Proverbs 3:18
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3:18She is like50 a tree of life51 to those who obtain her,52
and everyone who grasps hold of her will be blessed.53
Footnotes
- 50 The comparative “like” does not appear in the Hebrew text, but is implied by the metaphor; it is supplied in the translation for the sake of clarity.
- 51 The metaphor compares wisdom to the symbol of vitality and fullness of life. This might be an allusion to Gen 3:22, suggesting that what was lost as a result of the Fall may be recovered through wisdom: long and beneficial life (R. Marcus, “The Tree of Life in Proverbs,” 62 [1943]: 117–20).
- 52 Heb “lay hold of her.”
- 53 The singular participle מְאֻשָּׁר (mé’ushar, literally, “he will be blessed”) functions as a distributive singular for a plural subject ( §145.l): “each and everyone will be blessed.” Not recognizing this point of syntax, the editors unnecessarily suggest emending this singular form to the plural.
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ESVEnglish Standard Version
She is a tree of life to those who lay hold of her;
those who hold her fast are called blessed.
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NIVNew International Version (2011)
She is a tree of life to those who take hold of her;
those who hold her fast will be blessed.
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CSBChristian Standard Bible
She is a tree of life to those who embrace her,
and those who hold on to her are happy.
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NLTNew Living Translation
Wisdom is a tree of life to those who embrace her;
happy are those who hold her tightly.
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LEBThe Lexham English Bible
She is a tree of life for those who seize her;
those who take hold of her are considered happy.
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KJV 1900King James Version
She is a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her:
And happy is every one that retaineth her.
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