Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Then the Lord God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone;
King James Version
And the LORD God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him.
Holman Bible
Then the Lord God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper as his complement.”
International Standard Version
Later, the LORD God said, "It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make the woman to be an authority corresponding to him."
A Conservative Version
And LORD God said, It is not good that the man should be alone, I will make a help meet for him.
American Standard Version
And Jehovah God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a help meet for him.
Amplified
Now the Lord God said, “It is not good (beneficial) for the man to be alone; I will make him a helper [one who balances him—a counterpart who is]
Bible in Basic English
And the Lord God said, It is not good for the man to be by himself: I will make one like himself as a help to him
Darby Translation
And Jehovah Elohim said, It is not good that Man should be alone; I will make him a helpmate, his like.
Julia Smith Translation
And Jehovah God will say, It is not good for man to be alone; I will make for him a help as before him.
King James 2000
And the LORD God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a helper suitable for him.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Then Yahweh God said, "[it is] not good [that] the man is alone. I will make for him a helper {as his counterpart}."
Modern King James verseion
And Jehovah God said, It is not good that the man should be alone. I will make a helper suitable for him.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And the LORD God said, "It is not good that man should be alone. I will make him a helper to bear him company."
NET Bible
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."
New Heart English Bible
The LORD God said, "It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a helper suitable for him."
The Emphasized Bible
And Yahweh God said, It is, not good, that the man should remain alone, - I will make for him a helper as his counterpart.
Webster
And the LORD God said, It is not good that the man should be alone: I will make him a help meet for him.
World English Bible
Yahweh God said, "It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a helper suitable for him."
Youngs Literal Translation
And Jehovah God saith, 'Not good for the man to be alone, I do make to him an helper -- as his counterpart.'
Themes
Adam » The first man. Creation of » History of, before he sinned
Associations » Man needs the comfort and help of » Seen in God's original plan
Companionship » Man needs the comfort and help of » Seen in God's original plan
Man » Not good for, to be alone
Marriage » Designed for » The happiness of man
Wife » Relation of, to husband
Topics
Interlinear
'elohiym
Towb
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Genesis 2:18
Images Genesis 2:18
Prayers for Genesis 2:18
Verse Info
Context Readings
The First Woman
17
but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it; for in the day that thou dost eat of it thou shalt surely die.
18 Then the Lord God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone;
Phrases
Cross References
Genesis 3:12
And the man said, The woman whom thou gavest to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I ate.
Genesis 1:31
And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day.
1 Corinthians 11:7-12
For a man indeed ought not to cover his head, forasmuch as he is the image and glory of God; but the woman is the glory of the man.
1 Peter 3:7
Likewise, ye husbands, dwell with them wisely, giving honour unto the woman, as unto a more fragile vessel and as being heirs together of the grace of life, that your prayers not be hindered.
Ruth 3:1
Then Naomi, her mother-in-law, said unto her, My daughter, shall I not seek rest for thee that it may be well with thee?
Proverbs 18:22
Whosoever found a wife found a good thing and has attained the favour of the LORD.
Ecclesiastes 4:9-12
Two are better than one because they have a better reward for their labour.
1 Corinthians 7:36
But if anyone thinks it uncomely regarding his daughter, if she passes the bloom of life, and need so requires, let him do what he will, he does not sin: let them marry.
1 Timothy 2:11-13
Let the woman learn, becoming silent in all subjection.