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

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

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

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

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

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Verse 32

Original words

Now thereforeוְעַתָּ֣הH6258Conjunctive waw | Adverbmy sonsבָ֭נִיםH1121Noun - masculine plurallistenשִׁמְעוּ־H8085Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine pluralto meלִ֑יPreposition | first person common singularfor blessedוְ֝אַשְׁרֵ֗יH835Conjunctive waw | Interjectionare those who keepיִשְׁמֹֽרוּ׃H8104Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralmy waysדְּרָכַ֥יH1870Noun - common plural construct | first person common singular
Verse 33

Original words

Listenשִׁמְע֖וּH8085Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine pluralto instructionמוּסָ֥רH4148Noun - masculine singularand be wiseוַחֲכָ֗מוּH2449Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine pluraldo notוְאַל־H408Conjunctive waw | Adverbignore itתִּפְרָֽעוּ׃H6544Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural
Verse 34

Original words

Blessedאַ֥שְֽׁרֵיH835Interjectionis the manאָדָם֮H120Noun - masculine singularwho listensשֹׁמֵ֪עַֽ֫H8085Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularto meלִ֥יPreposition | first person common singularwatchingלִשְׁקֹ֣דH8245Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructdailyי֤וֹם׀H3117Noun - masculine singular. . .י֑וֹםH3117Noun - masculine singularatעַל־H5921Prepositionmy doorsדַּ֭לְתֹתַיH1817Noun - feminine plural construct | first person common singularwaitingלִ֝שְׁמֹ֗רH8104Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructat the postsמְזוּזֹ֥תH4201Noun - feminine plural constructof my doorwayפְּתָחָֽי׃H6607Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular
Verse 35

Original words

Forכִּ֣יH3588Conjunctionwhoever finds meמֹ֭צְאִיH4672Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct | first person common singularfindsמֹצְאֵיH4672Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularlifeחַיִּ֑יםH2416Noun - masculine pluraland obtainsוַיָּ֥פֶקH6329Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularthe favorרָ֝צ֗וֹןH7522Noun - masculine singularof the LORDמֵיְהוָֽה׃H3068Preposition-m | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Verse 36

Original words

But he who fails to find meוְֽ֭חֹטְאִיH2398Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct | first person common singularharmsחֹמֵ֣סH2554Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularhimselfנַפְשׁ֑וֹH5315Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singularallכָּל־H3605Noun - masculine singular constructwho hate meמְ֝שַׂנְאַ֗יH8130Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural construct | first person common singularloveאָ֣הֲבוּH157Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluraldeathמָֽוֶת׃פH4194Noun - masculine singular

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