Genesis 2:18

And the LORD God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an associated helper for him.

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And the LORD God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him.

In Context

17But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, you shall not eat of it: for in the day that you eat thereof you shall surely die.

19And out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field, and every fowl of the air; and brought them unto Adam to see what he would call them: and whatsoever Adam called every living creature, that was the name thereof.

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Cross References

Genesis 3:12And the man said, The woman whom you gave to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I did eat.

Proverbs 18:22Whoso finds a wife finds a good thing, and obtains favour of the LORD.

1 Corinthians 7:36But if any man think that he behaves himself indecent toward his virgin, if she pass the flower of her age, and need so require, let him do what he will, he sins not: let them marry.

1 Timothy 2:11Let the woman learn in silence with all subjection.

Matthew Henry on Genesis 2:17-18

The Tree of Knowledge Prohibited. ( b. c. 4004.) 16 And the Lord God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat: 17 But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die. Observe here, I. God's authority over man, as a creature that had reason and freedom of will. The Lord God commanded the man, who stood now as a public person, the father and representative of all mankind, to receive law, as he… Read the whole commentary →

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