Proverbs 18:22
If you marry a good woman, that is like finding a wonderful thing; it shows that Yahweh is pleased with you.
Translation for Translators
In The King James Version
Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing, and obtaineth favour of the LORD.
In Context
Cross References
Genesis 2:18Then Yahweh God said, “It is not good for this man to be alone. So I will make someone who will be a suitable partner for him.”
Genesis 29:20So Jacob worked for Laban for seven years to get Rachel, but to him it seemed like it was only a few days, because he loved her so much.
Ruth 4:10I am also taking Ruth, the woman from Moab, Mahlon’s widow, to be my wife, in order that she may give birth to a son who will inherit the property of the dead man. In that way, Elimelech’s name will continue [LIT] among the members of his family and among all the people of this town. Today you all are witnesses of what I have done.”
Proverbs 5:15Like a man is refreshed by drinking water from his own well [MET], enjoy having sex [EUP] only with your own wife.
Proverbs 12:4A good wife is one who causes her husband to be greatly honored, but a wife who does things that cause her husband to be ashamed will destroy him like [SIM] cancer destroys his bones.
Proverbs 31:10It is very difficult for a man to [RHQ] find a wife who is good and who is capable of doing many things. Any woman who is like that is 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 →