Parallel Verses
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.
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.
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.
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 highways of pleasantness and favor,
And all her paths are peace.
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.
The Lord by His wisdom has founded the earth;
By His understanding He has established the heavens.
Cross References
Genesis 2:9
And [in that garden] the Lord God caused to grow from the ground every tree that is desirable and pleasing to the sight and good (suitable, pleasant) for food; the tree of life was also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of the [experiential] knowledge (recognition) of [the difference between] good and evil.
Proverbs 11:30
The fruit of the [consistently] righteous is a tree of life,
And he who is wise captures and wins souls [for God—he gathers them for eternity].
Proverbs 13:12
Hope deferred makes the heart sick,
But when desire is fulfilled, it is a tree of life.
Genesis 3:22
And the Lord God said, “Behold, the man has become like one of Us (Father, Son, Holy Spirit), knowing [how to distinguish between] good and evil; and now, he might stretch out his hand, and take from the tree of life as well, and eat [its fruit], and live [in this fallen, sinful condition] forever”—
Revelation 2:7
Revelation 22:2
in the middle of its street. On either side of the river was the tree of life, bearing twelve kinds of fruit, yielding its fruit every month; and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations.
Proverbs 15:4
A soothing tongue [speaking words that build up and encourage] is a tree of life,
But a perversive tongue [speaking words that overwhelm and depress] crushes the spirit.