Parallel Verses
Julia Smith Translation
She is a tree of life to all holding upon her: and happy he holding her fast
New American Standard Bible
And happy are all who hold her fast.
King James Version
She is a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her: and happy is every one that retaineth her.
Holman Bible
and those who hold on to her are happy.
International Standard Version
She is a tree of life for those who embrace her, and whoever clutches her tightly will be joyful.
A Conservative Version
She is a tree of life to those who lay hold upon her. And 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.
Amplified
She is a tree of life to those who take hold of her,
And happy [blessed, considered fortunate, to be admired] is everyone who holds her tightly.
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.
Darby Translation
She is a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her; and happy is he that retaineth her.
King James 2000
She is a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her: and happy is everyone that retains her.
Lexham Expanded Bible
She is a tree of life for those who seize her; those who take hold of her are considered happy.
Modern King James verseion
She is a tree of life to those who lay hold upon her; and happy is everyone who keeps her.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
She is a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her, and blessed are they that keep her fast.
NET Bible
She is like a tree of life to those who obtain her, and everyone who grasps hold of her will be blessed.
New Heart English Bible
She is a tree of life to those who lay hold of her, and those who hold on to her are blessed
The Emphasized Bible
A tree of life, is she, to them who secure her, - and, they who hold her fast, are every one to be pronounced happy.
Webster
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.
Youngs Literal Translation
A tree of life she is to those laying hold on her, And whoso is retaining her is happy.
Themes
divine Call » For worship of God » Wisdom's
Christ » Vine name applied to » Wisdom of
God » Wisdom of » Select readings
Happiness » General references to
Happiness of saints in this life » Only found in the ways of wisdom
Life » Tested, by the lord » Tree of
Interlinear
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References
Hastings
Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 3:18
Verse Info
Context Readings
Happy Is The One Who Finds Wisdom
17 Her ways the ways of pleasantness, and all her beaten paths, peace. 18 She is a tree of life to all holding upon her: and happy he holding her fast 19 Jehovah by wisdom founded the earth; he prepared the heavens by understanding.
Cross References
Genesis 2:9
And Jehovah God will cause to grow out of the earth every tree pleasant to the sight, and good for food; and the tree of lives in the midst of the garden, and the tree to know good and evil.
Proverbs 11:30
The fruit of the just a tree of life; and he taking souls is wise.
Proverbs 13:12
Hope being forgotten afflicts the heart: and desire coming, a tree of life.
Genesis 3:22
And Jehovah God will say, Lo, Adam became as one from us, to know good and evil: and now lest he shall send forth his hand and take also of the tree of lives, and eat, and live to eternity:
Revelation 2:7
He having ears, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches; To him conquering I will give to eat of the tree of life, which is in the midst of the pleasure garden of God.
Revelation 22:2
In the midst of her broad way and of the river, hence and thence, the tree of life, making twelve fruits, in a month each one returning its fruit: and the leaves of the tree for the cure of the nations.
Proverbs 15:4
The healing of the tongue the tree of life: and perverseness in it a breaking in the spirit