Proverbs 18:22
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“He who finds a wife finds a good thing and obtains favor from the LORD.”
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“He who finds a wife finds a good thing and obtains favor from the LORD.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing, and obtaineth favour of the Lord.”
King James Version · Public Domain“Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing, And obtaineth favor of Jehovah.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“<FI> Whoso<Fi> hath found a wife hath found good, And bringeth out good-will from Jehovah.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Proverbs 18:22 — 14 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 2:18The LORD God also said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make for him a suitable helper.”
- Genesis 24:67And Isaac brought her into the tent of his mother Sarah and took Rebekah as his wife. And Isaac loved her and was comforted after his mother’s death.
- Genesis 29:20So Jacob served seven years for Rachel, yet it seemed but a few days because of his love for her.
- Genesis 29:28And Jacob did just that. He finished the week’s celebration, and Laban gave him his daughter Rachel as his wife.
- Ruth 4:10Moreover, I have acquired Ruth the Moabitess, Mahlon’s widow, as my wife, to raise up the name of the deceased through his inheritance, so that his name will not disappear from among his brothers or from the gate of his home. You are witnesses today.”
- Proverbs 3:4Then you will find favor and high regard in the sight of God and man.
- Proverbs 5:15Drink water from your own cistern, and running water from your own well.
- Proverbs 8:35For whoever finds me finds life and obtains the favor of the LORD.
- Proverbs 12:4A wife of noble character is her husband’s crown, but she who causes shame is like decay in his bones.
- Proverbs 19:14Houses and wealth are inherited from fathers, but a prudent wife is from the LORD.
- Proverbs 31:10A wife of noble character, who can find? She is far more precious than rubies.
- Ecclesiastes 9:9Enjoy life with your beloved wife all the days of the fleeting life that God has given you under the sun—all your fleeting days. For this is your portion in life and in your labor under the sun.
- Hosea 12:12Jacob fled to the land of Aram and Israel worked for a wife— for a wife he tended sheep.
- 1 Corinthians 7:2But because there is so much sexual immorality, each man should have his own wife, and each woman her own husband.
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