Proverbs 3:18
Proverbs · Old Testament · Chapter 3
“She is a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her: and happy is every one that retaineth her.”Proverbs 3:18
What Does Proverbs 3:18 Mean?
Proverbs 3:18 is found in the book of Proverbs, chapter 3, verse 18 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 19 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (19)
These passages are connected to Proverbs 3:18 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
1 Timothy 6:12“Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, whereunto thou art also called, and hast professed a good profession before many witnesses.”Proverbs 4:13“Take fast hold of instruction; let her not go: keep her; for she is thy life.”Proverbs 11:30“The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life; and he that winneth souls is wise.”Proverbs 13:12“Hope deferred maketh the heart sick: but when the desire cometh, it is a tree of life.”Proverbs 15:4“A wholesome tongue is a tree of life: but perverseness therein is a breach in the spirit.”Revelation 22:2“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.”Genesis 2:9“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.”Genesis 3:22“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:”Revelation 2:7“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.”Proverbs 19:8“He that getteth wisdom loveth his own soul: he that keepeth understanding shall find good.”Proverbs 6:23“For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; and reproofs of instruction are the way of life:”Proverbs 8:34“Blessed is the man that heareth me, watching daily at my gates, waiting at the posts of my doors.”Proverbs 10:17“He is in the way of life that keepeth instruction: but he that refuseth reproof erreth.”Deuteronomy 32:47“For it is not a vain thing for you; because it is your life: and through this thing ye shall prolong your days in the land, whither ye go over Jordan to possess it.”Ecclesiastes 7:12“For wisdom is a defence, and money is a defence: but the excellency of knowledge is, that wisdom giveth life to them that have it.”1 Peter 3:10“For he that will love life, and see good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips that they speak no guile:”John 1:38“Then Jesus turned, and saw them following, and saith unto them, What seek ye? They said unto him, Rabbi, (which is to say, being interpreted, Master,) where dwellest thou?”Hebrews 6:18“That by two immutable things, in which it was impossible for God to lie, we might have a strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold upon the hope set before us:”2 Timothy 1:13“Hold fast the form of sound words, which thou hast heard of me, in faith and love which is in Christ Jesus.”
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