Proverbs 18:22
18:21 Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing, and obtaineth favour of the LORD.
KJV
Whoever finds a wife finds a good thing, and obtains favor of Yahweh.
Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing, and obtaineth favour of the Lord.
Whoever finds a wife finds a good thing, and obtains favor of the LORD.
What does Proverbs 18:22 mean?
Proverbs 18:22 is a verse in the book of Proverbs, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include מָצָא (mâtsâʼ), אִשָּׁה (ʼishshâh), טוֹב (ṭôwb). It connects to 5 cross-referenced passages elsewhere in Scripture.
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Related passages from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
He is the Rock, his work is perfect: for all his ways are judgment: a God of truth and without iniquity, just and right is he.
Proverbs 16:12It is an abomination to kings to commit wickedness: for the throne is established by righteousness.
Proverbs 18:2A fool hath no delight in understanding, but that his heart may discover itself.
John 1:17For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ.
Revelation 15:3And they sing the song of Moses the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, Great and marvellous are thy works, Lord God Almighty; just and true are thy ways, thou King of saints. saints: or, nations, or, ages
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Other verses that share key original-language words with Proverbs 18:22.
And the LORD God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him. meet: Heb. as before him
Genesis 2:22And the rib, which the LORD God had taken from man, made he a woman, and brought her unto the man. made: Heb. builded
Genesis 2:9And out of the ground made the LORD God to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of knowledge of good and evil.
Genesis 3:1Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden? Yea: Heb. Yea, because, etc.
Genesis 3:13And the LORD God said unto the woman, What is this that thou hast done? And the woman said, The serpent beguiled me, and I did eat.
Genesis 3:21Unto Adam also and to his wife did the LORD God make coats of skins, and clothed them.
Genesis 3:22And the LORD God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil: and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever:
Genesis 3:6And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat. pleasant: Heb. a desire
Frequently asked questions
What does Proverbs 18:22 say?
Proverbs 18:22 (King James Version) reads: "Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing, and obtaineth favour of the LORD."
Is Proverbs 18:22 in the Old or New Testament?
Proverbs 18:22 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Proverbs.
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