Proverbs 18:22
Whoever finds a wife finds a good thing,and obtains favor of the Lord.
New Heart English 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 in the power of the tongue;those who love it will eat its fruit.
23The poor plead for mercy,but the rich answer harshly.
Cross References
Genesis 2:18The Lord God said, "It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a helper suitable for him."
Genesis 29:20Jacob served seven years for Rachel. They seemed to him but a few days, for the love he had for her.
Ruth 4:10Moreover Ruth the Moabitess, the wife of Mahlon, have I purchased to be my wife, to raise up the name of the dead on his inheritance, that the name of the dead may not be cut off from among his brothers, and from the gate of his place. You are witnesses this day."
Proverbs 5:15Drink water out of your own cistern,running water out of your own well.
Proverbs 12:4A worthy woman is the crown of her husband,but a disgraceful wife is as rottenness in his bones.
Proverbs 31:10Who can find a worthy woman?For her price is far above rubies.BET
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 →