King James Version
What Does Proverbs 8:35 Mean?
“For whoso findeth me findeth life, and shall obtain favour of the LORD. obtain: Heb. bring forth”
Context
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
36
But he that sinneth against me wrongeth his own soul: all they that hate me love death.
Commentary
Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers(35) **Whoso findeth me findeth life.—**Comp. 1John 5:12; John 8:51; and above, Proverbs 3:18, where Wisdom is described as a “tree of life.”
Charles John Ellicott (1819–1905). Public Domain.
Historical Context
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Theological Significance
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