Proverbs 3:18

King James Version 1611 (Original)

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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Referenced Verses

  • Gen 2:9 : 9 And out of the ground made the LORD God to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of knowledge of good and evil.
  • Prov 11:30 : 30 The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life; and he that winneth souls is wise.
  • Prov 13:12 : 12 Hope deferred maketh the heart sick: but when the desire cometh, it is a tree of life.
  • Gen 3:22 : 22 And the LORD God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil: and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever:
  • Rev 2:7 : 7 He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the tree of life, which is in the midst of the paradise of God.
  • Rev 22:2 : 2 In the midst of the street of it, and on either side of the river, was there the tree of life, which bare twelve manner of fruits, and yielded her fruit every month: and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations.
  • Prov 15:4 : 4 A wholesome tongue is a tree of life: but perverseness therein is a breach in the spirit.

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    30The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life; and he that winneth souls is wise.

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