Proverbs 8:32

Now therefore, my sons, listen to me, for blessed are those who keep my ways.

Berean Standard Bible

Study note

Setting — Wisdom addresses her students, calling them "my sons," at the close of her discourse to secure their attention before issuing final directives. The words — `אַשְׁרֵי` ('ash.Rei) denotes a state of profound blessedness, while `יִשְׁמֹרוּ` (yish.Mo.ru) specifies the active keeping or guarding of the instructed path. The thread — This theme of obedient listening yielding blessing reappears in Luke 11:28 and Psalms 119:1, where hearing and walking in God's instruction defines the blessed life. Why it lands — The text requires readers to actively heed and guard the path of wisdom, treating faithful obedience not as a burden but as the direct cause of their well-being.

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The Hebrew words

וְעַתָּ֣הve./'a.Tahand/ therefore בָ֭נִיםVa.nimO children שִׁמְעוּ־shim.'u-listenלִ֑יL/ito/ meוְ֝אַשְׁרֵ֗יve./'ash.Reiand/ how blessed!דְּרָכַ֥יde.ra.Kha/i[are those who] ways/ my יִשְׁמֹֽרוּ׃yish.Mo.ruthey observe

King James Version

Now therefore hearken unto me, O ye children: for blessed are they that keep my ways.

Cross-references

Luke 11:28 But He replied, “Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and obey it.”
Psalms 119:1 Blessed are those whose way is blameless, who walk in the Law of the LORD.
Psalms 1:1 Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked, or set foot on the path of sinners, or sit in the seat of mockers.
Psalms 128:1 A song of ascents. Blessed are all who fear the LORD, who walk in His ways!
Proverbs 5:7 So now, my sons, listen to me, and do not turn aside from the words of my mouth.
Proverbs 7:24 Now, my sons, listen to me, and attend to the words of my mouth.