| Proverbs 18:22 Parallel Translations |  |
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| NASB: | He who finds a wife finds a good thing And obtains favor from the LORD. (NASB ©1995) |
| GWT: | Whoever finds a wife finds something good and has obtained favor from the LORD.(GOD'S WORD®) |
| KJV: | Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing, and obtaineth favour of the LORD. |
| ASV: | Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing, And obtaineth favor of Jehovah. |
| BBE: | Whoever gets a wife gets a good thing, and has the approval of the Lord. |
| DBY: | Whoso hath found a wife hath found a good thing, and hath obtained favour from Jehovah. |
| ERV: | Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing, and obtaineth favour of the LORD. |
| JPS: | Whoso findeth a wife findeth a great good, and obtaineth favour of the LORD. |
| WBS: | Whoever findeth a wife findeth a good thing, and obtaineth favor from the LORD. |
| WEB: | Whoever finds a wife finds a good thing, and obtains favor of Yahweh. |
| YLT: | Whoso hath found a wife hath found good, And bringeth out good-will from Jehovah. |
| Proverbs 18:22 Cross References |
| XREF: | Genesis 2:18 Then the LORD God said, "It is not good for the man to be alone; I will make him a helper suitable for him."
Proverbs 8:35 "For he who finds me finds life And obtains favor from the LORD.
Proverbs 12:4 An excellent wife is the crown of her husband, But she who shames him is like rottenness in his bones.
Proverbs 19:14 House and wealth are an inheritance from fathers, But a prudent wife is from the LORD.
Proverbs 31:10 An excellent wife, who can find? For her worth is far above jewels. (NASB ©1995) |
| Commentaries and Concordances |
| GSB: | 18:22 [Whoever] findeth a {p} wife findeth a good [thing], and obtaineth favour from the LORD.
(p) He who is joined with a virtuous woman in marriage is blessed by the Lord, as in Pr 19:14. |
| WES: | 18:22 A wise - A good wife; one that deserves the name, and performs the duty of that relation. Favour - Obtains her not by his own diligence, but by God's good providence. |
| MHC: | 18:19. Great care must be taken to prevent quarrels among relations and those under obligations to each other. Wisdom and grace make it easy to forgive; but corruption makes it difficult. 20. The belly is here put for the heart, as elsewhere; and what that is filled with, our satisfaction will be accordingly, and our inward peace. 21. Many a one has caused his own death, or the death of others, by a false or injurious tongue. 22. A good wife is a great blessing to a man, and it is a token of Divine favour. 23. Poverty tells men they must not order or demand. And at the throne of God's grace we are all poor, and must use entreaties. 24. Christ Jesus never will forsake those who trust in and love him. May we be such friends to others, for our Master's sake. Having loved his own, which were in the world, he loved them unto the end; and we are his friends if we do whatever he commands us, Joh 15:14. |
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