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Proverbs 3:18
| ← Proverbs 3:17 | Proverbs 3:18 (KJV) | Proverbs 3:19 → |
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Her ways [are] ways of pleasantness, and all her paths [are] peace.
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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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The LORD by wisdom hath founded the earth; by understanding hath he established the heavens.
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Verse Text
KJV with Strong's Numbers
She is a treeH6086 of lifeH2416 to them that lay holdH2388 upon her: and happyH833 is every one that retainethH8551 her.
Original Hebrew
עֵץ־חַיִּים הִיא לַמַּחֲזִיקִים בָּהּ וְתֹמְכֶיהָ מְאֻשָּׁר׃ פ
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Morphology | Gloss |
|---|---|---|---|---|
עֵץ |
'etz- | H6086 | HNcmsc | (is) a tree of |
חַיִּ֣ים |
chai.Yim | H2416 | HNcmpa | life |
הִ֭יא |
hi' | H1931 | HPp3fs | she |
לַ/מַּחֲזִיקִ֣ים |
la./ma.cha.zi.Kim | H2388 | HRd/Vhrmpa | to (the)/ (those who) take hold |
בָּ֑/הּ |
Ba/h | HR/Sp3fs | on/ her | |
וְֽ/תֹמְכֶ֥י/הָ |
ve./to.me.Khei./ha | H8551 | HC/Vqrmpc/Sp3fs | and/ (those who) hold fast to/ her |
מְאֻשָּֽׁר |
me.'u.Shar | H833 | HVPsmsa | (are) called blessed |
Source: Westminster Leningrad Codex (MorphHB), TAHOT (Tyndale House)
Strong's References
- H833 — אָשַׁר (ʼâshar, aw-shar'): or אָשֵׁר; a primitive root; to be straight (used in the widest sense, especially to be level, right, happy); figuratively, to go forward, be honest, proper; (call, be) bless(-ed, happy), go, guide, lead, relieve.
- H2388 — חָזַק (châzaq, khaw-zak'): a primitive root; to fasten upon; hence, to seize, be strong (figuratively, courageous, causatively strengthen, cure, help, repair, fortify), obstinate; to bind, restrain, conquer; aid, amend, [idiom] calker, catch, cleave, confirm, be constant, constrain, continue, be of good (take) courage(-ous, -ly), encourage (self), be established, fasten, force, fortify, make hard, harden, help, (lay) hold (fast), lean, maintain, play the man, mend, become (wax) mighty, prevail, be recovered, repair, retain, seize, be (wax) sore, strengthen (self), be stout, be (make, shew, wax) strong(-er), be sure, take (hold), be urgent, behave self valiantly, withstand.
- H2416 — חַי (chay, khah'-ee): from חָיָה; alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or living thing), whether literally or figuratively; [phrase] age, alive, appetite, (wild) beast, company, congregation, life(-time), live(-ly), living (creature, thing), maintenance, [phrase] merry, multitude, [phrase] (be) old, quick, raw, running, springing, troop.
- H6086 — עֵץ (ʻêts, ates): from עָצָה; a tree (from its firmness); hence, wood (plural sticks); [phrase] carpenter, gallows, helve, [phrase] pine, plank, staff, stalk, stick, stock, timber, tree, wood.
- H8551 — תָּמַךְ (tâmak, taw-mak'): a primitive root; to sustain; by implication, to obtain, keep fast; figuratively, to help, follow close; (take, up-) hold (up), maintain, retain, stay (up).
The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:
- H1931 — הוּא (hûwʼ, hoo): of which the feminine (beyond the Pentateuch) is הִיא; a primitive word, the third person pronoun singular; he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or are; he, as for her, him(-self), it, the same, she (herself), such, that (...it), these, they, this, those, which (is), who.
Cross References
Reciprocal references (13): Deuteronomy 32:47, Proverbs 4:13, Proverbs 6:23, Proverbs 10:17, Proverbs 15:4, Proverbs 19:8, Ecclesiastes 7:12, John 1:38, 1 Timothy 6:12, 2 Timothy 1:13, Hebrews 6:18, 1 Peter 3:10, Revelation 2:7
Related Topics
- Thompson Chain: JOY-SORROW, KNOWLEDGE-IGNORANCE, TREE OF LIFE, WISDOM-FOLLY
- Torrey’s: HAPPINESS OF SAINTS IN THIS LIFE
- Nave’s: HAPPINESS, LIFE, PEACE, WISDOM, YOUNG MEN
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