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Proverbs 3:18

She is a tree of life to those who take hold of her, And happy are all who retain her.

Wisdom, understanding and instructionKingdom, blessing and righteousness

Key words: ḥay ʿēṣ ḥāzaq 'āšar

Original words

EnglishOriginal wordRoot#
Shehî' הִיאhû'6
a treeʿēṣ עֵץʿēṣ1
of lifeḥayyîm חַיִּיםḥay7
to them that lay holdlammaḥăzîqîm לַמַּחֲזִיקִיםḥāzaq2
upon hersupplied in English
andvᵊṯōmḵêhā וְתֹמְכֶיהָtāmaḵ4
happymᵊ'uššār מְאֻשָּׁר'āšar2
that retaineth hervᵊṯōmḵêhā וְתֹמְכֶיהָtāmaḵ4

Cross-references 5

Passages are shown in the NKJV.

(whole verse) 5
  • Proverbs 11:30

    30The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, And he who wins souls is wise.

  • Proverbs 13:12

    12Hope deferred makes the heart sick, But when the desire comes, it is a tree of life.

  • Genesis 2:9

    9And out of the ground the LORD God made every tree grow that is pleasant to the sight and good for food. The tree of life was also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.

  • Genesis 3:22

    22Then the LORD God said, "Behold, the man has become like one of Us, to know good and evil. And now, lest he put out his hand and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live forever"--

  • Revelation 22:2

    2In the middle of its street, and on either side of the river, was the tree of life, which bore twelve fruits, each tree yielding its fruit every month. The leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations.

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