King James Version
What Does Proverbs 8:33 Mean?
“Hear instruction, and be wise, and refuse it not.”
Context
31
Rejoicing in the habitable part of his earth; and my delights were with the sons of men.
32
Now therefore hearken unto me, O ye children: for blessed are they that keep my ways.
33
Hear instruction, and be wise, and refuse it not.
34
Blessed is the man that heareth me, watching daily at my gates, waiting at the posts of my doors.
35
For whoso findeth me findeth life, and shall obtain favour of the LORD. obtain: Heb. bring forth
Commentary
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary118-120. But the disobedient and rebellious will be visited by God's wrath, which impresses the pious with wholesome fear and awe.
**their deceit is falsehood--**that is, all their cunning deceit, wherewith they seek to entrap the godly, is in vain.
Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset, David Brown. Public Domain.
Historical Context
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Theological Significance
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