Blessed is the man who listens to me, watching daily at my doors, waiting at the posts of my doorway.
Parallel translations
- WEB Blessed is the man who hears me, watching daily at my gates, waiting at my door posts.
- KJV Blessed is the man that heareth me, watching daily at my gates, waiting at the posts of my doors.
- NKJV Blessed is the man who listens to me, Watching daily at my gates, Waiting at the posts of my doors.
- NASB “Blessed is the person who listens to me, Watching daily at my gates, Waiting at my doorposts.
- NLT Joyful are those who listen to me, watching for me daily at my gates, waiting for me outside my home!
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Quick answer
Blessed is the one who watches daily at wisdom's gates, eager to listen. Persistent, attentive seeking of wisdom brings blessing.
Overview
The image of waiting daily at the doorposts conveys eager, habitual devotion to wisdom, like a servant attending faithfully at his master's house. Blessing belongs to those who make seeking wisdom a daily discipline rather than an occasional interest. Such watchful attentiveness mirrors the believer's call to abide in Christ and meditate on his word continually (John 15:4-7).
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- Luke 11:28But He replied, “Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and obey it.”
- Matt 7:24Therefore everyone who hears these words of Mine and acts on them is like a wise man who built his house on the rock.
- Prov 3:13Blessed is the man who finds wisdom, the man who acquires understanding,
- Acts 2:42They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer.
- Luke 10:39She had a sister named Mary, who sat at the Lord’s feet listening to His message.
- Ps 27:4One thing I have asked of the LORD; this is what I desire: to dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to gaze on the beauty of the LORD and seek Him in His temple.
- Acts 17:11–12Now the Bereans were more noble-minded than the Thessalonians, for they received the message with great eagerness and examined the Scriptures every day to see if these teachings were true.
- Ps 84:10For better is one day in Your courts than a thousand elsewhere. I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God than dwell in the tents of the wicked.
- Prov 3:18She is a tree of life to those who embrace her, and those who lay hold of her are blessed.
- Prov 2:3–4if you truly call out to insight and lift your voice to understanding,
- Luke 1:6Both of them were righteous in the sight of God, walking blamelessly in all the commandments and decrees of the Lord.
- Ps 92:13Planted in the house of the LORD, they will flourish in the courts of our God.
- Prov 1:21in the main concourse she cries aloud, at the city gates she makes her speech:
- Jas 1:22–25Be doers of the word, and not hearers only. Otherwise, you are deceiving yourselves.
- John 8:31–32So He said to the Jews who had believed Him, “If you continue in My word, you are truly My disciples.
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