1Ki 10:8
Happy {are} thy men, happy {are} these thy servants, which stand continually before thee, {and} that hear thy wisdom.
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Blessed {is} the man that heareth me, watching daily at my gates, waiting at the posts of my doors.
The lips of the righteous feed many: but fools die for want of wisdom. {of wisdom: Heb. of heart}
The queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment with the men of this generation, and condemn them: for she came from the utmost parts of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and, behold, a greater than Solomon {is} here.
But he said, Yea rather, blessed {are} they that hear the word of God, and keep it.
And she had a sister called Mary, which also sat at Jesus' feet, and heard his word.
Happy {are} thy men, and happy {are} these thy servants, which stand continually before thee, and hear thy wisdom.
Happy {is} the man {that} findeth wisdom, and the man {that} getteth understanding. {that getteth...: Heb. that draweth out understanding}
He that walketh with wise {men} shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed. {destroyed: Heb. broken}
Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean {men}. {mean...: Heb. obscure men}
Let our lord now command thy servants, {which are} before thee, to seek out a man, {who is} a cunning player on an harp: and it shall come to pass, when the evil spirit from God is upon thee, that he shall play with his hand, and thou shalt be well.
But with righteousness shall he judge the poor, and reprove with equity for the meek of the earth: and he shall smite the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips shall he slay the wicked. {reprove: or, argue}
And the king appointed them a daily provision of the king's meat, and of the wine which he drank: so nourishing them three years, that at the end thereof they might stand before the king. {the wine...: Heb. the wine of his drink}
If ye be reproached for the name of Christ, happy {are ye}; for the spirit of glory and of God resteth upon you: on their part he is evil spoken of, but on your part he is glorified.
And David came to Saul, and stood before him: and he loved him greatly; and he became his armourbearer.
Happy {are} thy men, and happy {are} these thy servants, which stand continually before thee, and hear thy wisdom.
Then Jesus turned, and saw them following, and saith unto them, What seek ye? They said unto him, Rabbi, (which is to say, being interpreted, Master,) where dwellest thou? {dwellest: or, abidest}
And moreover, because the preacher was wise, he still taught the people knowledge; yea, he gave good heed, and sought out, {and} set in order many proverbs. {moreover...: or, the more wise the preacher was, etc}