Proverbs 8:32-35 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Now therefore hearken, &c. Seeing I have a true love to you, and seeing I am so thoroughly acquainted with my Father's mind, and so excellently qualified to be your Counsellor and Ruler; hear instruction and be wise Hearken, I beseech you, and yield to the voice of your own reason, and of God's holy word; and refuse not Hebrew, ואל תפרעו, et non abstrahite vos, and do not withdraw yourselves: be so wise and considerate as not to decline hearing, receiving, and obeying it; do not, in any way, reject or slight it. But rather invite such instructions, by giving them thankful entertainment, and going thither where you may meet with them. For blessed is the man that heareth me Who not only hearkens obediently when he is told his duty, but makes it his business to be rightly informed; watching daily at my gates Neglecting no opportunity, but constantly and diligently attending there where he may be taught how he ought to live; waiting at the posts of my doors As servants, and clients, and others wait at the doors of princes, or persons eminent for place, power, or wisdom, that they may be admitted to speak to, or converse with them. Whoso findeth me findeth life The wisdom here intended, when attained, is the life, salvation, and happiness of men. Christ, the Wisdom and Word of God incarnate, to whom all these attributes agree perfectly, is peculiarly so. But he must be found; that is, known, believed in, loved, and obeyed; he must be revealed to and in us.