Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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

General references

Bible References

Findeth a wife

Proverbs 5:15
Drink water from your own cistern, and fresh water from your own well.
Proverbs 12:4
A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband, but a wife who puts him to shame is like bone cancer.
Proverbs 19:14
A house and self-sufficiency are a father's inheritance, but from the LORD comes an insightful wife.
Proverbs 31:10
Who can find a capable wife? Her value far exceeds the finest jewels.
Genesis 24:67
Later, Isaac brought Rebekah into the tent that had belonged to his mother Sarah and married her. Isaac loved her, and that's how he was comforted following the loss of his mother.
Genesis 29:20
Jacob served seven years for Rachel, but it seemed like only a few days because of his love for her.
Ecclesiastes 9:9
Find joy in living with your wife whom you love every day of your pointless life that God gave you on earth, because this is your life assignment and your work to do on earth.
Hosea 12:12
Jacob fled into the land of Aram; Israel served there to obtain his wife, tending sheep to gain his wife.
1 Corinthians 7:2
Because sexual immorality is so rampant, every man should have his own wife, and every woman should have her own husband.

And

Proverbs 3:4
and find favor and a good reputation with God and men.
Proverbs 8:35
because those who find me find life and gain favor from the LORD.

General references

Matthew 19:10
His disciples asked him, "If that is the relationship of a man with his wife, it's not worth getting married!"

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