Proverbs 8:32-35

The Blessings of Wisdom

³² "And now, _l O sons, listen to me:
_m blessed are those who keep my ways.
³³ _n Hear instruction and be wise,
and do not neglect it.
³⁴ _o Blessed is the one who listens to me,
watching daily at my gates,
waiting beside my doors.
³⁵ For _p whoever finds me _q finds life
and _r obtains favor from the Lord,

1. Cross References
   Proverbs 5:7
   And now, O sons, listen to me, and do not depart from the words of my mouth.
   Proverbs 7:24
   And now, O sons, listen to me, and be attentive to the words of my mouth.
   1 John 3:1
   See what kind of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God; and so we are. The reason why the world does not know us is that it did not know him.
   
2. Cross References
   Psalms 119:1 - 2
   Blessed are those whose way is blameless, who walk in the law of the Lord!
   Psalms 128:1 - 2
   Blessed is everyone who fears the Lord, who walks in his ways!
   Luke 11:28
   But he said, "Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and keep it!
   
3. Cross References
   Proverbs 4:1
   Hear, O sons, a father's instruction, and be attentive, that you may gain insight.
   
4. Cross References
   Proverbs 3:13
   Blessed is the one who finds wisdom, and the one who gets understanding.
   
5. Cross References
   Proverbs 3:18
   She is a tree of life to those who lay hold of her; those who hold her fast are called blessed.
   Proverbs 4:22
   For they are life to those who find them, and healing to all their flesh.
   
6. Cross References
   John 1:4
   In him was life, and the life was the light of men.
   John 17:3
   And this is eternal life, that they know you the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent.
   
7. Cross References
   Proverbs 12:2
   A good man obtains favor from the Lord, but a man of evil devices he condemns.
   Proverbs 18:22
   He who finds a wife finds a good thing and obtains favor from the Lord.