“Whoever finds a wife finds a good thing, and obtains favor of Yahweh.”
— WEB
Proverbs 18:22
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Translations sourced from the public-domain WEB, KJV, and ASV. See all sources.
“Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing, and obtaineth favour of the LORD.”
— KJV
“Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing, And obtaineth favor of Jehovah.”
— ASV
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Commentary
Note, 1. A good wife is a great blessing to a man. He that finds a wife (that is, a wife indeed; a bad wife does not deserve to be called by a name of so much honour), that finds a help meet for him (that is a wife in the original acceptation of the word), that sought such a one with care and prayer and has found what he sought, he has found a good thing, a jewel of great value, a rare jewel; he has found that which will not only contribute more than any thing to his comfort in this life, but will forward him in the way to heaven. 2. God is to be acknowledged in it with thankfulness; it is a token of his favour, and a happy pledge of further favours; it is a sign that God delights in a man to do him good and has mercy in store for him; for this, therefore, God must be sought unto.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary (public domain)
The old versions supply "good" before the "wife," as the last clause and Pro 19:14 imply (compare Pro 31:10).
— Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary (public domain)
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