Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing, and obtaineth favour of the LORD.
What does Proverbs 18:22 mean?
A good wife is a great blessing to a man, and it is a token of Divine favour.
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Keep this verse inside Proverbs 18:22-24 and alongside a few nearby related passages.
Commentary on Proverbs 18:22
Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing , and obtaineth favour of the LORD. The sense seems to require, "Whoso findeth a good wife," as in some Chaldee manuscripts; but the proverb writer may be looking at marriage in its ideal aspect, and sees in every such union the hands of God joining together man and woman for their mutual good. The Septuagint adds "He who casts out a good wife, casts away that which is good: but he that keepeth an adulteress is foolish and ungodly.
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Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing , and obtaineth favour of the LORD.
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Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing , and obtaineth favour of the LORD.
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Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing , and obtaineth favour of the LORD.
Context in Proverbs 18
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Proverbs 18 belongs to the middle movement of the book, especially the section often described as sayings of the wise. Proverbs offers compact instruction on speech, work, wealth, friendship, sex, discipline, justice, and wisdom as a way of life before God. Read this chapter with the wider themes of wisdom, fear of the Lord, and speech in view so the individual verses keep their proper weight.
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