Proverbs 3:18
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English Standard Version
She is a tree of life to those who lay hold of her; those who hold her fast are called blessed.

New American Standard Bible
She is a tree of life to those who take hold of her, And happy are all who hold her fast.

King James Bible
She is a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her: and happy is every one that retaineth her.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
She is a tree of life to those who embrace her, and those who hold on to her are happy.

International Standard Version
She is a tree of life for those who embrace her, and whoever clutches her tightly will be joyful.

NET Bible
She is like a tree of life to those who obtain her, and everyone who grasps hold of her will be blessed.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
She is a tree of life to those who hold her fast and blessed are those who look for her.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
[Wisdom] is a tree of life for those who take firm hold of it. Those who cling to it are blessed.

King James 2000 Bible
She is a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her: and happy is everyone that retains her.

American King James Version
She is a tree of life to them that lay hold on her: and happy is every one that retains her.

American Standard Version
She is a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her: And happy is every one that retaineth her.

Douay-Rheims Bible
She is a tree of life to them that lay hold on her: and he that shall retain her is blessed.

Darby Bible Translation
She is a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her; and happy is he that retaineth her.

English Revised Version
She is a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her: and happy is every one that retaineth her.

Webster's Bible Translation
She is a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her: and happy is every one that retaineth her.

World English Bible
She is a tree of life to those who lay hold of her. Happy is everyone who retains her.

Young's Literal Translation
A tree of life she is to those laying hold on her, And whoso is retaining her is happy.
Lexicon
She is a tree
`ets  (ates)
a tree (from its firmness); hence, wood (plural sticks) -- + carpenter, gallows, helve, + pine, plank, staff, stalk, stick, stock, timber, tree, wood.
of life
chay  (khah'-ee)
age, alive, appetite, (wild) beast, company, congregation, life(-time), live(-ly), living (creature, thing), maintenance, + merry, multitude, + (be) old, quick, raw, running, springing, troop.
to them that lay hold
chazaq  (khaw-zak')
to fasten upon; hence, to seize, be strong (figuratively, courageous, causatively strengthen, cure, help, repair, fortify), obstinate; to bind, restrain, conquer
upon her and happy
'ashar  (aw-shar')
to be straight (used in the widest sense, especially to be level, right, happy); figuratively, to go forward, be honest, proper
is every one that retaineth
tamak  (taw-mak')
to sustain; by implication, to obtain, keep fast; figuratively, to help, follow close -- (take, up-)hold (up), maintain, retain, stay (up).
her
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