Parallel Verses

Julia Smith Translation

For he finding me, the finding of life, and he shall bnng forth acceptance from Jehovah.

New American Standard Bible

“For he who finds me finds life
And obtains favor from the Lord.

King James Version

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

Holman Bible

For the one who finds me finds life
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.

Amplified


“For whoever finds me (Wisdom) finds life
And obtains favor and grace from the Lord.

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;

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.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
מצא 
Matsa' 
Usage: 455

me findeth
מצא 
Matsa' 
Usage: 455

חי 
Chay 
Usage: 502

פּוּק 
Puwq 
Usage: 7

רצן רצון 
Ratsown 
Usage: 56

References

Fausets

Law

Hastings

Context Readings

Benefits Of Following Wisdom

34 Happy the man hearing to me, to watch at my doors day, day; to watch the door posts of my entrances. 35 For he finding me, the finding of life, and he shall bnng forth acceptance from Jehovah. 36 And he sinning against me did violence to his soul: all hating me loved death.

Cross References

Proverbs 12:2

The good shall obtain acceptance from Jehovah: and the man of mischief he will condemn.

Proverbs 3:13-18

Happy the man finding wisdom; and the man shall bring forth understanding.

Proverbs 1:33

And he hearing to me shall dwell in confidence, and being quiet from fear of evil.

Proverbs 4:22

For they are life to those finding them, and healing to all their flesh.

John 3:16

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only born Son, that every one believing in him perish not, but have eternal life.

John 3:36

He believing in the Son has eternal life: and he not believing the Son shall not see life, but the anger of God remains upon him.

John 14:6

Jesus says to him, I am the way, and the truth, and the life: no one comes to the Father, except by me.

John 17:3

And this is eternal life, that they might know thee the only true God, and whom thou hast sent, Jesus Christ.

Ephesians 1:6

To the praise of the glory of his grace, in which he rendered us acceptable in the beloved.

Philippians 3:8

But surely, I also think all things to be loss for the superiority of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I have been made to lose all things, and I think to be offscourings, that I shall gain Christ,

Colossians 3:3

For ye died, and your life has been hid with Christ in God.

1 John 5:11-12

And this is the testimony, that God has given us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.

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