Proverbs 18:22

Old Testament · SCRIPTURE

Proverbs 18:22

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BSB

Berean Standard Bible

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

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KJV

King James Version

[Whoso] findeth a wife findeth a good [thing], and obtaineth favour of the LORD.

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WEB

World English Bible

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

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ASV

American Standard Version

Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing, And obtaineth favor of Jehovah.

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

Proverbs 18

²⁰ From the fruit of his mouth a man’s belly is filled; with the harvest from his lips he is satisfied.

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

²² He who finds a wife finds a good thing and obtains favor from the LORD.

²³ The poor man pleads for mercy, but the rich man answers harshly.

²⁴ A man of many companions may come to ruin, but there is a friend who stays closer than a brother.

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