1 Kings 10:8

⁶ And she said to the king, It was a true report that I heard in mine own land of thy acts and of thy wisdom.

⁷ Howbeit I believed not the words, until I came, and mine eyes had seen it: and, behold, the half was not told me: thy wisdom and prosperity exceedeth the fame which I heard.

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

⁹ Blessed be the LORD thy God, which delighted in thee, to set thee on the throne of Israel: because the LORD loved Israel for ever, therefore made he thee king, to do judgment and justice.

¹⁰ And she gave the king an hundred and twenty talents of gold, and of spices very great store, and precious stones: there came no more such abundance of spices as these which the queen of Sheba gave to king Solomon.

Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB: How blessed are your men! How blessed are these servants of yours who stand continually before you and hear your wisdom!
KJV: Happy are thy men, happy are these thy servants, which stand continually before thee, and that hear thy wisdom.
WEB: Happy are your men, happy are these your servants who stand continually before you, who hear your wisdom.
ASV: Happy are thy men, happy are these thy servants, that stand continually before thee, [and] that hear thy wisdom.
DARBY: Happy are thy men! happy are these thy servants, who stand continually before thee, who hear thy wisdom!
BLB: Blessed [are] your men! Blessed [are] your servants, these who stand before you continually hearing your wisdom!

ÅB: Lykkelige er dine menn, lykkelige disse dine tjenere som alltid står for ditt åsyn og hører din visdom.
OTB: Velsignet er dine menn, velsignet er disse tjenerne som står foran deg hele tiden og hører din visdom.
B1930: Lykkelige er dine menn, lykkelige disse dine tjenere som alltid står for ditt åsyn og hører din visdom.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Proverbs 8:34
Blessed is the man that heareth me, watching daily at my gates, waiting at the posts of my doors.
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Proverbs 10:21
The lips of the righteous feed many: but fools die for want of wisdom.
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Luke 11:31
The queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment with the men of this generation, and condemn them: for she came from the utmost parts of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and, behold, a greater than Solomon is here.
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Proverbs 3:13–14
Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding.
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2 Chronicles 9:7–8
Happy are thy men, and happy are these thy servants, which stand continually before thee, and hear thy wisdom.
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Proverbs 13:20
He that walketh with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed.
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Luke 10:39–42
And she had a sister called Mary, which also sat at Jesus’ feet, and heard his word.
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Luke 11:28
But he said, Yea rather, blessed are they that hear the word of God, and keep it.
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