Parallel Verses

King James Version

Happy are thy men, and happy are these thy servants, which stand continually before thee, and hear thy wisdom.

New American Standard Bible

How blessed are your men, how blessed are these your servants who stand before you continually and hear your wisdom.

Holman Bible

How happy are your men. How happy are these servants of yours, who always stand in your presence hearing your wisdom.

International Standard Version

How blessed are your staff! And how blessed are your employees, who serve you continually and get to listen to your wisdom!

A Conservative Version

Happy are thy men, and happy are these thy servants, who stand continually before thee, and hear thy wisdom.

American Standard Version

Happy are thy men, and happy are these thy servants, that stand continually before thee, and hear thy wisdom.

Amplified

Blessed and fortunate are your people, how blessed and fortunate are these servants of yours who stand before you continually and hear your wisdom!

Bible in Basic English

Happy are your wives and happy these your servants whose place is ever before you, hearing your words of wisdom.

Darby Translation

Happy are thy men, and happy are these thy servants, who stand continually before thee and hear thy wisdom!

Julia Smith Translation

Happy thy men, and happy thy servants, these standing before thee always, and hearing thy wisdom.

King James 2000

Happy are your men, and happy are these your servants, who stand continually before you, and hear your wisdom.

Lexham Expanded Bible

Blessed [are] your men, and blessed [are] these your servants who stand before you regularly and hear your wisdom!

Modern King James verseion

Happy are your men, and happy are these your servants who stand always before you and hear your wisdom.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Happy are thy men, and happy are these thy servants which stand before thee always and hear thy wisdom.

NET Bible

Your attendants, who stand before you at all times and hear your wise sayings, are truly happy!

New Heart English Bible

Happy are your men, and happy are these your servants, who stand continually before you, and hear your wisdom.

The Emphasized Bible

How happy! are thy men, and how happy! are these thy servants, - who are standing before thee continually, and hearing thy wisdom.

Webster

Happy are thy men, and happy are these thy servants, who stand continually before thee, and hear thy wisdom.

World English Bible

Happy are your men, and happy are these your servants, who stand continually before you, and hear your wisdom.

Youngs Literal Translation

O the happiness of thy men, and the happiness of thy servants -- these -- who are standing before thee continually, and hearing thy wisdom.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
אשׁר 
'esher 
Usage: 45

אנושׁ 
'enowsh 
Usage: 42

and happy
אשׁר 
'esher 
Usage: 45

פּנים 
Paniym 
Usage: 2119

References

Morish

Verse Info

Context Readings

Solomon And The Queen Of Sheba

6 Howbeit I believed not their words, until I came, and mine eyes had seen it: and, behold, the one half of the greatness of thy wisdom was not told me: for thou exceedest the fame that I heard. 7 Happy are thy men, and happy are these thy servants, which stand continually before thee, and hear thy wisdom. 8 Blessed be the LORD thy God, which delighted in thee to set thee on his throne, to be king for the LORD thy God: because thy God loved Israel, to establish them for ever, therefore made he thee king over them, to do judgment and justice.


Cross References

Deuteronomy 33:9

Who said unto his father and to his mother, I have not seen him; neither did he acknowledge his brethren, nor knew his own children: for they have observed thy word, and kept thy covenant.

1 Kings 10:8

Happy are thy men, happy are these thy servants, which stand continually before thee, and that hear thy wisdom.

Psalm 27:4

One thing have I desired of the LORD, that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the LORD, and to inquire in his temple.

Psalm 84:10-12

For a day in thy courts is better than a thousand. I had rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God, than to dwell in the tents of wickedness.

Proverbs 3:3

Let not mercy and truth forsake thee: bind them about thy neck; write them upon the table of thine heart:

Proverbs 3:14

For the merchandise of it is better than the merchandise of silver, and the gain thereof than fine gold.

Proverbs 8:34

Blessed is the man that heareth me, watching daily at my gates, waiting at the posts of my doors.

Proverbs 10:21

The lips of the righteous feed many: but fools die for want of wisdom.

Proverbs 13:20

He that walketh with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed.

Luke 10:39-42

And she had a sister called Mary, which also sat at Jesus' feet, and heard his word.

Luke 11:28

But he said, Yea rather, blessed are they that hear the word of God, and keep it.

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