Amsal 3:18

Bahasa Indonesia Sehari-hari

Ia menjadi pohon kehidupan bagi orang yang memegangnya, siapa yang berpegang padanya akan disebut berbahagia.

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Ia menjadi pohon kehidupan bagi orang yang memegangnya, siapa yang berpegang padanya akan disebut berbahagia.

Contextual Overview

¹³ Well is hym that findeth wysdome, and getteth vnderstandyng: ¹⁴ For the marchaundise of it, is better then the marchaundise of siluer, and the gayne therof [is better] then golde. ¹⁵ She is more worth then pretious stones: and all the thinges that thou canst desire, are not to be compared vnto her. ¹⁶ In her right hande is long life, and in her left hande riches and honour. ¹⁷ Her wayes are pleasaunt wayes, and all her pathes are peaceable. ¹⁸ She is a tree of lyfe to them that lay holde vpon her: and blessed is he that kepeth her fast. ¹⁹ With wysdome hath the Lorde layde the foundation of the earth, and thorow vnderstanding hath he stablished the heauens. ²⁰ Thorow his knowledge the deapthes are broken vp, and the cloudes droppe downe the deawe.

Bible Verse Review
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Proverbs 11:30, Proverbs 13:12, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 3:22, Revelation 22:2

Reciprocal: Deuteronomy 32:47 - General Proverbs 4:13 - Take Proverbs 6:23 - the way Proverbs 10:17 - the way Proverbs 15:4 - a tree Proverbs 19:8 - he that keepeth Ecclesiastes 7:12 - the excellency John 1:38 - where 1 Timothy 6:12 - lay 2 Timothy 1:13 - Hold Hebrews 6:18 - lay 1 Peter 3:10 - love Revelation 2:7 - the tree

Cross-References

Genesis 3:14
And the lord god said vnto ye serpent: Because thou hast done this, thou art cursed aboue all cattel, and aboue euery beast of the fielde: vpon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eate all the dayes of thy lyfe.

Genesis 3:15
I wyll also put enmitie betweene thee & the woman, betweene thy seede and her seede: and it shall treade downe thy head, and thou shalt treade vpon his heele.

Joshua 23:13
Be ye sure that the Lorde your God will no more cast out all these nations from before you: but they shalbe snares and trappes vnto you, and scourges in your sides, & thornes in your eyes, vntill ye perishe from of this good land whiche the Lorde your God hath geuen you.

Job 1:21
And sayde: Naked came I out of my mothers wombe, & naked shall I turne thyther againe: The Lorde gaue & the Lord hath taken away, blessed be the name of the Lorde.

Job 5:5
His haruest was eaten of the hungrie, & taken from among the thornes, and the thurstie drunke vp their labour: It is not the earth that bringeth foorth iniquitie,

Job 31:40
Then let thystles growe in steede of my wheate, and cockle for my barlye.

Psalms 90:3
Thou turnest man most miserable euen vnto dust: thou sayest also, O ye children of men returne you into dust.

Psalms 104:2
Who is decked with light as it were with a garment: spreadyng out the heauens like a curtayne.

Proverbs 22:5
Thornes and snares are in the way of the frowarde: but he that doth kepe his soule, wyll flee farre from them.

Proverbs 24:31
And lo, it was all couered with nettles, and stoode full of thornes, and the stone wall was broken downe.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

She [is] a tree of life,.... Or "lives" b; so Christ is called, Revelation 2:7; in allusion to the tree of life in the garden of Eden, Genesis 2:9; he being the author of life, natural, spiritual, and eternal; which souls may come at, and pluck and eat of the fruit which is upon him in great plenty and variety, even all the blessings of grace and glory;

to them that lay hold upon her; which is expressive of an act of faith on Christ, Hebrews 6:18; faith lays hold on the person of Christ as a Saviour, and will have him and no other; it comes to the blood of Christ, and deals with it for pardon and purification; it lays hold on his skirt, who is a Jew, on the robe of his righteousness, and puts it on; it lays hold on his strength, and goes forth in it, in the exercise of grace and discharge of duty; it lays hold on his covenant, the blessings and promises of it, and takes them to itself: and this act supposes danger without him, safety in him, a view of suitable provisions for food and clothing with him; some strength of grace, and some degree of resolution; also condescension on Christ's part to suffer himself to be handled by them; and likewise that he first took hold on them and brought them out of a state of nature to himself: great encouragement there is for sensible sinners to lay hold on Christ; he is set before them in the Gospel to be laid hold on; he never discourages any from so doing, nor casts out any that come to him; he is able to bear the stress of their salvation they lay upon him; multitudes of lost sinners have been saved by him: and he is a tree of life, as the text says, to such persons; they have spiritual life, and the support and comfort of it, from him now, and may expect everlasting life from him hereafter;

and happy [is everyone] that retaineth her; or "holds her fast" c; see Song of Solomon 3:4; as such may be said to do who constantly apply to him for fresh communications of grace; who walk on in him as they have received him, and hold fast the profession of their faith in him. The phrase is expressive of great affection to him, and strong faith in him; faith keeps its hold of Christ through great darkness and many difficulties; oftentimes the soul walks in darkness, and yet stays itself on Christ, and, Abraham-like, believes in hope against hope. Faith is sometimes very low, and yet lets not go its hold; it fails not, through the prevalent intercession of Christ; it cannot so let go its hold as that there is a parting; a partial departing there may be, but not a total one: however, it is sometimes very difficult for faith to keep fast hold of the Redeemer; it is for the honour and comfort of believers so to do; and it is their mercy that interest in Christ, and salvation by him, do not depend on acts of faith; for, though "we believe not, [yet] he abides faithful", 2 Timothy 2:13; nevertheless happy are they that retain him, or are steadfast in their faith on him; they have much communion with him now, and shall live with him for evermore hereafter.

b עץ חיים "lignum vitarum", Montanus. c תמכיה "significatur hoc verbo, firmitas et constantia in tonendo", Michaelis; so Mercerus.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

This and the other references in Proverbs Proverbs 11:30; Proverbs 13:12; Proverbs 15:4 are the only allusions in any book of the Old Testament, after Genesis, to the “tree” itself, or to its spiritual significance. Further, there is the tendency to a half-allegorizing application of that history. “The tree of life” which Adam was not to taste lies open to his children. Wisdom is the “tree of life,” giving a true immortality. The symbol entered largely into the religious imagery. of Assyria, Egypt, and Persia. Philo, going a step further, found in the two trees the ideal representatives of speculative knowledge and moral wisdom; and the same image subserves a higher purpose in the promises and the visions of Revelation 2:7; Revelation 22:2.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Proverbs 3:18. She is a tree of life — עץ חיים ets chaiyim, "the tree of lives," alluding most manifestly to the tree so called which God in the beginning planted in the garden of Paradise, by eating the fruit of which all the wastes of nature might have been continually repaired, so as to prevent death for ever. This is an opinion which appears probable enough. The blessings which wisdom-true religion-gives to men, preserve them in life, comfort them through life, cause them to triumph in death, and ensure them a glorious immortality.