Parallel Verses
Amplified
“For whoever finds me (Wisdom) finds life
And obtains favor and grace from the Lord.
New American Standard Bible
And
King James Version
For whoso findeth me findeth life, and shall obtain favour of the LORD.
Holman Bible
and obtains favor from the Lord,
International Standard Version
because those who find me find life and gain favor from the LORD.
A Conservative Version
For he who finds me finds life, and shall obtain favor of LORD.
American Standard Version
For whoso findeth me findeth life, And shall obtain favor of Jehovah.
Bible in Basic English
For whoever gets me gets life, and grace from the Lord will come to him.
Darby Translation
For whoso findeth me findeth life, and obtaineth favour of Jehovah;
Julia Smith Translation
For he finding me, the finding of life, and he shall bnng forth acceptance from Jehovah.
King James 2000
For whosoever finds me finds life, and shall obtain favor of the LORD.
Lexham Expanded Bible
For he who finds me [is] he who finds life, and he obtains favor from Yahweh.
Modern King James verseion
For whoever finds me finds life, and shall obtain favor from Jehovah.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
For whoso findeth me, findeth life, and shall obtain favour of the LORD.
NET Bible
For the one who finds me finds life and receives favor from the Lord.
New Heart English Bible
For whoever finds me, finds life, and will obtain favor from the LORD.
The Emphasized Bible
For, he that findeth me, findeth life, and hath obtained favour from Yahweh;
Webster
For whoever findeth me findeth life, and shall obtain favor from the LORD.
World English Bible
For whoever finds me, finds life, and will obtain favor from Yahweh.
Youngs Literal Translation
For whoso is finding me, hath found life, And bringeth out good-will from Jehovah.
Themes
Finding » Those that find wisdom
Jesus Christ » Preexistence of
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 8:35
Verse Info
Context Readings
Benefits Of Following Wisdom
34
“Blessed [happy, prosperous, to be admired] is the man who listens to me,
Watching daily at my gates,
Waiting at my doorposts.
“For whoever finds me (Wisdom) finds life
And obtains favor and grace from the Lord.
“But he who fails to find me or sins against me injures himself;
All those who hate me love and court death.”
Names
Cross References
Proverbs 12:2
A good man will obtain favor from the Lord,
But He will condemn a man who devises evil.
Proverbs 3:13-18
Happy [blessed, considered fortunate, to be admired] is the man who finds [skillful and godly] wisdom,
And the man who gains understanding and insight [learning from God’s word and life’s experiences],
Proverbs 1:33
“But whoever listens to me (Wisdom) will live securely and in confident trust
And will be at ease, without fear or dread of evil.”
Proverbs 4:22
For they are life to those who find them,
And healing and health to all their flesh.
John 3:16
John 3:36
He who believes and trusts in the Son and accepts Him [as Savior] has eternal life [that is, already possesses it]; but he who does not believe the Son and chooses to reject Him, [disobeying Him and denying Him as Savior] will not see [eternal] life, but [instead] the wrath of God hangs over him continually.”
John 14:6
Jesus said to him,
John 17:3
Ephesians 1:6
to the praise of His glorious grace and favor, which He so freely bestowed on us in the Beloved [His Son, Jesus Christ].
Philippians 3:8
But more than that, I count everything as loss compared to the priceless privilege and supreme advantage of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord [and of growing more deeply and thoroughly acquainted with Him—a joy unequaled]. For His sake I have lost everything, and I consider it all garbage, so that I may gain Christ,
Colossians 3:3
For you died [to this world], and your [new, real] life is hidden with Christ in God.
1 John 5:11-12
And the testimony is this: God has given us eternal life [we already possess it], and this life is in His Son [resulting in our spiritual completeness, and eternal companionship with Him].