Proverbs 18:22
He who finds a wife finds a good thing 1 and receives favor from Yahweh. 1
Unlocked Literal Bible
In The King James Version
Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing, and obtaineth favour of the LORD.
In Context
21Death and life are controlled by the tongue, 1 and those who love the tongue will eat its fruit. 1
23A poor person pleads for mercy, 1 but a rich person answers harshly. 1
Cross References
Genesis 2:18Then Yahweh God said, “It is not good that the man should be alone. I will make him a helper suitable for him.”
Genesis 29:20So Jacob served seven years for Rachel; and they seemed to him only a few days, for the love he had for her.
Ruth 4:10Also Ruth the Moabite woman, the wife of Mahlon, I have acquired to be my wife, in order that I might raise up the name of the dead man on his inheritance, so that his name will not be cut off from among his brothers and from the gate of his place. Today you are witnesses!”
Proverbs 5:15Drink water from your own cistern 1 and drink running water from your own well. 1
Proverbs 12:4A worthy wife is her husband's crown, 1 but she who brings shame is like a disease that rots his bones. 1
Proverbs 31:10Who can find a capable wife? 1 Her value is far more than jewels. 1
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 →