Proverbs 18:22

Coverdale Bible (1535)

Who so fyndeth a wife fyndeth a good thynge, & receaueth an wholsome benefite of the LORDE.

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  • Prov 19:14 : 14 House & riches maye a ma haue by ye heretage of his elders, but a discrete woma is the gifte of the LORDE.
  • Prov 12:4 : 4 A stedfast woman is a crowne vnto hir hu?bonde: but she that behaueth herself vnhonestly, is a corrupcion in his bones.
  • Prov 31:10-31 : 10 Who so fyndeth an honest faithful woma, she is moch more worth the perles. 11 The herte of hir husbande maye safely trust in her, so that he shal haue no nede of spoyles. 12 She wil do him good & not euel all ye dayes of hir life. 13 She occupieth woll & flax, & laboureth gladly wt hir handes. 14 She is like a marchauntes shippe, that bryngeth hir vytayles from farre. 15 She is vp in ye night season, to prouyde meate for hir housholde, & foode for hir maydens. 16 She considreth lode, & byeth it, and wt the frute of hir handes she planteth a vynyarde. 17 She gyrdeth hir loynes with strength, and courageth hir armes. 18 And yf she perceaue that hir houswifrie doth good, hir candle goeth not out by night. 19 She layeth hir fyngers to the spyndle, & hir hande taketh holde of ye rocke. 20 She openeth hir hande to ye poore, yee she stretcheth forth hir hades to soch as haue nede. 21 She feareth not yt the colde of wynter shal hurte hir house, for all hir housholde folkes are duble clothed. 22 She maketh hir self fayre ornametes, hir clothige is whyte sylke & purple. 23 Hir hu?bade is moch set by in ye gates, whe he sytteth amonge ye rulers of ye londe. 24 She maketh cloth of sylke & selleth it, and delyuereth a gyrdle vnto ye marchaut. 25 Stregth and honoure is hir clothinge, & in the latter daye she shal reioyse. 26 She openeth hir mouth with wy?dome, & in hir toge is the lawe of grace. 27 She loketh wel to the wayes of hir housholde, & eateth not hir bred with ydilnes. 28 Hir children arise & call hir blessed, & hir hu?bande maketh moch of her. 29 Many daughters there be yt gather riches together, but thou goest aboue the all. 30 As for fauor, it is disceatfull, and beutie is a vayne thinge: but a woman that feareth the LORDE, she is worthy to be praysed. 31 Geue her of the frute of hir handes, and let hir owne workes prayse her in the gates.
  • Eccl 9:9 : 9 Vse thy self to lyue ioyfully wt thy wife whom thou louest, all ye daies of thy life (which is but vayne) yt God hath geue the vnder the Sonne, all ye dayes of thy vanite: for yt is thy porcion in this life, of all thy labor & trauayle yt thou takest vnder the Sonne.
  • Prov 8:35 : 35 For who so fyndeth me, fyndeth life, and shal optayne fauoure of the LORDE.
  • Gen 24:67 : 67 Then Isaac brought her in to his mother Saras tent, and toke Rebecca, and she became his wife, and he loued her. So Isaac was comforted ouer his mother.
  • Gen 2:18 : 18 And the LORDE God sayde: It is not good yt ma shulde be alone. I wil make him an helpe, to beare him copany.
  • Prov 5:15-23 : 15 Drinke of the water of thine owne well, and of the ryuers that runne out of thine owne spriges. 16 Let yi welles flowe out a brode, that there maye be ryuers of water in the stretes. 17 But let them be only thine owne, & not straungers with the. 18 Let thy well be blessed, and be glad with the wife of thy youth. 19 Louynge is the hynde, and frendly is the Roo: let her brestes alwaye satisfie the, and holde the euer content with hir loue. 20 My sonne, why wilt thou haue pleasure in an harlot, and embrace the bosome of another woma? 21 For euery mas wayes are open in the sight of the LORDE, and he podereth all their goinges. 22 The wickednesses of the vngodly shal catch himself, and with the snares of his owne synnes shal he be trapped. 23 Because he wolde not be refourmed, he shal dye: and for his greate foolishnesse he shal be destroyed.
  • 1 Cor 7:2 : 2 Neuertheles to avoyde whordome, let euery man haue his awne wife, and let euery woman haue hir awne hussbande.
  • Hos 12:12 : 12 Iacob fled into the londe of Siria, and Israel serued for a wife, and for a wife he kepte shepe.
  • Gen 29:20-21 : 20 So Iacob serued seuen yeare for Rachel, and they semed vnto him but few dayes, he loued her so well. 21 And Iacob saide vnto Laban: geue me my wyfe, for the tyme is come that I shulde lye with her.
  • Gen 29:28 : 28 Iacob dyd so, & helde out yt weke. Then gaue he him Rachel his doughter to wyfe.
  • Prov 3:4 : 4 So shalt thou fynde fauor and good vnderstondinge in ye sight of God and men.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 8:35
    80%

    35For who so fyndeth me, fyndeth life, and shal optayne fauoure of the LORDE.

  • Prov 19:13-14
    2 verses
    78%

    13An vndiscrete sonne is ye heuynes of his father, & a braulynge wife is like the topp of an house, where thorow it is euer droppynge.

    14House & riches maye a ma haue by ye heretage of his elders, but a discrete woma is the gifte of the LORDE.

  • Prov 31:10-12
    3 verses
    75%

    10Who so fyndeth an honest faithful woma, she is moch more worth the perles.

    11The herte of hir husbande maye safely trust in her, so that he shal haue no nede of spoyles.

    12She wil do him good & not euel all ye dayes of hir life.

  • Prov 18:21
    74%

    21Death and life stonde in the power of the tonge, he that loueth it, shal enioye the frute therof.

  • Prov 5:18
    73%

    18Let thy well be blessed, and be glad with the wife of thy youth.

  • Prov 3:16-18
    3 verses
    73%

    16Vpon hir right hande is longe life, & vpon hir left hande is riches & honor.

    17Hir wayes are pleasaunt wayes, and all hir pathes are peaceable.

    18She is a tre of life to them that laye holde vpon her, and blessed are they that kepe her fast.

  • Prov 3:4
    72%

    4So shalt thou fynde fauor and good vnderstondinge in ye sight of God and men.

  • Prov 3:13
    72%

    13Well is him that fyndeth wy?dome, & opteyneth vnderstondinge,

  • Prov 16:20
    72%

    20He yt handleth a matter wysely, opteyneth good: & blessed is he, yt putteth his trust in ye LORDE.

  • Prov 21:21
    72%

    21Who so foloweth rightuousnesse and mercy, fyndeth both life, rightuousnesse and honor.

  • Deut 22:28
    72%

    28Yf a man fynde a mayde that is not hadfested, and take her, and lye with her, and be founde,

  • Prov 11:16
    71%

    16A gracious woma manteyneth honestie, as for the mightie, they manteyne ryches.

  • Prov 19:8
    71%

    8He that is wyse, loueth his owne soule: and who so hath vnderstondinge, shal prospere.

  • Prov 12:4
    71%

    4A stedfast woman is a crowne vnto hir hu?bonde: but she that behaueth herself vnhonestly, is a corrupcion in his bones.

  • Prov 31:28-31
    4 verses
    71%

    28Hir children arise & call hir blessed, & hir hu?bande maketh moch of her.

    29Many daughters there be yt gather riches together, but thou goest aboue the all.

    30As for fauor, it is disceatfull, and beutie is a vayne thinge: but a woman that feareth the LORDE, she is worthy to be praysed.

    31Geue her of the frute of hir handes, and let hir owne workes prayse her in the gates.

  • Eccl 7:26-28
    3 verses
    71%

    26And I founde, that a woman is bytterer then death: for she is a very angle, hir hert is a nett, and hir handes are cheynes. Who so pleaseth God shal escape from her, but the synner will be taken wt her.

    27Beholde (sayeth ye preacher) this haue I diligently searched out & proued, yt I might come by knowlege: which as yet I seke, and fynde it not.

    28Amonge a thousande men I haue founde one, but not one woman amonge all.

  • Prov 22:1
    70%

    1A good name is more worth then greate riches, and louynge fauor is better then syluer and golde.

  • Eccl 9:9
    70%

    9Vse thy self to lyue ioyfully wt thy wife whom thou louest, all ye daies of thy life (which is but vayne) yt God hath geue the vnder the Sonne, all ye dayes of thy vanite: for yt is thy porcion in this life, of all thy labor & trauayle yt thou takest vnder the Sonne.

  • Deut 24:1
    70%

    1Whan a man taketh a wife, and marieth her, and she findeth no fauoure in his eyes because of eny vnclennesse, the shal he wryte a byll of deuorcemet, and geue it her in hir hade, and sende her out of his house.

  • Prov 11:27
    70%

    27He that laboureth for honesty fyndeth his desyre: but who so seketh after myschefe, it shal happe vnto him.

  • Ps 128:3-4
    2 verses
    70%

    3Thy wife shalbe as a frutefull vyne vpon the walles of thy house.

    4Thy children like the olyue braunches roude aboute yi table.

  • Prov 4:8-9
    2 verses
    70%

    8Make moch of her, and she shal promote the: Yee yf thou embracest her, she shal brynge the vnto honoure.

    9She shal make the a gracious heade, and garnish the with ye crowne of glory.

  • Prov 12:2
    69%

    2A good man is acceptable vnto the LORDE, but ye wicked wyl he condempne.

  • Prov 4:6
    69%

    6Forsake her not, and she shal preserue the: loue her, and she shal kepe the.

  • Prov 2:4
    69%

    4yf thou sekest after her as after money, and dyggest for her as for treasure:

  • Prov 18:23
    69%

    23The poore maketh supplicacion and prayeth mekely, but the riche geueth a rough answere.

  • Prov 6:26
    69%

    26An harlot wil make a ma to begg his bred, but a maried woman wil hunt for ye precious life.

  • Prov 21:9
    69%

    9It is better to dwell in a corner vnder ye house toppe, then with a braulinge woman in a wyde house.

  • 1 Cor 7:38
    69%

    38but he that ioyneth not his virgin in mariage, doth beter.

  • Prov 31:23
    68%

    23Hir hu?bade is moch set by in ye gates, whe he sytteth amonge ye rulers of ye londe.

  • Gen 2:24
    68%

    24For this cause shal a man leaue father and mother, and cleue vnto his wife, & they two shalbe one flesh.

  • Gen 2:18
    68%

    18And the LORDE God sayde: It is not good yt ma shulde be alone. I wil make him an helpe, to beare him copany.

  • Col 3:18
    68%

    18Ye wyues, submytte youre selues vnto youre hussbandes, as it is comly in the LORDE.

  • Deut 22:23
    68%

    23Yf a mayde be handfested to eny man, & another man getteth her in the cite, & lyeth with her,

  • Prov 31:26
    68%

    26She openeth hir mouth with wy?dome, & in hir toge is the lawe of grace.