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.
• 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.
• New Living Translation (NLT)The man who finds a wife finds a treasure, and he receives favor from the Lord.

Context of Proverbs 18:22

20From the fruit of their mouth a person’s stomach is filled; with the harvest of their lips they are satisfied. 21The tongue has the power of life and death, and those who love it will eat its fruit. He who finds a wife finds what is good and receives favor from the Lord. 23The poor plead for mercy, but the rich answer harshly. 24One who has unreliable friends soon comes to ruin, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.

Proverbs 18:22 word by word

מָצָ֣א אִ֭שָּׁה מָ֣צָא ט֑וֹב וַיָּ֥פֶק רָ֝צ֗וֹן מֵיְהוָֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• findethמָצָאmâtsâ' · to findH4672
• a wifeאִשָּׁה'ishshâh nâshîym · woman: wifeH802
• a goodטוֹבţôb · goodH2896
• and obtainethפּוּקpûq · to promoteH6329
• favourרָצוֹןrâtsôn râtsôn · acceptanceH7522
• of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068

Cross-references for Proverbs 18:22

• Proverbs 5:15Drink water from your own cistern, running water from your own well.
• Proverbs 12:4A wife of noble character is her husband’s crown, but a disgraceful wife is like decay in his bones.
• Proverbs 19:14Houses and wealth are inherited from parents, but a prudent wife is from the Lord.
• Proverbs 31:10A wife of noble character who can find? She is worth far more than rubies.
• Genesis 24:67Isaac brought her into the tent of his mother Sarah, and he married Rebekah. So she became his wife, and he loved her; and Isaac was comforted after his mother’s death.
• Genesis 29:20So Jacob served seven years to get Rachel, but they seemed like only a few days to him because of his love for her.
• Ecclesiastes 9:9Enjoy life with your wife, whom you love, all the days of this meaningless life that God has given you under the sun—all your meaningless days. For this is your lot in life and in your toilsome labor under the sun.
• Hosea 12:12Jacob fled to the country of Aram; Israel served to get a wife, and to pay for her he tended sheep.
• 1 Corinthians 7:2But since sexual immorality is occurring, each man should have sexual relations with his own wife, and each woman with her own husband.
• Proverbs 3:4Then you will win favor and a good name in the sight of God and man.
• Proverbs 8:35For those who find me find life and receive favor from the Lord.

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