Verse 34
Proverbs 8:34
Free Bible Version
34
But those who don't find me hurt themselves; everyone who hates me loves death.”
Original Language Text
hebrew
אַ֥שְֽׁרֵי אָדָם֮ שֹׁמֵ֪עַֽ֫ לִ֥/י לִ/שְׁקֹ֣ד עַל דַּ֭לְתֹתַ/י י֤וֹם י֑וֹם לִ֝/שְׁמֹ֗ר מְזוּזֹ֥ת פְּתָחָֽ/י
English Translation
Blessed is the man who listens to me, watching daily at my gates, waiting at my doorways.
AI translation from hebrew via gpt-4o-mini
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Chapter 8 Context
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Isn't wisdom calling? Isn't understanding raising her voice?
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On the top of the hill by the road, she stands up at the crossroads.
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Beside the gates of the town, right there at the entrance, she cries out:
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“I'm calling out to you, everyone! My call is to everyone in the whole world!
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If you're immature, learn how to grow up. If you're stupid, learn what makes good sense.
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I say what's right, because I tell the truth and I hate wickedness in all its forms.
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All the words I say are true; none are false or misleading.
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My words are straightforward to anyone with understanding; they are correct to those who have knowle...
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Choose my instruction over silver; choose knowledge over pure gold.
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For wisdom is more valuable than rubies; everything you could ever want just doesn't compare!
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I, wisdom, am at home with good decisions. I know how to find knowledge and discernment.
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Honoring the Lord means hating evil. So I hate pride and arrogance, wicked behavior and telling lies...
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I have advice and good judgment; I know what makes sense, and I have power.
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It's because of me that kings reign, and rulers issue fair decrees.
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It's because of me that leaders and nobles govern—all who rule justly.
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I love those who love me, and those who really look for me will find me.
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With me go riches and honor, lasting wealth and prosperity.
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The fruit I produce is better than gold, even pure gold, and my harvest is better than even the best...
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I live in a way that's right; I follow the paths of justice.
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I grant wealth to those who love me; I fill their treasure storehouses.
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The Lord created me first of all; I was made before anything else.
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I was formed a long time ago, at the first, before the world began.
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I was born when there were no ocean depths, when there were no springs pouring out water.
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I was born before the mountains or the hills had been formed,
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I was there when he placed the heavens in position, when he drew the horizon over the ocean,
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when he made the clouds in the sky above, when he created the springs of the oceans,
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when he set limits on the sea so that the waters would not go farther than he ordered, and when he l...
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Then I was beside him as a master craftsman. I made him happy every day, and I was always full of jo...
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I was so happy in the world he created, celebrating together with human beings.
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And now, my sons, listen to me, for happy are those who follow my ways.
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Listen to my instruction and be wise—do not reject it.
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Happy are those who listen to me, watching for me every day at my doors, waiting at my entrance way.
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For those who find me, find life, and are accepted by the Lord.
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But those who don't find me hurt themselves; everyone who hates me loves death.”