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Proverbs 3:18

Proverbs 3:18
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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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

She is a tree of life,.... Or "lives" (b); so Christ is called, Rev 2:7; in allusion to the tree of life in the garden of Eden, Gen 2:9; he being the author of life, natural, spiritual, and eternal;…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

This and the other references in Proverbs Pro 11:30; Pro 13:12; Pro 15:4 are the only allusions in any book of the Old Testament, after Genesis, to the “tree” itself, or to its spiritual significance.…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Proverbs 3:13-20

Solomon had pressed us earnestly to seek diligently for wisdom (Pro 2:1, etc.), and had assured us that we should succeed in our sincere and constant pursuits. But the question is, What shall we get…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

a tree of life The tree of life, Genesis 2, 3 is referred to again in this Book (Pro 11:30; Pro 13:12; Pro 15:4), and only besides in the Bible in Rev 2:7; Rev 22:2. The tree of the knowledge of good…