James 1:22‑25• 22But be ye doers of the word and not hearers only, beguiling yourselves.
 23For if any man be a hearer of the word and not a doer, *he* is like to a man considering his natural face in a mirror:
 24for he has considered himself and is gone away, and straightway he has forgotten what he was like.
 25But *he* that fixes his view on the perfect law, that of liberty, and abides in it, being not a forgetful hearer but a doer of the work, *he* shall be blessed in his doing. (James 1:22‑25)
• {v.34-35} How strong the incentives presented to heed the voice of Wisdom! Blessing and life, the loving favor of the Lord, are the portion of those who so do. (“Proverbs Eight” by H.A. Ironside)

J. N. Darby Translation

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

JND Translation Notes

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Or "keeping," "guarding."