Genesis 2:18

And LORD God said, It is not good that the man should be alone, I will make a help meet for him.

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In The King James Version

And the LORD God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him.

In Context

17but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shall not eat of it. For in the day that thou eat of it thou shall surely die.

19And out of the ground LORD God formed every beast of the field, and every bird of the heavens, and brought them to the man to see what he would call them, and whatever the man called every living creature, that was the name of it.

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Cross References

Genesis 3:12And the man said, The woman whom thou gave to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I ate.

Proverbs 18:22He who finds a wife finds a good thing, and obtains favor from LORD.

1 Corinthians 7:36But if any man thinks to behave improperly toward his virgin, if it is past the best time, and so ought to happen, she should do what she wants, she does not sin, they should marry.

1 Timothy 2:11Let a woman learn in silence in all subjection.

Matthew Henry on Genesis 2:17-18

The Tree of Knowledge Prohibited. ( b. c. 4004.) 16 And the Lord God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat: 17 But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die. Observe here, I. God's authority over man, as a creature that had reason and freedom of will. The Lord God commanded the man, who stood now as a public person, the father and representative of all mankind, to receive law, as he… Read the whole commentary →

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