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Proverbs 8

Prov. 8:35 KJV (With Strong’s)

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For whoso findeth
matsa' (Hebrew #4672)
properly, to come forth to, i.e. appear or exist; transitively, to attain, i.e. find or acquire; figuratively, to occur, meet or be present
KJV usage: + be able, befall, being, catch, X certainly, (cause to) come (on, to, to hand), deliver, be enough (cause to) find(-ing, occasion, out), get (hold upon), X have (here), be here, hit, be left, light (up-)on, meet (with), X occasion serve, (be) present, ready, speed, suffice, take hold on.
Pronounce: maw-tsaw'
Origin: a primitive root
me findeth
matsa' (Hebrew #4672)
properly, to come forth to, i.e. appear or exist; transitively, to attain, i.e. find or acquire; figuratively, to occur, meet or be present
KJV usage: + be able, befall, being, catch, X certainly, (cause to) come (on, to, to hand), deliver, be enough (cause to) find(-ing, occasion, out), get (hold upon), X have (here), be here, hit, be left, light (up-)on, meet (with), X occasion serve, (be) present, ready, speed, suffice, take hold on.
Pronounce: maw-tsaw'
Origin: a primitive root
matsa' (Hebrew #4672)
properly, to come forth to, i.e. appear or exist; transitively, to attain, i.e. find or acquire; figuratively, to occur, meet or be present
KJV usage: + be able, befall, being, catch, X certainly, (cause to) come (on, to, to hand), deliver, be enough (cause to) find(-ing, occasion, out), get (hold upon), X have (here), be here, hit, be left, light (up-)on, meet (with), X occasion serve, (be) present, ready, speed, suffice, take hold on.
Pronounce: maw-tsaw'
Origin: a primitive root
life
chay (Hebrew #2416)
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
KJV usage: + age, alive, appetite, (wild) beast, company, congregation, life(-time), live(-ly), living (creature, thing), maintenance, + merry, multitude, + (be) old, quick, raw, running, springing, troop.
Pronounce: khah'-ee
Origin: from 2421
, and shall ρobtain
puwq (Hebrew #6329)
to issue, i.e. furnish; causatively, to secure; figuratively, to succeed
KJV usage: afford, draw out, further, get, obtain.
Pronounce: pook
Origin: a primitive root (identical with 6328 through the idea of dropping out; compare 5312)
favor
ratsown (Hebrew #7522)
from 7521; delight (especially as shown)
KJV usage: (be) acceptable(-ance, -ed), delight, desire, favour, (good) pleasure, (own, self, voluntary) will, as...(what) would.
Pronounce: raw-tsone'
Origin: or ratson {raw-tsone'}
of the Lord
Yhovah (Hebrew #3068)
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
KJV usage: Jehovah, the Lord. Compare 3050, 3069.
Pronounce: yeh-ho-vaw'
Origin: from 1961
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ρ
bring forth.

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whoso.
Prov. 1:33• 33But whoso hearkeneth unto me shall dwell safely{HR}And be at rest from fear of evil. (Prov. 1:33)
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Prov. 3:13‑18• 13Blessed [is] the man [that] findeth wisdom,{HR}And the man [that] getteth understanding.
14For the gain thereof [is] better than the gain of silver,{HR}And her revenue than fine gold.
15She [is] more precious than rubies,{HR}And all the things thou canst desire are not equal to her.
16Length of days [is] in her right hand,{HR}In her left hand riches and honour.
17Her ways [are] ways of pleasantness,{HR}And all her paths [are] peace.
18She [is] a tree of life to them that lay hold on her;{HR}And blessed [is] he that retaineth her.
(Prov. 3:13‑18)
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John 3:16,36• 16For God so loved the world that he gave his only-begotten Son, that every one that believeth on him should not perish but have life eternal.
36He that believeth on the Son hath life eternal, and he that believeth not on the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God abideth on him.
(John 3:16,36)
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John 14:6• 6Jesus said to him, I am the way, and the truth, and the life: no one cometh unto the Father but by me. (John 14:6)
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Phil. 3:8• 8But moreover also I count all things to be loss on account of the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord, on whose account I lost all things and count them to be refuse that I may win Christ, (Phil. 3:8)
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Col. 3:3• 3For ye died, and your life is hid with the Christ in God. (Col. 3:3)
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1 John 5:11‑12• 11And this is the witness that God gave to us life eternal, and this life is in his Son.
12He that hath the Son hath life; he that hath not the Son of God hath not life.
(1 John 5:11‑12)
obtain.
Heb. bring forth.
favour.
 That is the primary subject in this chapter. You will notice as the chapter ends it says, "Whoso findeth Me findeth life." I know every one of you is out to find life. You say, "I want to see life. I want to get something out of life." Well it tells us in this chapter, "Whoso findeth Me findeth life." (Proverbs 8 by G.H. Hayhoe)

J. N. Darby Translation

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For whoso findeth me findeth life, and obtaineth favour of Jehovah;

W. Kelly Translation

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For whoso findeth me findeth life,{HR}And shall obtain favour of Jehovah.