Proverbs 3:18
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“She is a tree of life to those who embrace her, and those who lay hold of her are blessed.”
Read Proverbs 3:18 in the flow of Proverbs3 for its full sense, then follow the cross-references below to the passages that echo it. Open Proverbs3 to see the surrounding context.
“She is a tree of life to those who embrace her, and those who lay hold of her are blessed.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“She is a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her: and happy is every one that retaineth her.”
King James Version · Public Domain“She is a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her: And happy is every one that retaineth her.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“A tree of life she <FI>is<Fi> to those laying hold on her, And whoso is retaining her <FI>is<Fi> happy.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Proverbs 3:18 — 8 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 2:9Out of the ground the LORD God gave growth to every tree that is pleasing to the eye and good for food. And in the middle of the garden were the tree of life and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.
- Genesis 3:22Then the LORD God said, “Behold, the man has become like one of Us, knowing good and evil. And now, lest he reach out his hand and take also from the tree of life, and eat, and live forever...”
- Proverbs 8:32Now therefore, my sons, listen to me, for blessed are those who keep my ways.
- Proverbs 11:30The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, and he who wins souls is wise.
- Proverbs 13:12Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but desire fulfilled is a tree of life.
- Proverbs 15:4A soothing tongue is a tree of life, but a perverse tongue crushes the spirit.
- Revelation 2:7He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who overcomes, I will grant the right to eat from the tree of life in the Paradise of God.
- Revelation 22:2down the middle of the main street of the city. On either side of the river stood a tree of life, bearing twelve kinds of fruit and yielding a fresh crop for each month. And the leaves of the tree are for the healing of the nations.
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