22Whoso hath found a wife hath found a good thing, and hath obtained favour from Jehovah.


In Context

19 A brother offended is harder to be won than a strong city; and contentions are as the bars of a palace.

20 A man's belly is satisfied with the fruit of his mouth; with the increase of his lips is he satisfied.

21 Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.

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

23 He that is poor speaketh with supplications, but the rich answereth roughly.

24 A man of many friends will come to ruin but there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.

Proverbs 18:22 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

18:22[Whoso] findeth a wife findeth a good [thing,] and obtaineth favour of the LORD.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

18:22He who finds a wife finds what is good and receives favor from the Lord .

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

18:22He 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.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

18:22Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing, And obtaineth favor of Jehovah.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

18:22Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing, and obtaineth favour of the LORD.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

18:22Whoever findeth a wife findeth a good thing, and obtaineth favor from the LORD.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

18:22Whoever finds a wife finds a good thing, and obtains favor of Yahweh.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

18:22Whoso hath found a wife hath found good, And bringeth out good-will from Jehovah.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

18:22Whoever finds a wife finds a good thing, and obtains favor of the LORD.