Parallel Verses
Webster
She is a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her: and happy is every one that retaineth her.
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.
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.
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 ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace. 18 She is a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her: and happy is every one that retaineth her. 19 The LORD by wisdom hath founded the earth; by understanding hath he established the heavens.
Cross References
Genesis 2:9
And out of the ground made the LORD God to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of knowledge of good and evil.
Proverbs 11:30
The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life; and he that winneth souls is wise.
Proverbs 13:12
Hope deferred maketh the heart sick: but when the desire cometh, it is a tree of life.
Genesis 3:22
And the LORD God said, Behold, the man hath become as one of us, to know good and evil. And now, lest he should put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever:
Revelation 2:7
He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith to the churches; To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the tree of life, which is in the midst of the paradise of God.
Revelation 22:2
In the midst of the street of it, and on each side of the river, was there the tree of life, which bore twelve kinds of fruits, and yielded her fruit every month: and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations.
Proverbs 15:4
A wholesome tongue is a tree of life: but perverseness in it is a breach in the spirit.