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Proverbs 3:18

NETBible	She is like¹ a tree of life² to those who obtain her,³ and everyone who grasps hold of her will be blessed.⁴
NIV © biblegateway Pro 3:18	She is a tree of life to those who embrace her; those who lay hold of her will be blessed.
NASB © biblegateway Pro 3:18	She is a tree of life to those who take hold of her, And happy are all who hold her fast.
NLT © biblegateway Pro 3:18	Wisdom is a tree of life to those who embrace her; happy are those who hold her tightly.
MSG © biblegateway Pro 3:18	She's the very Tree of Life to those who embrace her. Hold her tight--and be blessed!
BBE © SABDAweb Pro 3:18	She is a tree of life to all who take her in their hands, and happy is everyone who keeps her.
NRSV © bibleoremus Pro 3:18	She is a tree of life to those who lay hold of her; those who hold her fast are called happy.
NKJV © biblegateway Pro 3:18	She is a tree of life to those who take hold of her, And happy are all who retain her.
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KJV	She [is] a tree <06086> of life <02416> to them that lay hold <02388> (8688) upon her: and happy <0833> (8794) [is every one] that retaineth <08551> (8802) her.
NASB © biblegateway Pro 3:18	She is a tree <06086> of life <02425> to those who take <02388> hold <02388> of her, And happy <0833> are all who hold <08551> her fast <08551> .
LXXM	xulon <3586> N-NSN zwhv <2222> N-GSF esti <1510> V-PAI-3S pasi <3956> A-DPM toiv <3588> T-DPM antecomenoiv {V-PMPDP} authv <846> D-GSF kai <2532> CONJ toiv <3588> T-DPM epereidomenoiv {V-PMPDP} ep <1909> PREP authn <846> D-ASF wv <3739> CONJ epi <1909> PREP kurion <2962> N-ASM asfalhv <804> A-NSM
NET [draft] ITL	She is like a tree <06086> of life <02416> to those who obtain <02388> her, and everyone who grasps hold <08551> of her will be blessed <0833> .
HEBREW	P rsam <0833> hykmtw <08551> hb <0> Myqyzxml <02388> ayh <01931> Myyx <02416> Ue (3:18) <06086>

NETBible

She is like¹ a tree of life² to those who obtain her,³ and everyone who grasps hold of her will be blessed.⁴

NET Notes

¹tn 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.

²sn 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,” JBL 62 [1943]: 117-20).

³tn Heb “lay hold of her.”

⁴tn The singular participle מְאֻשָּׁר (mÿ’ushar, literally, “he will be blessed”) functions as a distributive singular for a plural subject (GKC 464 §145.l): “each and everyone will be blessed.” Not recognizing this point of syntax, the BHS editors unnecessarily suggest emending this singular form to the plural.