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Proverbs 18:22 - Meaning and Application
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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition
" Whoever finds a wife finds a good thing, and obtains favor of the LORD. "
Proverbs 18:22
Verse in Context
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20 A man’s stomach is filled with the fruit of his mouth. With the harvest of his lips he is satisfied.
21 Death and life are in the power of the tongue; those who love it will eat its fruit.
22 Whoever finds a wife finds a good thing, and obtains favor of the LORD.
23 The poor plead for mercy, but the rich answer harshly.
24 A man of many companions may be ruined, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.
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A good wife is a great blessing to a man. The one who finds a wife, that is, a true wife and not one who fails in that role, finds a help fit for him. In the Bible’s original sense, a wife is meant to be his companion and support. If a man has sought such a woman with care and prayer, and then found her, he has found a good thing, a jewel of great worth, something rare and precious.
Such a gift does more than make life pleasant. It helps a man in his daily comfort, and it can also support him on the way to heaven. For that reason, a man should thank God for it. A good wife is a sign of God’s favor, a promise of more blessings to come, and proof that God means good to a man and has mercy waiting for him. Therefore, God should be sought for this gift.
From This Chapter
Proverbs 18:1
"A man who isolates himself pursues selfishness, and defies all sound judgment."
Proverbs 18:2
"A fool has no delight in understanding, but only in revealing his own opinion."
Proverbs 18:3
"When wickedness comes, contempt also comes, and with shame comes disgrace."
Proverbs 18:4
"The words of a man’s mouth are like deep waters. The fountain of wisdom is like a flowing brook."
Proverbs 18:5
"To be partial to the faces of the wicked is not good, nor to deprive the innocent of justice."
Proverbs 18:6
"A fool’s lips come into strife, and his mouth invites beatings."
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