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Proverbs 8:35
For whoever finds me finds life and obtains the favor of the LORD.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Wisdom personified addresses a general audience, immediately following a declaration of blessing for those who attentively watch for her presence. She speaks in a didactic sequence that contrasts the consequences of seeking versus rejecting her.
The words — The Hebrew term חַיִּ֑ים (chai.Yim) literally means life, while רָ֝צ֗וֹן (ra.Tzon) denotes favor or goodwill. The text explicitly states that finding Wisdom results in obtaining both realities from Yahweh.
The thread — The link between seeking and receiving life appears in John 3:36, where belief in the Son yields eternal life. 1 John 5:11 further states that God’s eternal life resides specifically in His Son.
Why it lands — The verse demands a decisive choice to actively pursue Wisdom rather than ignore her presence. It presents the direct pursuit of divine instruction as the necessary condition for receiving life and divine favor.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
For whoso findeth me findeth life, and shall obtain favour of the Lord.
Cross-references
- John 3:36 Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life. Whoever rejects the Son will not see life. Instead, the wrath of God remains on him.”
- 1 John 5:11 And this is that testimony: God has given us eternal life, and this life is in His Son.
- Proverbs 12:2 The good man obtains favor from the LORD, but the LORD condemns a man who devises evil.
- Philippians 3:8 More than that, I count all things as loss compared to the surpassing excellence of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have lost all things. I consider them rubbish, that I may gain Christ
- John 17:3 Now this is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom You have sent.
- Colossians 3:3 For you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God.
- Proverbs 3:13 Blessed is the man who finds wisdom, the man who acquires understanding,
- John 14:6 Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.
- Proverbs 1:33 But whoever listens to me will dwell in safety, secure from the fear of evil.”
- Ephesians 1:6 to the praise of His glorious grace, which He has freely given us in the Beloved One.