Proverbs 18:22

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The one who has found a good wife has found what goodness is, and obtained a delightful gift from the LORD.

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  • Prov 19:14 : 14 A house and wealth are inherited from parents, but a prudent wife is from the LORD.
  • Prov 12:4 : 4 A noble wife is the crown of her husband, but the wife who acts shamefully is like rottenness in his bones.
  • Prov 31:10-31 : 10 The Wife of Noble Character Who can find a wife of noble character? For her value is far more than rubies. 11 Her husband’s heart has trusted her, and he does not lack the dividends. 12 She has rewarded him with good and not harm all the days of her life. 13 She sought out wool and flax, then worked happily with her hands. 14 She was like the merchant ships; she would bring in her food from afar. 15 Then she rose while it was still night, and provided food for her household and a portion to her female servants. 16 She considered a field and bought it; from her own income she planted a vineyard. 17 She clothed herself in might, and she strengthened her arms. 18 She perceived that her merchandise was good. Her lamp would not go out in the night. 19 She extended her hands to the spool, and her hands grasped the spindle. 20 She opened her hand to the poor, and extended her hands to the needy. 21 She would not fear for her household in winter, because all of her household were clothed with scarlet, 22 because she had made coverings for herself; and because her clothing was fine linen and purple. 23 Her husband is well-known in the city gate when he sits with the elders of the land. 24 She made linen garments then sold them, and traded belts to the merchants; 25 her clothing was strong and splendid; and she laughed at the time to come. 26 She has opened her mouth with wisdom, with loving instruction on her tongue. 27 Watching over the ways of her household, she would not eat the bread of idleness. 28 Her children have risen and called her blessed; her husband also has praised her: 29 “Many daughters have done valiantly, but you have surpassed them all!” 30 Charm is deceitful and beauty is fleeting. A woman who fears the LORD– she makes herself praiseworthy. 31 Give her credit for what she has accomplished, and let her works praise her in the city gates.
  • Eccl 9:9 : 9 Enjoy life with your beloved wife during all the days of your fleeting life that God has given you on earth during all your fleeting days; for that is your reward in life and in your burdensome work on earth.
  • Prov 8:35 : 35 For the one who finds me has found life and received favor from the LORD.
  • Gen 24:67 : 67 Then Isaac brought Rebekah into his mother Sarah’s tent. He took her as his wife and loved her. So Isaac was comforted after his mother’s death.
  • Gen 2:18 : 18 The LORD God said,“It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a companion for him who corresponds to him.”
  • Prov 5:15-23 : 15 Drink water from your own cistern and running water from your own well. 16 Should your springs be dispersed outside, your streams of water in the wide plazas? 17 Let them be for yourself alone, and not for strangers with you. 18 May your fountain be blessed, and may you rejoice in the wife you married in your youth– 19 a loving doe, a graceful deer; may her breasts satisfy you at all times, may you be captivated by her love always. 20 But why should you be captivated, my son, by an adulteress, and embrace the bosom of a different woman? 21 For the ways of a person are in front of the LORD’s eyes, and the LORD weighs all that person’s paths. 22 The wicked will be captured by his own iniquities, and he will be held by the cords of his own sin. 23 He will die because there was no discipline; because of the greatness of his folly he will reel.
  • 1 Cor 7:2 : 2 But because of immoralities, each man should have relations with his own wife and each woman with her own husband.
  • Hos 12:12 : 12 Jacob in Aram, Israel in Egypt, and Ephraim in Trouble Jacob fled to the country of Aram, then Israel worked to acquire a wife; he tended sheep to pay for her.
  • Gen 29:20-21 : 20 So Jacob worked for seven years to acquire Rachel. But they seemed like only a few days to him because his love for her was so great. 21 Finally Jacob said to Laban,“Give me my wife, for my time of service is up. And I want to sleep with her.”
  • Gen 29:28 : 28 Jacob did as Laban said. When Jacob completed Leah’s bridal week, 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 people.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 8:35
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    35For the one who finds me has found life and received favor from the LORD.

  • Prov 19:13-14
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    13A foolish child is the ruin of his father, and a contentious wife is like a constant dripping.

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

  • Prov 31:10-12
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    10The Wife of Noble Character Who can find a wife of noble character? For her value is far more than rubies.

    11Her husband’s heart has trusted her, and he does not lack the dividends.

    12She has rewarded him with good and 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 its use will eat its fruit.

  • Prov 5:18
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    18May your fountain be blessed, and may you rejoice in the wife you married in your youth–

  • Prov 3:16-18
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    16Long life is in her right hand; in her left hand are riches and honor.

    17Her ways are very pleasant, and all her paths are peaceful.

    18She is like a tree of life to those who grasp onto her, and everyone who takes hold of her will be blessed.

  • Prov 3:4
    72%

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

  • Prov 3:13
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    13Blessings of Obtaining Wisdom Blessed is the one who has found wisdom, and the one who obtains understanding.

  • Prov 16:20
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    20The one who deals wisely in a matter will find success, and blessed is the one who trusts in the LORD.

  • Prov 21:21
    72%

    21The one who pursues righteousness and love finds life, bounty, and honor.

  • Deut 22:28
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    28Suppose a man comes across a virgin who is not engaged and takes hold of her and sleeps with her and they are discovered.

  • Prov 11:16
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    16A generous woman gains honor, and ruthless men seize wealth.

  • Prov 19:8
    71%

    8The one who acquires understanding loves himself; the one who preserves understanding will prosper.

  • Prov 12:4
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    4A noble wife is the crown of her husband, but the wife who acts shamefully is like rottenness in his bones.

  • Prov 31:28-31
    4 verses
    71%

    28Her children have risen and called her blessed; her husband also has praised her:

    29“Many daughters have done valiantly, but you have surpassed them all!”

    30Charm is deceitful and beauty is fleeting. A woman who fears the LORD– she makes herself praiseworthy.

    31Give her credit for what she has accomplished, and let her works praise her in the city gates.

  • Eccl 7:26-28
    3 verses
    71%

    26I discovered this: More bitter than death is the kind of woman who is like a hunter’s snare; her heart is like a hunter’s net and her hands are like prison chains. The man who pleases God escapes her, but the sinner is captured by her.

    27The Teacher says: I discovered this while trying to discover the scheme of things, item by item.

    28What I have continually sought, I have not found; I have found only one upright man among a thousand, but I have not found one upright woman among all of them.

  • Prov 22:1
    70%

    1A good name is to be chosen rather than great wealth, good favor more than silver or gold.

  • Eccl 9:9
    70%

    9Enjoy life with your beloved wife during all the days of your fleeting life that God has given you on earth during all your fleeting days; for that is your reward in life and in your burdensome work on earth.

  • Deut 24:1
    70%

    1If a man marries a woman and she does not please him because he has found something indecent in her, then he may draw up a divorce document, give it to her, and evict her from his house.

  • Prov 11:27
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    27The one who diligently seeks good seeks favor, but the one who searches for evil– it will come to him.

  • Ps 128:3-4
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    3Your wife will be like a fruitful vine in the inner rooms of your house; your children will be like olive branches, as they sit all around your table.

    4Yes indeed, the man who fears the LORD will be blessed in this way.

  • Prov 4:8-9
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    8Esteem her highly and she will exalt you; she will honor you if you embrace her.

    9She will place a fair garland on your head; she will bestow a beautiful crown on you.”

  • Prov 12:2
    69%

    2A good person obtains favor from the LORD, but the LORD condemns a person with wicked schemes.

  • Prov 4:6
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    6Do not forsake wisdom, and she will protect you; love her, and she will guard you.

  • Prov 2:4
    69%

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

  • Prov 18:23
    69%

    23A poor person makes supplications, but a rich man answers harshly.

  • Prov 6:26
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    26for on account of a prostitute one is brought down to a loaf of bread, but the wife of another man preys on your precious life.

  • Prov 21:9
    69%

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

  • 1 Cor 7:38
    69%

    38So then, the one who marries his own virgin does well, but the one who does not, does better.

  • Prov 31:23
    68%

    23Her husband is well-known in the city gate when he sits with the elders of the land.

  • Gen 2:24
    68%

    24That is why a man leaves his father and mother and unites with his wife, and they become a new family.

  • Gen 2:18
    68%

    18The LORD God said,“It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a companion for him who corresponds to him.”

  • Col 3:18
    68%

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

  • Deut 22:23
    68%

    23If a virgin is engaged to a man and another man meets her in the city and goes to bed with her,

  • Prov 31:26
    68%

    26She has opened her mouth with wisdom, with loving instruction on her tongue.