The Meaning of Proverbs 8:35 Explained

Proverbs 8:35

KJV: For whoso findeth me findeth life, and shall obtain favour of the LORD.

YLT: For whoso is finding me, hath found life, And bringeth out good-will from Jehovah.

Darby: For whoso findeth me findeth life, and obtaineth favour of Jehovah;

ASV: For whoso findeth me findeth life, And shall obtain favor of Jehovah.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

For whoso findeth  me findeth  {08675;04672:08802} life,  and shall obtain  favour  of the LORD. 

What does Proverbs 8:35 Mean?

Context Summary

Proverbs 8:22-36 - Finding Wisdom, Finding Life
The world did not come into being by chance. It was created by an intelligent Creator. Nothing is arbitrary or by accident. Law is the expression of the perfect will of God. It is founded on the inherent necessity which is at the heart of all things; and it is according to unchanging law that all things subsist. Yet never forget that God is Redeemer, as well as Creator, and reserves to Himself the right of suffering the infliction of a broken law, that He may step in to redeem those who are penitent and believing.
It would seem as if in Luke 7:35 our Lord appropriated these sublime words as applicable to Himself. How glorious it is that He appropriates Proverbs 8:31! He does not delight in us after we are redeemed, but before; and it is on this that He bases His appeal: Blessed are they that keep My ways, Proverbs 8:32. Let us watch daily at His gates, and wait at the posts of His doors. For to find Him is to find eternal life, 1 John 4:19. [source]

Chapter Summary: Proverbs 8

1  the fame
6  and evidence of wisdom
10  The excellence
12  the nature
15  the power
18  the riches
22  and the eternity of wisdom
32  Wisdom is to be desired for the blessedness it brings

What do the individual words in Proverbs 8:35 mean?

For whoever finds me - finds life and obtains favor from Yahweh
כִּ֣י מֹ֭צְאִי [מצאי] (מָצָ֣א‪‬) חַיִּ֑ים וַיָּ֥פֶק רָ֝צ֗וֹן מֵיְהוָֽה

מֹ֭צְאִי  whoever  finds  me 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine singular construct, first person common singular
Root: מָצָא  
Sense: to find, attain to.
[מצאי]  - 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine singular construct
(מָצָ֣א‪‬)  finds 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: מָצָא  
Sense: to find, attain to.
חַיִּ֑ים  life 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural
Root: חַי 
Sense: living, alive.
וַיָּ֥פֶק  and  obtains 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Hifil, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: פּוּק 
Sense: to bring out, furnish, promote, go out, issue.
רָ֝צ֗וֹן  favor 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: רָצֹון  
Sense: pleasure, delight, favour, goodwill, acceptance, will.
מֵיְהוָֽה  from  Yahweh 
Parse: Preposition-m, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יהוה 
Sense: the proper name of the one true God.