Proverbs 18:22 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing, and obtaineth favour of the Lord.”
Proverbs 18:22 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Proverbs 18:22 in 6 Bible Translations
Read Proverbs 18:22 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
Proverbs 18:22 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Whoever finds a wife finds a good thing, and obtains favor of Yahweh.”
Proverbs 18:22 — World English Bible
Proverbs 18:22 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing, And obtaineth favor of Jehovah. ”
Proverbs 18:22 — American Standard Version
Proverbs 18:22 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“<FI> Whoso<Fi> hath found a wife hath found good, And bringeth out good-will from Jehovah.”
Proverbs 18:22 — Young's Literal Translation
Proverbs 18:22 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Whoso hath found a wife hath found a good thing, and hath obtained favour from Jehovah. ”
Proverbs 18:22 — Darby Translation
Proverbs 18:22 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“He that findeth a wife, findeth a good thing, and receiueth fauour of the Lord.”
Proverbs 18:22 — Geneva Bible
Proverbs 18:22 in Context — Proverbs 18
20 A man’s belly shall be satisfied with the fruit of his mouth; and with the increase of his lips shall he be filled.
21 Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.
22 Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing, and obtaineth favour of the Lord.
23 The poor useth intreaties; but the rich answereth roughly.
24 A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly: and there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.
What Does Proverbs 18:22 Mean?
Proverbs 18:22 is a verse from the Book of Proverbs, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Proverbs chapter 18. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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