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

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.

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

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

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

The lips of the righteous feed many: but fools die for want of wisdom. {of wisdom: Heb. of heart}

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. {I had...: Heb. I would choose rather to sit at the threshold}

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

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 enquire in his temple. {the beauty: or, the delight}

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

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

And it came to pass, when Hiram heard the words of Solomon, that he rejoiced greatly, and said, Blessed {be} the LORD this day, which hath given unto David a wise son over this great people.

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

And the king appointed them a daily provision of the king's meat, and of the wine which he drank: so nourishing them three years, that at the end thereof they might stand before the king. {the wine...: Heb. the wine of his drink}