Proverbs 8:32

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

Cross-reference

Proverbs 1:33 promises security to those who listen to Wisdom, directly paralleling the blessing on those who keep her ways here.

Proverbs 3:13 pronounces blessedness on those who find wisdom, closely paralleling the blessing for keeping Wisdom's ways here.

Proverbs 4:1 calls sons to hear a father's instruction, echoing Wisdom's call to listen in the same book.

Proverbs 5:1 urges attention to wisdom, a direct parallel to Wisdom's call for sons to listen here.

In Proverbs 7:24, the same opening exhortation appears, reinforcing the urgency of heeding wisdom's instruction.

Proverbs 12:1 Related theme

Proverbs 12:1 expands on the blessing by linking love of discipline to knowledge, connecting to keeping wisdom's ways.

Psalm 1:1-4 blesses the one who delights in God's law — directly paralleling Wisdom's blessing on those who keep her ways.

Psalm 119:1 Parallel

Psalm 119:1 blesses those who walk blamelessly in the Lord's law — echoing Wisdom's promise to those who keep her ways.

Psalm 119:2 Parallel

Psalm 119:2 blesses those who keep God's testimonies — mirroring Wisdom's blessing on keeping her ways.

Psalm 128:1 Parallel

Psalm 128:1 blesses those who fear the Lord and walk in his ways — directly aligning with Wisdom's blessing.

Luke 11:28 Allusion

In Luke 11:28, Jesus pronounces a similar blessing on those who hear God's word and keep it, echoing Wisdom's promise here.

Psalm 34:11 Parallel

Psalm 34:11 calls children to listen for instruction in the fear of the Lord, mirroring Wisdom's call to sons here.

Luke 7:35 Parallel

Luke 7:35 personifies wisdom and says her children vindicate her—connecting to the blessing on those who keep her ways.

In 2 Samuel 22:22, David claims to have kept the ways of the Lord, paralleling the idea of keeping ways, though here it's Wisdom's ways.

Isaiah 55:2 Parallel

Isaiah 55:2 extends the call to listen and receive satisfaction, paralleling the blessing for those who keep wisdom's ways.

1 John 2:5 Parallel

1 John 2:5 teaches that keeping God's word perfects love — similar to the blessing for keeping wisdom's ways here.