Proverbs 8:34

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

"Blessed is the man that heareth me, watching daily at my gates, waiting at the posts of my doors." - Proverbs 8:34
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What does Proverbs 8:34 mean?

The Bible verse Proverbs 8:34 from the King James Version (KJV) states, "Blessed is the man that heareth me, watching daily at my gates, waiting at the posts of my doors." This verse is part of a larger passage in the book of Proverbs that personifies wisdom as a female figure…

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The Blessing of Daily Devotion: Waiting at Wisdom’s Gates

In Proverbs 8:34, we find a profound invitation and an assurance of blessing: "Blessed is the man that heareth me, watching daily at my gates, waiting at the posts of my doors." This verse encapsulates the essence of a life devoted to seeking wisdom and alignment with God's…

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A Prayer for Discernment and Devotion

O Lord God Almighty, Creator of heaven and earth, I come before You with a humble heart, seeking wisdom and understanding. I meditate on the profound truth found in Proverbs 8:34, which states, "Blessed is the man that heareth me, watching daily at my gates, waiting at the posts…

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Proverbs 8:34-36
Proverbs 8:34 - "Blessed is the man that heareth me, watching daily at my gates, waiting at the posts of my doors."
Proverbs 8:32-34 - "Now then, my children, listen to me; blessed are those who keep my ways. Listen to my instruction and be wise; do not disregard it. Blessed are those who listen to me, watching daily at my doors, waiting at my doorway."
Proverbs 14:34 - "Righteousness exalteth a nation: but sin is a reproach to any people."
Proverbs 6:34 - "For jealousy is the rage of a man: therefore he will not spare in the day of vengeance."
Proverbs 3:34 - "Surely he scorneth the scorners: but he giveth grace unto the lowly."
Proverbs 24:34 - "So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth; and thy want as an armed man."
Proverbs 23:34 - "Yea, thou shalt be as he that lieth down in the midst of the sea, or as he that lieth upon the top of a mast."
"Righteousness exalteth a nation: but sin is a reproach to any people." - Proverbs 14:34
Isaiah 34:8 - "For it is the day of the LORD'S vengeance, and the year of recompences for the controversy of Zion."
Proverbs 24:33-34 - "A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest, and poverty will come on you like a thief and scarcity like an armed man."
Proverbs 19:8
Proverbs 19:8
Proverbs 8:8 - "All the words of my mouth are in righteousness; there is nothing froward or perverse in them."
Ezra 8:34 - "By number and by weight of every one: and all the weight was written at that time."
"For jealousy is the rage of a man: therefore he will not spare in the day of vengeance." - Proverbs 6:34
Psalms 34:8 - "O taste and see that the LORD is good: blessed is the man that trusteth in him."
Proverbs 8:22-36
"For jealousy is the rage of a man: therefore he will not spare in the day of vengeance." - Proverbs 6:34
Exodus 34:8 - "And Moses made haste, and bowed his head toward the earth, and worshipped."
1 Chronicles 8:34 - "And the son of Jonathan was Merib-baal; and Merib-baal begat Micah."
Proverbs 8:22-31
Proverbs 8:33 - "Hear instruction, and be wise, and refuse it not."
Luke 8:34 - "When they that fed them saw what was done, they fled, and went and told it in the city and in the country."
"Surely he scorneth the scorners: but he giveth grace unto the lowly." - Proverbs 3:34
Leviticus 8:34 - "As he hath done this day, so the LORD hath commanded to do, to make an atonement for you."
Proverbs 8:15 - "By me kings reign, and princes decree justice."
Joshua 8:34 - "And afterward he read all the words of the law, the blessings and cursings, according to all that is written in the book of the law."
Proverbs 3:8 - "It shall be health to thy navel, and marrow to thy bones."