1 Kings 10:8 “How blessed are your men! How blessed are these servants of yours who…”

1 Kings 10:8

How blessed are your men! How blessed are these servants of yours who stand continually before you and hear your wisdom!

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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

World English Bible

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

American Standard Version

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

Geneva Bible 1599

Happy are the men, happie are these thy seruants, which stande euer before thee, and heare thy wisedome.

Darby Translation

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

Young's Literal Translation

O the happiness of thy men, O the happiness of thy servants — these — who are standing before thee continually, who are hearing thy wisdom!

Bible in Basic English

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

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Cross references

“happy are these”

Proverbs 8:34 Proverbs 10:21 Luke 11:31 Proverbs 13:20 Luke 10:39–42 Luke 11:28

Proverbs 8:34 · BSB

Blessed is the man who listens to me, watching daily at my doors, waiting at the posts of my doorway.

Proverbs 10:21 · BSB

The lips of the righteous feed many, but fools die for lack of judgment.

Luke 11:31 · BSB

The Queen of the South will rise at the judgment with the men of this generation and condemn them; for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and now One greater than Solomon is here.

Proverbs 13:20 · BSB

He who walks with the wise will become wise, but the companion of fools will be destroyed.

Luke 10:39–42 · BSB

She had a sister named Mary, who sat at the Lord’s feet listening to His message.

Luke 11:28 · BSB

But He replied, “Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and obey it.”

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

7But I did not believe these things until I came and saw with my own eyes. Indeed, not even half was told to me. Your wisdom and prosperity have far exceeded the report I heard.

9Blessed be the LORD your God, who has delighted in you to set you on the throne of Israel. Because of the LORD’s eternal love for Israel, He has made you king to carry out justice and righteousness.”

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