Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version She is a tree of life to those who take hold of her; those who hold her fast will be blessed. New Living Translation Wisdom is a tree of life to those who embrace her; happy are those who hold her tightly. English Standard Version She is a tree of life to those who lay hold of her; those who hold her fast are called blessed. Berean Standard Bible She is a tree of life to those who embrace her, and those who lay hold of her are blessed. King James Bible She is a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her: and happy is every one that retaineth her. New King James Version She is a tree of life to those who take hold of her, And happy are all who retain her. New American Standard Bible She is a tree of life to those who take hold of her, And happy are those who hold on to her. NASB 1995 She is a tree of life to those who take hold of her, And happy are all who hold her fast. NASB 1977 She is a tree of life to those who take hold of her, And happy are all who hold her fast. Legacy Standard Bible She is a tree of life to those who seize her, And all those who hold her fast are blessed. Amplified Bible 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. Christian Standard Bible She is a tree of life to those who embrace her, and those who hold on to her are happy. Holman Christian Standard Bible She is a tree of life to those who embrace her, and those who hold on to her are happy. American Standard Version She is a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her: And happy is every one that retaineth her. Aramaic Bible in Plain English She is a tree of life to those who hold her fast and blessed are those who look for her. Brenton Septuagint Translation She is a tree of life to all that lay hold upon her; and she is a secure help to all that stay themselves on her, as on the Lord. Contemporary English Version Wisdom is a life-giving tree, the source of happiness for all who hold on to her. Douay-Rheims Bible She is a tree of life to them that lay hold on her: and he that shall retain her is blessed. English Revised Version She is a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her: and happy is every one that retaineth her. GOD'S WORD® Translation [Wisdom] is a tree of life for those who take firm hold of it. Those who cling to it are blessed. Good News Translation Those who become wise are happy; wisdom will give them life. International Standard Version She is a tree of life for those who embrace her, and whoever clutches her tightly will be joyful. JPS Tanakh 1917 She is a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her, And happy is every one that holdest her fast. Literal Standard Version She [is] a tree of life to those laying hold on her, | And whoever is retaining her [is] blessed. Majority Standard Bible She is a tree of life to those who embrace her, and those who lay hold of her are blessed. New American Bible She is a tree of life to those who grasp her, and those who hold her fast are happy. 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 Revised Standard Version She is a tree of life to those who lay hold of her; those who hold her fast are called happy. 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 Webster's Bible Translation 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. Young's Literal Translation A tree of life she is to those laying hold on her, And whoso is retaining her is happy. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Blessings of Wisdom…17All her ways are pleasant, and all her paths are peaceful. 18She is a tree of life to those who embrace her, and those who lay hold of her are blessed. 19The LORD founded the earth by wisdom and established the heavens by understanding.… Cross References Revelation 2:7 He 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. Genesis 2:9 Out 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. Proverbs 4:13 Hold on to instruction; do not let go. Guard it, for it is your life. Proverbs 8:34 Blessed is the man who listens to me, watching daily at my doors, waiting at the posts of my doorway. Proverbs 11:30 The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, and he who wins souls is wise. Proverbs 13:12 Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but desire fulfilled is a tree of life. Proverbs 15:4 A soothing tongue is a tree of life, but a perverse tongue crushes the spirit. Treasury of Scripture She is a tree of life to them that lay hold on her: and happy is every one that retains her. Proverbs 11:30 The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life; and he that winneth souls is wise. Proverbs 13:14 The law of the wise is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death. 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. Jump to Previous Blessed Embrace Fast Hands Happy Hold Holdest Life Retaineth Retains TreeJump to Next Blessed Embrace Fast Hands Happy Hold Holdest Life Retaineth Retains TreeProverbs 3 1. various exhortations13. The gain of wisdom 27. Exhortation to goodness 33. the different state of the wicked and upright (18) A tree of life.--Evidently an allusion to Genesis 2, 3. No mention is made of it except in Proverbs (Proverbs 11:30; Proverbs 13:12; Proverbs 15:4) and Revelation (Proverbs 2:7; Proverbs 22:2).Verse 18. - A tree of life (ets-khayyim); Vulgate, lignum vitae; LXX., ξύλον ζωῆς. This expression obviously refers to "the tree of life" (ets-hakayyim), which was placed in the midst of the garden of Eden, and conferred immortality on those who ate of its fruit (Genisis 2:9; 3:22). So Wisdom becomes equally life giving to those who lay hold on her, who taste of her fruit. She communicates life in its manifold fulness and richness (so the plural "lives" indicates) to those who seize her firmly. What is predicated of Wisdom here is predicated in other passages (Proverbs 11:30; Proverbs 13:12; Proverbs 15:4) of the fruit of the righteous, the fulfilment of desire, and a wholesome tongue. Each of these, the teacher says, is "a tree of life." Elster denies that there is any reference to "the tree of life," and classes the expression among those other figurative expressions - a "fountain of life," in Proverbs 13:4 and Proverbs 14:27, and a "well of life." in Proverbs 10:11; but if it be once admitted that there is such a reference, and it be remembered also that Wisdom is the same as "the fear of the Lord," the point insisted on in the Proverbs and in Job, it seems difficult to deny that the teacher has in view the blessed immortality of which the tree of life in Paradise as the symbol. In this higher sense the term is used in the Revelation (Revelation 2:7; Revelation 22:2, 14). Wisdom restores to her worshippers the life which was lost in Adam (Cartwright). It is remarkable that the imagery here employed is confined to these two hooks. After the historical record in Genesis, no other sacred writers refer to the tree of life. Old ecclesiastical writers saw in the expression a reference to Christ's redeeming work. "The tree of life is the cross of Christ," lignum vitae crux Christi (quoted by Delitzsch). The symbol, Plumptre remarks, entered largely into the religious imagery of Assyria, Egypt, and Persia. To them that lay hold upon (lam-makhazikim, hiph. participle); Vulgate, his, qui apprehenderint; LXX., τοῖς ἀντεχομένοις. The Hebrew verb חָזַק (khazak), "to tie fast," is in hiph. with בְּ (b)," to take hold of," "to seize any one." Happy is every one that retaineth her. In the original, the participle, "they retaining her" (tom'keyah), is plural, and the predicate, "happy" or "blessed" (m'ushshar), is singular. The latter is used distributively, and the construction is common (cf. Proverbs 15:22). The Authorized Version aptly renders the original. The necessity for "retaining" as well as "laying hold" of Wisdom is pointed out. The verb תָּמַך (tamak) is "to hold fast something taken." Such will be blessed who hold Wisdom tenaciously and perseveringly. Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Sheהִ֭יא (hî) Pronoun - third person feminine singular Strong's 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, are is a tree עֵץ־ (‘êṣ-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 6086: Tree, trees, wood of life חַיִּ֣ים (ḥay·yîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 2416: Alive, raw, fresh, strong, life to those who embrace her, לַמַּחֲזִיקִ֣ים (lam·ma·ḥă·zî·qîm) Preposition-l, Article | Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine plural Strong's 2388: To fasten upon, to seize, be strong, obstinate, to bind, restrain, conquer and those who lay hold of her וְֽתֹמְכֶ֥יהָ (wə·ṯō·mə·ḵe·hā) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular Strong's 8551: To sustain, to obtain, keep fast, to help, follow close are blessed. מְאֻשָּֽׁר׃ (mə·’uš·šār) Verb - Pual - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 833: To be straight, to go forward, be honest, proper Links Proverbs 3:18 NIVProverbs 3:18 NLT Proverbs 3:18 ESV Proverbs 3:18 NASB Proverbs 3:18 KJV Proverbs 3:18 BibleApps.com Proverbs 3:18 Biblia Paralela Proverbs 3:18 Chinese Bible Proverbs 3:18 French Bible Proverbs 3:18 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Proverbs 3:18 She is a tree of life to (Prov. 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