Proverbs Chapter 8 verse 34 Holy Bible
Blessed is the man that heareth me, Watching daily at my gates, Waiting at the posts of my doors.
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Happy is the man who gives ear to me, watching at my doors day by day, keeping his place by the pillars of my house.
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Blessed is the man that heareth me, watching daily at my gates, waiting at the posts of my doors.
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Blessed is the man that heareth me, watching daily at my gates, waiting at the posts of my doors.
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Blessed is the man who hears me, Watching daily at my gates, Waiting at my door posts.
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O the happiness of the man hearkening to me, To watch at my doors day by day, To watch at the door-posts of my entrance.
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 34. - Watching daily at my gates. The idea suggested has been variously taken; e.g. as that of eager students waiting at the school door for their teacher's appearance; clients besieging a great man's portals; Levites guarding the doors of the temple; a lover at his mistress's gate. This last notion is supported by Wisd. 8:2, "I loved her, and sought her out from my youth; I desired to make her my spouse, and I was a lover of her beauty." Waiting at the posts of my doors; keeping close to the entrance, so as to be quite sure of not missing her whom he longs to see.
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(34) Watching daily at my gates.--A figure taken from an ardent scholar waiting till the doors of the school are opened, and he can begin his studies. Or it represents a courtier expecting the appearance of his sovereign, or a lover that of his mistress. (Comp. Wisdom Of Solomon 8:2.)
