Proverbs 18:22
Whoever gets a wife gets a good thing, and has the approval of the Lord.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing, and obtaineth favour of the LORD.
In Context
23The poor man makes requests for grace, but the man of wealth gives a rough answer.
Cross References
Genesis 2:18And 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
Genesis 29:20And Jacob did seven years' work for Rachel; and because of his love for her it seemed to him only a very little time.
Ruth 4:10And, further, I have taken Ruth, the Moabitess, who was the wife of Mahlon, to be my wife, to keep the name of the dead man living in his heritage, so that his name may not be cut off from among his countrymen, and from the memory of his town: you are witnesses this day.
Proverbs 5:15Let water from your store and not that of others be your drink, and running water from your fountain.
Proverbs 12:4A woman of virtue is a crown to her husband; but she whose behaviour is a cause of shame is like a wasting disease in his bones.
Proverbs 31:10Who may make discovery of a woman of virtue? For her price is much higher than jewels.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 18:22
21 Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof. Note, 1. A man may do a great deal of good, or a great deal of hurt, both to others and to himself, according to the use he makes of his tongue. Many a one has been his own death by a foul tongue, or the death of others by a false tongue; and, on the contrary, many a one has saved his own life, or procured the comfort of it, by a prudent gentle tongue, and saved the lives of others by a seasonable testimony or… Read the whole commentary →