Proverbs 3:18 “She is a tree of life to those who embrace her, and those who lay hold…”

Proverbs 3:18

She is a tree of life to those who embrace her, and those who lay hold of her are blessed.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

She is a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her: and happy is every one that retaineth her.

World English Bible

She is a tree of life to those who lay hold of her. Happy is everyone who retains her.

American Standard Version

She is a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her: And happy is every one that retaineth her.

Geneva Bible 1599

She is a tree of life to them that lay holde on her, and blessed is he that retaineth her.

Darby Translation

She is a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her; and happy is he that retaineth her.

Young's Literal Translation

A tree of life she [is] to those laying hold on her, And whoso is retaining her [is] happy.

Bible in Basic English

She is a tree of life to all who take her in their hands, and happy is everyone who keeps her.

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Cross references

“She is a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her: and happy is every one that retaineth her.”

Proverbs 11:30 Genesis 2:9 Proverbs 13:12 Genesis 3:22 Revelation 22:2

Proverbs 11:30 · BSB

The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, and he who wins souls is wise.

Genesis 2:9 · BSB

Out of the ground the LORD God gave growth to every tree that is pleasing to the eye and good for food. And in the middle of the garden were the tree of life and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.

Proverbs 13:12 · BSB

Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but desire fulfilled is a tree of life.

Genesis 3:22 · BSB

Then the LORD God said, “Behold, the man has become like one of Us, knowing good and evil. And now, lest he reach out his hand and take also from the tree of life, and eat, and live forever...”

Revelation 22:2 · BSB

down the middle of the main street of the city. On either side of the river stood a tree of life, bearing twelve kinds of fruit and yielding a fresh crop for each month. And the leaves of the tree are for the healing of…

Also

Proverbs 15:4 Revelation 2:7

Proverbs 15:4 · BSB

A soothing tongue is a tree of life, but a perverse tongue crushes the spirit.

Revelation 2:7 · BSB

He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who overcomes, I will grant the right to eat from the tree of life in the Paradise of God.

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

In context

17All her ways are pleasant, and all her paths are peaceful.

19The LORD founded the earth by wisdom and established the heavens by understanding.

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