Proverbs 18:22

Proverbs 18:22 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing, and obtaineth favour of the Lord.
• New International Version (NIV)He who finds a wife finds what is good and receives favor from the Lord.
• English Standard Version (ESV)He who finds a wife finds a good thing and obtains favor from the Lord.
• New King James Version (NKJV)He who finds a wife finds a good thing, And obtains favor from the Lord.

Context of Proverbs 18:22

20A man's belly is satisfied with the fruit of his mouth; with the increase of his lips is he satisfied. 21Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof. Whoso hath found a wife hath found a good thing, and hath obtained favour from Jehovah. 23He that is poor speaketh with supplications, but the rich answereth roughly. 24A man of [many] friends will come to ruin but there is a friend [that] sticketh closer than a brother.

Proverbs 18:22 word by word

מָצָ֣א אִ֭שָּׁה מָ֣צָא ט֑וֹב וַיָּ֥פֶק רָ֝צ֗וֹן מֵיְהוָֽה׃Read the interlinear

• foundמָצָאmâtsâ' · to findH4672
• wifeאִשָּׁה'ishshâh nâshîym · woman: wifeH802
• goodטוֹבţôb · goodH2896

Cross-references for Proverbs 18:22

• Proverbs 5:15Drink waters out of thine own cistern, and running waters out of thine own well.
• Proverbs 12:4A woman of worth is a crown to her husband; but she that maketh ashamed is as rottenness in his bones.
• Proverbs 19:14House and wealth are an inheritance from fathers; but a prudent wife is from Jehovah.
• Proverbs 31:10Who can find a woman of worth? for her price is far above rubies.
• Genesis 24:67And Isaac led her into his mother Sarah's tent; and he took Rebecca, and she became his wife, and he loved her. And Isaac was comforted after [the death of] his mother.
• Genesis 29:20And Jacob served seven years for Rachel; and they were in his eyes as single days, because he loved her.
• Ecclesiastes 9:9Enjoy life with the wife whom thou lovest all the days of the life of thy vanity, which he hath given thee under the sun, all the days of thy vanity; for that is thy portion in life, and in thy labour wherein thou art labouring under the sun.
• Hosea 12:12And Jacob fled into the country of Syria, and Israel served for a wife, and for a wife he kept [sheep].
• 1 Corinthians 7:2but on account of fornications, let each have his own wife, and each [woman] have her own husband.
• Proverbs 3:4and thou shalt find favour and good understanding in the sight of God and man.
• Proverbs 8:35For whoso findeth me findeth life, and obtaineth favour of Jehovah;

Commentaries on Proverbs 18:22

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 22Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing - Marriage, with all its troubles and embarrassments, is a blessing from God; and there are few cases where a wife of any sort is not better than none, because celibacy is an evil; for God himself hath said, "It is not good for man to be alone." None of the versions, except the Chaldee, are pleased with the naked simplicity of the Hebrew text, hence they all add good: "He that findeth a Good wife findeth a good…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 22The sense seems to require, “Whoso findeth a good wife,” as in some Chaldee manuscripts; but the proverb writer may be looking at marriage in its ideal aspect, and sees in every such union the hands of God joining together man and woman for their mutual good. The Septuagint adds “He who casts out a good wife, casts away that which is good: but he that keepeth an adulteress is foolish and ungodly.”Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 22Verse 22 A good wife is a great blessing to a man, and it is a token of Divine favour.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2222. The old versions supply "good" before the "wife," as the last clause and Pr 19:14 imply (compare Pr 31:10).Read the comment

Topics related to Proverbs 18:22

• Marriage
• Wife
• Women

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Commentaries on Proverbs 18

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings