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Proverbs 18:22
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Proverbs 18:22
New International Version
Proverbs 18:22
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Proverbs 18:22
Amplified Bible
22
He who finds a [[a]true and faithful] wife finds a good thing
And obtains favor and approval from the Lord.(A)
Footnotes
- Proverbs 18:22 In Jewish tradition it is said that in Israel, they used to ask a man who had married, “Matsa or motse?” “Matsa” is the Hebrew for “finds” here, where a good wife is in view, and “motse” is the word for “found” (NASB “discovered”) in Eccl 7:26.
Proverbs 18:22
The Message
Proverbs 18:22
The Message
22 Find a good spouse, you find a good life—
and even more: the favor of God!
Proverbs 18:22
King James Version
Proverbs 18:22
King James Version
22 Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing, and obtaineth favour of the Lord.
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