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


In Context

19 A brother transgressed against is as a strong city, And contentions as the bar of a palace.

20 From the fruit of a man's mouth is his belly satisfied, From the increase of his lips he is satisfied.

21 Death and life are in the power of the tongue, And those loving it eat its fruit.

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

23 With supplications doth the poor speak, And the rich answereth fierce things.

24 A man with friends is to show himself friendly, And there is a lover adhering more 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 Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

18:22Whoso hath found a wife hath found a good thing, and hath obtained favour from 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 American King James Version of the Holy Bible

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