Proverbs 18:22

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Summary

Proverbs 18:22

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

Findeth a wife

And

Proverbs 3:4

Proverbs 8:35

General references

Matthew 19:10

Bible References

Findeth a wife

Drink water from your own cistern and running water from your own well.

A noble wife is the crown of her husband, but the wife who acts shamefully is like rottenness in his bones.

A house and wealth are inherited from parents, but a prudent wife is from the Lord.

Who can find a wife of noble character? For her value is far more than rubies.

Then Isaac brought Rebekah into his mother Sarah's tent. He took her as his wife and loved her. So Isaac was comforted after his mother's death.

So Jacob worked for seven years to acquire Rachel. But they seemed like only a few days to him because his love for her was so great.

Enjoy life with your beloved wife during all the days of your fleeting life that God has given you on earth during all your fleeting days; for that is your reward in life and in your burdensome work on earth.

Jacob fled to the country of Aram, then Israel worked to acquire a wife; he tended sheep to pay for her.

But because of immoralities, each man should have relations with his own wife and each woman with her own husband.

And

Then you will find favor and good understanding, in the sight of God and people.

For the one who finds me finds life and receives favor from the Lord.

General references

The disciples said to him, "If this is the case of a husband with a wife, it is better not to marry!"