Proverbs 18:22
He who finds a wife finds a good thing and obtains favor from the LORD.
Berean Standard Bible
In The King James Version
Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing, and obtaineth favour of the LORD.
In Context
21Life and death are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruit.
23The poor man pleads for mercy, but the rich man answers harshly.
Cross References
Genesis 2:18The LORD God also said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make for him a suitable helper.”
Genesis 29:20So Jacob served seven years for Rachel, yet it seemed but a few days because of his love for her.
Ruth 4:10Moreover, I have acquired Ruth the Moabitess, Mahlon’s widow, as my wife, to raise up the name of the deceased through his inheritance, so that his name will not disappear from among his brothers or from the gate of his home. You are witnesses today.”
Proverbs 5:15Drink water from your own cistern, and running water from your own well.
Proverbs 12:4A wife of noble character is her husband’s crown, but she who causes shame is like decay in his bones.
Proverbs 31:10A wife of noble character, who can find? She is far more precious than rubies.
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 →