Verse 22

He that findeth a wife, findeth a good thing, and receiueth fauour of the Lord.

Referenced Verses

  • Prov 19:14 : 14 House & riches are the inheritance of the fathers: but a prudent wife commeth of the Lord.
  • Prov 12:4 : 4 A vertuous woman is the crowne of her husband: but she that maketh him ashamed, is as corruption in his bones.
  • Prov 31:10-31 : 10 Who shall finde a vertuous woman? for her price is farre aboue the pearles. 11 The heart of her husbande trusteth in her, and he shall haue no neede of spoyle. 12 She will doe him good, and not euill all the dayes of her life. 13 She seeketh wooll and flaxe, and laboureth cheerefully with her handes. 14 She is like the shippes of marchants: shee bringeth her foode from afarre. 15 And she riseth, whiles it is yet night: and giueth the portion to her houshold, and the ordinarie to her maides. 16 She considereth a field, and getteth it: and with the fruite of her handes she planteth a vineyarde. 17 She girdeth her loynes with strength, and strengtheneth her armes. 18 She feeleth that her marchandise is good: her candle is not put out by night. 19 She putteth her handes to the wherue, and her handes handle the spindle. 20 She stretcheth out her hand to the poore, and putteth foorth her hands to the needie. 21 She feareth not the snowe for her familie: for all her familie is clothed with skarlet. 22 She maketh her selfe carpets: fine linen and purple is her garment. 23 Her husband is knowen in the gates, when he sitteth with the Elders of the land. 24 She maketh sheetes, and selleth them, and giueth girdels vnto the marchant. 25 Strength and honour is her clothing, and in the latter day she shall reioyce. 26 She openeth her mouth with wisdome, and the lawe of grace is in her tongue. 27 She ouerseeth the wayes of her housholde, and eateth not the bread of ydlenes. 28 Her children rise vp, and call her blessed: her husband also shall prayse her, saying, 29 Many daughters haue done vertuously: but thou surmountest them all. 30 Fauour is deceitfull, and beautie is vanitie: but a woman that feareth the Lorde, she shall be praysed. 31 Giue her of the fruite of her hands, and let her owne workes prayse her in the gates.
  • Eccl 9:9 : 9 Reioyce with the wife whom thou hast loued all the dayes of the life of thy vanitie, which God hath giuen thee vnder the sunne all the dayes of thy vanitie: for this is thy portion in the life, and in thy trauaile wherein thou labourest vnder the sunne.
  • Prov 8:35 : 35 For he that findeth me, findeth life, and shal obteine fauour of the Lord.
  • Gen 24:67 : 67 Afterward Izhak brought her into the tent of Sarah his mother, and he tooke Rebekah, and she was his wife, and he loued her: So Izhak was comforted after his mothers death.
  • Gen 2:18 : 18 Also the Lorde God saide, It is not good that the man should be himself alone: I wil make him an helpe meete for him.
  • Prov 5:15-23 : 15 Drinke the water of thy cisterne, and of the riuers out of the middes of thine owne well. 16 Let thy fountaines flow foorth, and the riuers of waters in the streetes. 17 But let them bee thine, euen thine onely, and not the strangers with thee. 18 Let thy fountaine be blessed, and reioyce with the wife of thy youth. 19 Let her be as the louing hinde and pleasant roe: let her brests satisfie thee at all times, and delite in her loue continually. 20 For why shouldest thou delite, my sonne, in a strange woman, or embrace the bosome of a stranger? 21 For the waies of man are before the eyes of the Lord, and he pondereth all his pathes. 22 His owne iniquities shall take the wicked himselfe, and he shall be holden with the cordes of his owne sinne. 23 Hee shall die for faute of instruction, and shall goe astraie through his great follie.
  • 1 Cor 7:2 : 2 Neuertheles, to auoide fornication, let euery man haue his wife, and let euery woman haue her owne husband.
  • Hos 12:12 : 12 And Iaakob fled into the countrey of Aram, and Israel serued for a wife, and for a wife he kept sheepe.
  • Gen 29:20-21 : 20 And Iaakob serued seuen yeres for Rahel, and they seemed vnto him but a few dayes, because he loued her. 21 Then Iaakob sayde to Laban, Giue me my wife, that I may goe in to her: for my terme is ended.
  • Gen 29:28 : 28 Then Iaakob did so, and fulfilled her seuen yeeres, so he gaue him Rahel his daughter to be his wife.
  • Prov 3:4 : 4 So shalt thou finde fauour and good vnderstanding in the sight of God and man.