Proverbs 4:13
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
13 Hold fast to instruction, never let it go;
keep it, for it is your life.
Proverbs 4:13
New International Version
13 Hold on to instruction, do not let it go;
guard it well, for it is your life.(A)
Proverbs 8:35
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
35 For whoever finds me finds life,(A)
and wins favor from the Lord;
Proverbs 8:35
New International Version
Proverbs 11:30
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
30 The fruit of justice is a tree of life,
and one who takes lives is a sage.[a]
Footnotes
- 11:30 Most translations emend Hebrew “wise person” in colon B on the basis of the Greek and Syriac translations to “violence” (similar in spelling), because the verb “to take a life” is a Hebrew idiom for “to kill” (as also in English). The emendation is unnecessary, however, for the saying deliberately plays on the odd meaning: the one who takes lives is not the violent but the wise person, for the wise have a profound influence upon life. There is a similar wordplay in 29:10.
Proverbs 11:30
New International Version
30 The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life,(A)
and the one who is wise saves lives.
Genesis 2:9
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
9 [a]Out of the ground the Lord God made grow every tree that was delightful to look at and good for food, with the tree of life in the middle of the garden and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.(A)
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- 2:9 The second tree, the tree of life, is mentioned here and at the end of the story (3:22, 24). It is identified with Wisdom in Prv 3:18; 11:30; 13:12; 15:4, where the pursuit of wisdom gives back to human beings the life that is made inaccessible to them in Gn 3:24. In the new creation described in the Book of Revelation, the tree of life is once again made available to human beings (Rev 2:7; 22:2, 14, 19). Knowledge of good and evil: the meaning is disputed. According to some, it signifies moral autonomy, control over morality (symbolized by “good and evil”), which would be inappropriate for mere human beings; the phrase would thus mean refusal to accept the human condition and finite freedom that God gives them. According to others, it is more broadly the knowledge of what is helpful and harmful to humankind, suggesting that the attainment of adult experience and responsibility inevitably means the loss of a life of simple subordination to God.
Genesis 2:9
New International Version
9 The Lord God made all kinds of trees grow out of the ground—trees(A) that were pleasing to the eye and good for food. In the middle of the garden were the tree of life(B) and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.(C)
Genesis 3:22
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
22 Then the Lord God said: See! The man has become like one of us, knowing good and evil! Now, what if he also reaches out his hand to take fruit from the tree of life, and eats of it and lives forever?(A)
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Genesis 3:22
New International Version
22 And the Lord God said, “The man has now become like one of us,(A) knowing good and evil. He must not be allowed to reach out his hand and take also from the tree of life(B) and eat, and live forever.”
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