Bible Strands
Proverbs 3:13
Blessed is the man who finds wisdom, the man who acquires understanding,
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The speaker addresses a listener within a wisdom discourse, positioned between a statement on divine discipline (3:12) and a comparison of wisdom’s value to silver and gold (3:14).
The words — The Hebrew אַשְׁרֵי ('ashrei) translates literally to "how blessed!" or "happy," while חָכְמָה (chokmah) means "wisdom."
The thread — The call to pursue wisdom and the declaration of blessing reappear in Proverbs 4:5 and Proverbs 8:32.
Why it lands — The text states that finding wisdom and acquiring understanding brings blessing, then requires the reader to actively seek these qualities as more valuable than material wealth and as the basis for a disciplined life.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding.
Cross-references
- Proverbs 8:32 Now therefore, my sons, listen to me, for blessed are those who keep my ways.
- Proverbs 4:5 Get wisdom, get understanding; do not forget my words or turn from them.
- Ecclesiastes 9:15 Now a poor wise man was found in the city, and he saved the city by his wisdom. Yet no one remembered that poor man.
- 1 Kings 10:1 Now when the queen of Sheba heard about the fame of Solomon concerning the name of the LORD, she came to test him with difficult questions.
- 1 Kings 10:23 So King Solomon surpassed all the kings of the earth in riches and wisdom.
- Proverbs 2:4 if you seek it like silver and search it out like hidden treasure,
- Proverbs 18:1 He who isolates himself pursues selfish desires; he rebels against all sound judgment.