Focused Passage

Proverbs 8:32-36

Wisdom's Public Call: Righteous Speech, Royal Counsel, and the Joy of Creation

The chapter moves from Wisdom's public summons, to the integrity of her speech, to her moral and royal counsel, to her place in creation's ordering, to a final appeal that listening to Wisdom means life.

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32 Now therefore, my sons, listen to me, for blessed are those who keep my ways.

33 Listen to instruction and be wise; do not ignore it.

34 Blessed is the man who listens to me, watching daily at my doors, waiting at the posts of my doorway.

35 For whoever finds me finds life and obtains the favor of the LORD.

36 But he who fails to find me harms himself; all who hate me love death.”

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Verse 32

Original words

Now therefore וְעַתָּ֣ה H6258 Conjunctive waw | Adverb my sons בָ֭נִים H1121 Noun - masculine plural listen שִׁמְעוּ־ H8085 Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural to me לִ֑י Preposition | first person common singular for blessed וְ֝אַשְׁרֵ֗י H835 Conjunctive waw | Interjection are those who keep יִשְׁמֹֽרוּ׃ H8104 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural my ways דְּרָכַ֥י H1870 Noun - common plural construct | first person common singular
Verse 33

Original words

Listen שִׁמְע֖וּ H8085 Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural to instruction מוּסָ֥ר H4148 Noun - masculine singular and be wise וַחֲכָ֗מוּ H2449 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural do not וְאַל־ H408 Conjunctive waw | Adverb ignore it תִּפְרָֽעוּ׃ H6544 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural
Verse 34

Original words

Blessed אַ֥שְֽׁרֵי H835 Interjection is the man אָדָם֮ H120 Noun - masculine singular who listens שֹׁמֵ֪עַֽ֫ H8085 Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular to me לִ֥י Preposition | first person common singular watching לִשְׁקֹ֣ד H8245 Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct daily י֤וֹם׀ H3117 Noun - masculine singular . . . י֑וֹם H3117 Noun - masculine singular at עַל־ H5921 Preposition my doors דַּ֭לְתֹתַי H1817 Noun - feminine plural construct | first person common singular waiting לִ֝שְׁמֹ֗ר H8104 Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct at the posts מְזוּזֹ֥ת H4201 Noun - feminine plural construct of my doorway פְּתָחָֽי׃ H6607 Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular
Verse 35

Original words

For כִּ֣י H3588 Conjunction whoever finds me מֹ֭צְאִי H4672 Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct | first person common singular finds מֹצְאֵי H4672 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular life חַיִּ֑ים H2416 Noun - masculine plural and obtains וַיָּ֥פֶק H6329 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular the favor רָ֝צ֗וֹן H7522 Noun - masculine singular of the LORD מֵיְהוָֽה׃ H3068 Preposition-m | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Verse 36

Original words

But he who fails to find me וְֽ֭חֹטְאִי H2398 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct | first person common singular harms חֹמֵ֣ס H2554 Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular himself נַפְשׁ֑וֹ H5315 Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular all כָּל־ H3605 Noun - masculine singular construct who hate me מְ֝שַׂנְאַ֗י H8130 Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural construct | first person common singular love אָ֣הֲבוּ H157 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural death מָֽוֶת׃פ H4194 Noun - masculine singular

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