Genesis 2:18

And the Lord God said, It is not good for the man to be by himself: I will make one like himself as a help to 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 fruit of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you may not take; for on the day when you take of it, death will certainly come to you.

19And from the earth the Lord God made every beast of the field and every bird of the air, and took them to the man to see what names he would give them: and whatever name he gave to any living thing, that was its name.

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Cross References

Genesis 3:12And the man said, The woman whom you gave to be with me, she gave me the fruit of the tree and I took it.

Proverbs 18:22Whoever gets a wife gets a good thing, and has the approval of the Lord.

1 Corinthians 7:36But if, in any man's opinion, he is not doing what is right for his virgin, if she is past her best years, and there is need for it, let him do what seems right to him; it is no sin; let them be married.

1 Timothy 2:11Let a woman quietly take the place of a learner and be under authority.

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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