King James Version
Proverbs 3:18 in the King James Version says “She is a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her: and happy is every one that retaineth her.” — study this verse from Proverbs chapter 3 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“She is a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her: and happy is every one that retaineth her.”
Proverbs 3:18 · KJV
Length of days is in her right hand; and in her left hand riches and honour.
Her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace.
She is a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her: and happy is every one that retaineth her.
The LORD by wisdom hath founded the earth; by understanding hath he established the heavens. established: or, prepared
By his knowledge the depths are broken up, and the clouds drop down the dew.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“of life”
H2416alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or livin
he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demo
“to them that lay hold”
H2388to fasten upon; hence, to seize, be strong (figuratively, courageous, causatively strengthen, cure, help, repair, fortify), obstinate; to bind, restra
“is every one that retaineth”
H8551to sustain; by implication, to obtain, keep fast; figuratively, to help, follow close
“upon her and happy”
H833to be straight (used in the widest sense, especially to be level, right, happy); figuratively, to go forward, be honest, prosper
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