Parallel Verses

Julia Smith Translation

He finding a wife found good, and shall obtain acceptance from Jehovah.

New American Standard Bible

He who finds a wife finds a good thing
And obtains favor from the Lord.

King James Version

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

Holman Bible

A man who finds a wife finds a good thing
and obtains favor from the Lord.

International Standard Version

Whoever finds a wife finds what is good, and receives favor from the LORD.

A Conservative Version

He who finds a wife finds a good thing, and obtains favor from LORD.

American Standard Version

Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing, And obtaineth favor of Jehovah.

Amplified


He who finds a [true and faithful] wife finds a good thing
And obtains favor and approval from the Lord.

Bible in Basic English

Whoever gets a wife gets a good thing, and has the approval of the Lord.

Darby Translation

Whoso hath found a wife hath found a good thing, and hath obtained favour from Jehovah.

King James 2000

Whosoever finds a wife finds a good thing, and obtains favor of the LORD.

Lexham Expanded Bible

He who finds a wife finds good, and he will obtain favor from Yahweh.

Modern King James verseion

Whoever finds a wife finds good and gets favor from Jehovah.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing, and receiveth an wholesome benefit of the LORD.

NET Bible

The one who finds a wife finds what is enjoyable, and receives a pleasurable gift from the Lord.

New Heart English Bible

Whoever finds a wife finds a good thing, and obtains favor of the LORD.

The Emphasized Bible

Who hath found a wife, hath found a blessing, and hath obtained favour from Yahweh.

Webster

Whoever findeth a wife findeth a good thing, and obtaineth favor from the LORD.

World English Bible

Whoever finds a wife finds a good thing, and obtains favor of Yahweh.

Youngs Literal Translation

Whoso hath found a wife hath found good, And bringeth out good-will from Jehovah.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
מצא 
Matsa' 
Usage: 455

a wife
נשׁים אשּׁה 
'ishshah 
Usage: 780

מצא 
Matsa' 
Usage: 455

פּוּק 
Puwq 
Usage: 7

רצן רצון 
Ratsown 
Usage: 56

References

Fausets

Context Readings

How To Avoid Fools And Foolishness

21 Death and life in the hand of the tongue: and they loving it shall eat its fruit 22 He finding a wife found good, and shall obtain acceptance from Jehovah. 23 The poor one will speak supplications; and the rich one will answer with vehemence.

Cross References

Proverbs 19:14

A house and wealth the inheritance of fathers: and an understanding wife from Jehovah.

Proverbs 12:4

A woman of strength is a crown to her husband: and she causing shame, as rottenness in his bones.

Proverbs 8:35

For he finding me, the finding of life, and he shall bnng forth acceptance from Jehovah.

Proverbs 31:10-31

Who shall find a woman of virtue? for her price is far above pearls.

Genesis 24:67

And Isaak will come into Sarah's his mother's tent, and will take Rebekah and she will be to him for a wife; and he will love her: and Isaak will be comforted after that for his mother.

Ecclesiastes 9:9

See life with the wife which thou didst love all the days of the life of thy vanity which he gave to thee under the sun, all the days of thy vanity: for this thy portion in life, and in thy labor which thou laborest under the sun.

Genesis 2:18

And Jehovah God will say, It is not good for man to be alone; I will make for him a help as before him.

1 Corinthians 7:2

And, on account of fornication, let each have his own wife, and let each have her own husband.

Genesis 29:20-21

And Jacob will serve for Rachel seven years, and they will be in his eyes as a few days in his loving her.

Genesis 29:28

And Jacob will do so, and he will complete her seven, and he will give to him Rachel his daughter to him for a wife.

Proverbs 3:4

And find grace and good understanding in the eyes of God and man.

Proverbs 5:15-23

Drink water from thy pit, and flowing from the midst of thy well.

Hosea 12:12

And Jacob will flee to the field of Aram, and Israel will serve for a wife, and for a wife he watched.

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