Proverbs 18:22
If you find a wife, that's great, and you'll be blessed by the Lord.
Free Bible Version
In The King James Version
Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing, and obtaineth favour of the LORD.
In Context
23The poor beg for mercy, but the rich reply harshly.
Cross References
Genesis 2:18Then the Lord God said, “It's not good for Adam to be alone. I will make someone to help him, someone that's like him.”
Genesis 29:20Jacob worked for Laban for seven years, but to him they seemed like just a few days because he really loved her.
Ruth 4:10I have also acquired Ruth the Moabite, Mahlon's widow, as my wife. By having children who may inherit his property his name will be kept alive in his family and in his home town. You are witnesses of this today.”
Proverbs 5:15Drink water from your own cistern, flowing water from your own well.
Proverbs 12:4A good wife is a crown for her husband, but one who brings shame is like rot in his bones.
Proverbs 31:10Who can find a strong, capable wife? She's worth more 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 →