Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version For those who find me find life and receive favor from the LORD. New Living Translation For whoever finds me finds life and receives favor from the LORD. English Standard Version For whoever finds me finds life and obtains favor from the LORD, Berean Standard Bible For whoever finds me finds life and obtains the favor of the LORD. King James Bible For whoso findeth me findeth life, and shall obtain favour of the LORD. New King James Version For whoever finds me finds life, And obtains favor from the LORD; New American Standard Bible “For one who finds me finds life, And obtains favor from the LORD. NASB 1995 “For he who finds me finds life And obtains favor from the LORD. NASB 1977 “For he who finds me finds life, And obtains favor from the LORD. Legacy Standard Bible For he who finds me finds life And obtains favor from Yahweh. Amplified Bible “For whoever finds me (Wisdom) finds life And obtains favor and grace from the LORD. Christian Standard Bible For the one who finds me finds life and obtains favor from the LORD, Holman Christian Standard Bible For the one who finds me finds life and obtains favor from the LORD, American Standard Version For whoso findeth me findeth life, And shall obtain favor of Jehovah. Aramaic Bible in Plain English Because my goings forth are the goings forth of Life, and so the will of LORD JEHOVAH goes forth. Brenton Septuagint Translation For my outgoings are the outgoings of life, and in them is prepared favour from the Lord. Contemporary English Version By finding me, you find life, and the LORD will be pleased with you. Douay-Rheims Bible He that shall find me, shall find life, and shall have salvation from the Lord: English Revised Version For whoso findeth me findeth life, and shall obtain favour of the LORD. GOD'S WORD® Translation Whoever finds me finds life and obtains favor from the LORD. Good News Translation Those who find me find life, and the LORD will be pleased with them. International Standard Version because those who find me find life and gain favor from the LORD. JPS Tanakh 1917 For whoso findeth me findeth life, And obtaineth favour of the LORD. Literal Standard Version For whoever is finding me, has found life, | And brings out goodwill from YHWH. Majority Standard Bible For whoever finds me finds life and obtains the favor of the LORD. New American Bible For whoever finds me finds life, and wins favor from the LORD; NET Bible For the one who finds me finds life and receives favor from the LORD. New Revised Standard Version For whoever finds me finds life and obtains favor from the LORD; New Heart English Bible For whoever finds me, finds life, and will obtain favor from the LORD. Webster's Bible Translation 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. Young's Literal Translation For whoso is finding me, hath found life, And bringeth out good-will from Jehovah. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Excellence of Wisdom…34Blessed is the man who listens to me, watching daily at my doors, waiting at the posts of my doorway. 35For whoever finds me finds life and obtains the favor of the LORD. 36But he who fails to find me harms himself; all who hate me love death.”… Cross References John 17:3 Now this is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom You have sent. Proverbs 3:4 Then you will find favor and high regard in the sight of God and man. Proverbs 3:22 They will be life to your soul and adornment to your neck. Proverbs 4:22 For they are life to those who find them, and health to the whole body. Proverbs 9:6 Leave your folly behind, and you will live; walk in the way of understanding." Proverbs 12:2 The good man obtains favor from the LORD, but the LORD condemns a man who devises evil. Proverbs 18:22 He who finds a wife finds a good thing and obtains favor from the LORD. Treasury of Scripture For whoever finds me finds life, and shall obtain favor of the LORD. whoso Proverbs 1:33 But whoso hearkeneth unto me shall dwell safely, and shall be quiet from fear of evil. Proverbs 3:13-18 Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding… John 3:16,36 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life… obtain Proverbs 12:2 A good man obtaineth favour of the LORD: but a man of wicked devices will he condemn. Ephesians 1:6 To the praise of the glory of his grace, wherein he hath made us accepted in the beloved. Jump to Previous Favor Favour Findeth Finding Finds Found Gets Good-Will Grace Life Obtain Obtaineth Obtains ReceivesJump to Next Favor Favour Findeth Finding Finds Found Gets Good-Will Grace Life Obtain Obtaineth Obtains ReceivesProverbs 8 1. the fame6. and evidence of wisdom 10. The excellence 12. the nature 15. the power 18. the riches 22. and the eternity of wisdom 32. Wisdom is to be desired for the blessedness it brings (35) Whoso findeth me findeth life.--Comp. 1John 5:12; John 8:51; and above, Proverbs 3:18, where Wisdom is described as a "tree of life."Verse 35. - For whoso findeth me findeth life. Here is the reason why the man is blessed who attends to the instruction of Wisdom. A similar promise is made at Proverbs 3:16, 18, 22. The truth here enunciated is also spoken or the Word of God, the everlasting Son of the Father. John 1:4, "In him was life; and the life was the light of men;" John 3:36, "He that believeth on the Son hath eternal life;" John 17:3, "This is life eternal, that they should know thee the only true God, and him whom thou didst send, even Jesus Christ" (comp. John 8:51; 1 John 5:12; Ecclus. 4:12). Shall obtain favour of the Lord; Vulgate, hauriet salutem, which happily renders the Hebrew verb (Proverbs 12:2). The grace of God bringeth salvation (Titus 2:11). Septuagint, "For my outgoings (ἔξοδοι) are the outgoings of life, and the will is prepared by the Lord (καὶ ἐτοιμάζεται θέλησις παρὰ Κυρίου)." This latter clause was used by the Fathers, especially in the Pelagian controversy, to prove the necessity of prevenient grace (see St. Augustine, 'Enchiridion,' 2:32; 'De Gratia,' 6:16, 17). Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Forכִּ֣י (kî) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction whoever finds מֹ֭צְאִי (mō·ṣə·’î) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 4672: To come forth to, appear, exist, to attain, find, acquire, to occur, meet, be present me finds מָצָ֣א (mā·ṣā) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 4672: To come forth to, appear, exist, to attain, find, acquire, to occur, meet, be present life חַיִּ֑ים (ḥay·yîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 2416: Alive, raw, fresh, strong, life and obtains וַיָּ֥פֶק (way·yā·p̄eq) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 6329: To issue, furnish, to secure, to succeed the favor רָ֝צ֗וֹן (rā·ṣō·wn) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 7522: Goodwill, favor, acceptance, will of the LORD; מֵיְהוָֽה׃ (Yah·weh) Preposition-m | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel Links Proverbs 8:35 NIVProverbs 8:35 NLT Proverbs 8:35 ESV Proverbs 8:35 NASB Proverbs 8:35 KJV Proverbs 8:35 BibleApps.com Proverbs 8:35 Biblia Paralela Proverbs 8:35 Chinese Bible Proverbs 8:35 French Bible Proverbs 8:35 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Proverbs 8:35 For whoever finds me finds life (Prov. 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