Proverbs 18:22

In 11 translations

BSB

He who finds a wife finds a good thing and obtains favor from the LORD.

KJV

Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing, and obtaineth favour of the LORD.

WEB

Whoever finds a wife finds a good thing, and obtains favor of Yahweh.

ASV

Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing, And obtaineth favor of Jehovah.

LSV

[Whoever] has found a wife has found good, || And brings out goodwill from YHWH.

YLT

[Whoso] hath found a wife hath found good, And bringeth out good-will from Jehovah.

DBY

Whoso hath found a wife hath found a good thing, and hath obtained favour from Jehovah.

DRC

He that hath found a good wife, hath found a good thing, and shall receive a pleasure from the Lord. He that driveth away a good wife, driveth away a good thing: but he that keepeth an adulteress, is foolish and wicked.

GNV

He that findeth a wife, findeth a good thing, and receiueth fauour of the Lord.

JPS

Whoso findeth a wife findeth a great good, and obtaineth favour of the LORD.

LXXE

He that has found a good wife has found favours, and has received gladness from God. [He that puts away a good wife, puts away a good thing, and he that keeps an adulteress is foolish and ungodly.]Heb. omits this verse.Gr. plural.

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WLC

מָצָ֣א אִ֭שָּׁה מָ֣צָא ט֑וֹב וַיָּ֥פֶק רָ֝צ֗וֹן מֵיְהוָֽה׃

LXX-Br

Ὃς εὗρε γυναῖκα ἀγαθὴν, εὗρε χάριτας, ἔλαβε δὲ παρὰ Θεοῦ ἱλαρότητα· ὃς ἐκβάλλει γυναῖκα ἀγαθὴν, ἐκβάλλει τὰ ἀγαθὰ, ὁ δὲ κατέχων μοιχαλίδα, ἄφρων καὶ ἀσεβής.

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• Proverbs 19:14Houses and wealth are inherited from fathers, but a prudent wife is from the LORD.
• Proverbs 31:10–31A wife of noble character, who can find? She is far more precious than rubies. The heart of her husband trusts in her, and he lacks nothing of value. She brings him good and not harm all the days of her life. She…
• Proverbs 12:4A wife of noble character is her husband’s crown, but she who causes shame is like decay in his bones.
• Ecclesiastes 9:9Enjoy life with your beloved wife all the days of the fleeting life that God has given you under the sun—all your fleeting days. For this is your portion in life and in your labor under the sun.
• 1 Corinthians 7:2But because there is so much sexual immorality, each man should have his own wife, and each woman her own husband.
• Proverbs 5:15–23Drink water from your own cistern, and running water from your own well. Why should your springs flow in the streets, your streams of water in the public squares? Let them be yours alone, never to be shared with…
• Genesis 2:18The LORD God also said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make for him a suitable helper.”
• Hosea 12:12Jacob fled to the land of Aram and Israel worked for a wife— for a wife he tended sheep.
• Proverbs 8:35For whoever finds me finds life and obtains the favor of the LORD.
• Genesis 29:20–21So Jacob served seven years for Rachel, yet it seemed but a few days because of his love for her. Finally Jacob said to Laban, “Grant me my wife, for my time is complete, and I want to sleep with her.”
• Proverbs 3:4Then you will find favor and high regard in the sight of God and man.
• Genesis 24:67And Isaac brought her into the tent of his mother Sarah and took Rebekah as his wife. And Isaac loved her and was comforted after his mother’s death.
• Genesis 29:28And Jacob did just that. He finished the week’s celebration, and Laban gave him his daughter Rachel as his wife.

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