Life
Robert Maguire, M. A. Proverbs 8:35 For whoever finds me finds life, and shall obtain favor of the LORD. The life that is found in Christ, who is our life — the life which, if diligently sought, shall be assuredly found, and which, when found, fills the soul with joy and peace. I. THE ADVANTAGE OF SEEKING CHRIST. We seek not only Him personally, but all that is in Him. We seek Him in whom all fulness dwells, and in seeking Him all the fulness that dwells in Him becomes ours. In finding Christ we find happiness, holiness, and heaven; pardon, peace, a quiet conscience, relief from the weary load of sin. II. WHAT DO WE FIND IN CHRIST? Life is the great aim of all sentient beings; to obtain life, and having obtained it, to preserve it. Inquire, by way of contrast, what is gained by that life which is found elsewhere than in Christ? Sometimes life is sought in pleasure, in the world, in the love of things of the world, and in sin. Mistaking the great object of living, and pursuing a career of sin, men find that sin bringeth forth death — death of body and of soul, death for time, and death throughout eternity. There is a more excellent way, a way which has the promise of the life that now is and of that which is to come. The true life commences here. This life of ours is a pilgrimage. "He that findeth life" finds a life that is clothed with immortality, that revels in eternal day, that climbs unwearied the everlasting hills, that wears the crown of everlasting victory. (Robert Maguire, M. A.) Parallel Verses KJV: For whoso findeth me findeth life, and shall obtain favour of the LORD. WEB: For whoever finds me, finds life, and will obtain favor from Yahweh.