18 She is a tree of life to those who take hold of her, And happy are all who retain her.--NKJV I compare my cross reference in my margin, Genesis 2:9, which says, "And out of the ground made the LORD God to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of knowledge of good and evil."
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