Proverbs 8:35
For whoso findeth me findeth life, and shall obtain favour of the Lord.
Cross-reference
In Proverbs 1:33, listening to wisdom brings security and ease — same promise of life and favor as finding wisdom here.
In Proverbs 3:13-18, finding wisdom is a tree of life — directly parallel to finding life and favor in Proverbs 8:35.
Proverbs 12:2 also mentions obtaining favor from the LORD — a direct verbal parallel to wisdom's promise.
Proverbs 18:22 uses identical phrasing: finding a wife obtains favor from the LORD, mirroring wisdom's promise.
Proverbs 19:8 says getting wisdom loves life — directly reflecting the life found in wisdom here.
John 14:6 declares Jesus is the life — directly paralleling the life found by finding wisdom here.
1 John 5:11 testifies eternal life is in God's Son — directly paralleling the life found in wisdom here.
1 John 5:12 states having the Son means having life — echoing the promise that finding wisdom brings life.
Ecclesiastes 7:12 says wisdom preserves life — the same life that finding wisdom gives in 8:35.
Genesis 6:8 records Noah finding favor with God — a specific instance, while wisdom promises favor to those who find her.