Verse 18

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

Referenced Verses

• Gen 2:9 : 9 Out of the ground Yahweh God made every tree to grow 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 the knowledge of good and evil.
• Prov 11:30 : 30 The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life. He who is wise wins souls.
• Prov 13:12 : 12 Hope deferred makes the heart sick, But when longing is fulfilled, it is a tree of life.
• Gen 3:22 : 22 Yahweh God said, "Behold, the man has become like one of us, knowing good and evil. Now, lest he put forth his hand, and also take of the tree of life, and eat, and live forever..."
• Rev 2:7 : 7 He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the assemblies. To him who overcomes I will give to eat of the tree of life, which is in the Paradise of my God.
• Rev 22:2 : 2 in the middle of its street. On this side of the river and on that was the tree of life, bearing twelve kinds of fruits, yielding its fruit every month. The leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations.
• Prov 15:4 : 4 A gentle tongue is a tree of life, But deceit in it crushes the spirit.