Proverbs 18:22

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

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  • Prov 19:14 : 14 Houses and wealth are inherited from parents, but a prudent wife is from the LORD.
  • Prov 12:4 : 4 A wife of noble character is her husband's crown, but a disgraceful wife is like decay in his bones.
  • Prov 31:10-31 : 10 A wife of noble character, who can find? She is worth far more than rubies. 11 Her husband has full confidence in her and lacks nothing of value. 12 She brings him good, not harm, all the days of her life. 13 She selects wool and flax and works with eager hands. 14 She is like the merchant ships, bringing her food from afar. 15 She gets up while it is still night; she provides food for her family and portions for her servant girls. 16 She considers a field and buys it; out of her earnings she plants a vineyard. 17 She sets about her work vigorously; her arms are strong for her tasks. 18 She senses that her trading is profitable, and her lamp does not go out at night. 19 She lays her hands to the distaff, and her fingers grasp the spindle. 20 She opens her hand to the poor and reaches out her hands to the needy. 21 She is not afraid for her household when it snows, for all of them are clothed in scarlet. 22 She makes coverings for her bed; her clothing is fine linen and purple. 23 Her husband is respected at the city gates, where he takes his seat among the elders of the land. 24 She makes linen garments and sells them; she supplies sashes to the merchants. 25 She is clothed with strength and dignity, and she laughs at the days to come. 26 She opens her mouth with wisdom, and instruction of kindness is on her tongue. 27 She watches over the affairs of her household and does not eat the bread of idleness. 28 Her children rise up and call her blessed; her husband also praises her. 29 Many women do noble things, but you surpass them all. 30 Charm is deceptive, and beauty is fleeting, but a woman who fears the LORD is to be praised. 31 Honor her for all that her hands have done, and let her works bring her praise at the city gates.
  • Eccl 9:9 : 9 Enjoy life with the wife you love all the days of your meaningless life that God has given you under the sun—all your meaningless days. For this is your portion in life and in your hard work under the sun.
  • Prov 8:35 : 35 For whoever finds me finds life and obtains favor from the LORD.
  • Gen 24:67 : 67 Isaac brought her into the tent of his mother Sarah, and he married Rebekah. She became his wife, and he loved her. Isaac was comforted after his mother’s death.
  • Gen 2:18 : 18 Then the LORD God said, 'It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper who is suitable for him.'
  • Prov 5:15-23 : 15 Drink water from your own cistern, flowing water from your own well. 16 Should your springs be scattered abroad, your streams of water in the public squares? 17 Let them be yours alone, and not for strangers with you. 18 May your fountain be blessed, and rejoice in the wife of your youth. 19 A loving doe, a graceful deer—may her breasts satisfy you always, and may you always be captivated by her love. 20 Why, my son, should you be captivated by a forbidden woman or embrace the bosom of a stranger? 21 For a man's ways are before the eyes of the Lord, and He examines all his paths. 22 The wicked will be caught by his own iniquities, and he will be held fast by the cords of his sin. 23 He will die for lack of discipline, and in the abundance of his folly, he will go astray.
  • 1 Cor 7:2 : 2 But because of sexual immorality, each man should have his own wife, and each woman her own husband.
  • Hos 12:12 : 12 If Gilead is wicked, surely they are worthless. In Gilgal they sacrifice bulls—indeed, their altars are like heaps of stone in the furrows of the field.
  • Gen 29:20-21 : 20 So Jacob worked seven years for Rachel, but they seemed like only a few days to him because of his love for her. 21 Then Jacob said to Laban, 'Give me my wife, for my time is completed, and I want to be with her.'
  • Gen 29:28 : 28 Jacob did so and completed the week with Leah. Then Laban gave him his daughter Rachel to be his wife.
  • Prov 3:4 : 4 Then you will find favor and good understanding in the sight of God and man.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 8:35
    80%

    35For whoever finds me finds life and obtains favor from the LORD.

  • Prov 19:13-14
    2 verses
    78%

    13A foolish son is a disaster to his father, and a nagging wife is like constant dripping.

    14Houses and wealth are inherited from parents, but a prudent wife is from the LORD.

  • Prov 31:10-12
    3 verses
    75%

    10A wife of noble character, who can find? She is worth far more than rubies.

    11Her husband has full confidence in her and lacks nothing of value.

    12She brings him good, not harm, all the days of her life.

  • Prov 18:21
    74%

    21Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruit.

  • Prov 5:18
    73%

    18May your fountain be blessed, and rejoice in the wife of your youth.

  • Prov 3:16-18
    3 verses
    73%

    16Long life is in her right hand, and in her left hand are riches and honor.

    17Her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace.

    18She is a tree of life to those who take hold of her, and those who hold her fast are blessed.

  • Prov 3:4
    72%

    4Then you will find favor and good understanding in the sight of God and man.

  • Prov 3:13
    72%

    13Blessed is the one who finds wisdom and the one who obtains understanding.

  • Prov 16:20
    72%

    20Whoever gives attention to a matter will find good, and blessed is the one who trusts in the Lord.

  • Prov 21:21
    72%

    21One who pursues righteousness and love finds life, righteousness, and honor.

  • Deut 22:28
    72%

    28If a man finds a young woman who is a virgin and not betrothed, and he seizes her and lies with her, and they are discovered,

  • Prov 11:16
    71%

    16A gracious woman attains honor, but ruthless men gain wealth.

  • Prov 19:8
    71%

    8The one who acquires wisdom loves life, and the one who cherishes understanding will prosper.

  • Prov 12:4
    71%

    4A wife of noble character is her husband's crown, but a disgraceful wife is like decay in his bones.

  • Prov 31:28-31
    4 verses
    71%

    28Her children rise up and call her blessed; her husband also praises her.

    29Many women do noble things, but you surpass them all.

    30Charm is deceptive, and beauty is fleeting, but a woman who fears the LORD is to be praised.

    31Honor her for all that her hands have done, and let her works bring her praise at the city gates.

  • Eccl 7:26-28
    3 verses
    71%

    26I found that more bitter than death is the woman whose heart is snares and nets, and whose hands are chains. The one who pleases God will escape her, but the sinner will be caught by her.

    27'See,' says the Teacher, 'this is what I have discovered, adding one thing to another to understand the scheme of things.'

    28While I was still searching but not finding, I found one upright man among a thousand, but not one upright woman among them all.

  • Prov 22:1
    70%

    1A good name is more desirable than great wealth; being esteemed is better than silver or gold.

  • Eccl 9:9
    70%

    9Enjoy life with the wife you love all the days of your meaningless life that God has given you under the sun—all your meaningless days. For this is your portion in life and in your hard work under the sun.

  • Deut 24:1
    70%

    1If a man marries a woman but she does not find favor in his eyes because he finds something indecent about her, he may write her a certificate of divorce, give it to her, and send her away from his house.

  • Prov 11:27
    70%

    27Whoever diligently seeks good finds favor, but trouble will come to the one who searches for evil.

  • Ps 128:3-4
    2 verses
    70%

    3Your wife will be like a fruitful vine within your house; your children will be like olive shoots around your table.

    4Behold, this is how the man who fears the Lord will be blessed.

  • Prov 4:8-9
    2 verses
    70%

    8Prize her, and she will exalt you; she will honor you when you embrace her.

    9She will place a garland of grace on your head; she will present you with a crown of splendor.

  • Prov 12:2
    69%

    2A good person obtains favor from the LORD, but a person of wicked schemes is condemned.

  • Prov 4:6
    69%

    6Do not abandon her, and she will guard you; love her, and she will protect you.

  • Prov 2:4
    69%

    4if you seek it like silver and search for it as for hidden treasures,

  • Prov 18:23
    69%

    23The poor speak with supplications, but the rich answer harshly.

  • Prov 6:26
    69%

    26For a prostitute reduces you to a loaf of bread, but the wife of another man hunts a precious life.

  • Prov 21:9
    69%

    9It is better to live on the corner of a roof than to share a house with a contentious wife.

  • 1 Cor 7:38
    69%

    38So then, the one who marries the virgin does right, but the one who does not marry her does better.

  • Prov 31:23
    68%

    23Her husband is respected at the city gates, where he takes his seat among the elders of the land.

  • Gen 2:24
    68%

    24For this reason, a man shall leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and they shall become one flesh.

  • Gen 2:18
    68%

    18Then the LORD God said, 'It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper who is suitable for him.'

  • Col 3:18
    68%

    18Wives, submit yourselves to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord.

  • Deut 22:23
    68%

    23If there is a young woman who is a virgin betrothed to a man, and another man finds her in the city and lies with her,

  • Prov 31:26
    68%

    26She opens her mouth with wisdom, and instruction of kindness is on her tongue.