Proverbs 8:35 “For whoever finds me finds life and obtains the favor of the LORD.”

Proverbs 8:35

For whoever finds me finds life and obtains the favor of the LORD.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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

World English Bible

For whoever finds me finds life, and will obtain favor from the LORD.

American Standard Version

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

Geneva Bible 1599

But he that sinneth against me, hurteth his owne soule: and all that hate me, loue death.

Darby Translation

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

Young's Literal Translation

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

Bible in Basic English

For whoever gets me gets life, and grace from the Lord will come to him.

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Cross references

“whoso”

John 3:36 Philippians 3:8 Colossians 3:3 Proverbs 3:13–18 John 14:6 Proverbs 1:33

John 3:36 · BSB

Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life. Whoever rejects the Son will not see life. Instead, the wrath of God remains on him.”

Philippians 3:8 · BSB

More than that, I count all things as loss compared to the surpassing excellence of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have lost all things. I consider them rubbish, that I may gain Christ

Colossians 3:3 · BSB

For you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God.

Proverbs 3:13–18 · BSB

Blessed is the man who finds wisdom, the man who acquires understanding,

John 14:6 · BSB

Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.

Proverbs 1:33 · BSB

But whoever listens to me will dwell in safety, secure from the fear of evil.”

“favour”

Proverbs 12:2 Ephesians 1:6

Proverbs 12:2 · BSB

The good man obtains favor from the LORD, but the LORD condemns a man who devises evil.

Ephesians 1:6 · BSB

to the praise of His glorious grace, which He has freely given us in the Beloved One.

Also

John 17:3 Proverbs 4:22

John 17:3 · BSB

Now this is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom You have sent.

Proverbs 4:22 · BSB

For they are life to those who find them, and health to the whole body.

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

In context

34Blessed is the man who listens to me, watching daily at my doors, waiting at the posts of my doorway.

36But he who fails to find me harms himself; all who hate me love death.”

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