She is a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her: and happy is every one that retaineth her.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
She is a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her: And happy is every one that retaineth her.
WEB
She is a tree of life to those who embrace her, and those who lay hold of her are blessed.
YLT
A tree of life she is to those laying hold on her, And whoso is retaining her is happy.
DBT
She is a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her; and happy is he that retaineth her.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old TestamentProverbs — Gnomic wisdom — sayings, instructions, and the binary of wisdom vs. folly. Fear of the LORD as the integrative theme; the virtuous woman of Prov 31 as the book's closing portrait of wisdom embodied.
- Author
- Solomon principally (1:1; chs 10–22:16 and 25–29 explicitly); Agur (ch 30); Lemuel's mother (ch 31:1–9); editorial compilation by Hezekiah's men (25:1).
- Date
- Solomon's reign c. 970–930 BC; Hezekiah's editorial layer c. 715–687 BC.