Key Verse Spotlight
Proverbs 3:18 — Meaning and Application
King James Version
“She {is} a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her: and happy {is every one} that retaineth her.”
Proverbs 3:18
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
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.
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