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Pro_3:18 She [is] a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her: and happy [is every one] that retaineth her.
Ver. 18. She is a tree of life.] A tree that giveth life and quickeneth: or, as one interprets it, a most assured sign of eternal life; whatsoever it is, he alludeth, no doubt, to the tree mentioned in Gen_2:9; Gen_3:22. {See Trapp "Gen_2:9"} {See Trapp "Gen_3:22"}
And happy is every one that retaineth her.] Though despised by the world as a poor sneak, a contemptible capative. We usually call a poor man a poor soul; a poor soul may be a rich Christian; as Roger, surnamed Paupere censu, was son to Roger Bishop of Salisbury, who made him Chancellor of England. {a}
{a} Goodwin’s Catal., p. 388.