Parallel Verses
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 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.
Julia Smith Translation
She is a tree of life to all holding upon her: and happy he holding her fast
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.
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 are very pleasant, and all her paths are peaceful. 18 She is like a tree of life to those who obtain her, and everyone who grasps hold of her will be blessed. 19 By wisdom the Lord laid the foundation of the earth; he established the heavens by understanding.
Cross References
Genesis 2:9
The Lord God made all kinds of trees grow from the soil, every tree that was pleasing to look at and good for food. (Now the tree of life and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil were in the middle of the orchard.)
Proverbs 11:30
The fruit of the righteous is like a tree producing life, and the one who wins souls is wise.
Proverbs 13:12
Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a longing fulfilled is like a tree of life.
Genesis 3:22
And the Lord God said, "Now that the man has become like one of us, knowing good and evil, he must not be allowed to stretch out his hand and take also from the tree of life and eat, and live forever."
Revelation 2:7
The one who has an ear had better hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who conquers, I will permit him to eat from the tree of life that is in the paradise of God.'
Revelation 22:2
flowing down the middle of the city's main street. On each side of the river is the tree of life producing twelve kinds of fruit, yielding its fruit every month of the year. Its leaves are for the healing of the nations.
Proverbs 15:4
Speech that heals is like a life-giving tree, but a perverse tongue breaks the spirit.