22 He who finds a wife finds what is good(A)
    and receives favor from the Lord.(B)

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

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Footnotes

  1. 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.

22 The man who finds a wife finds a treasure,
    and he receives favor from the Lord.

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22 Find a good spouse, you find a good life—
    and even more: the favor of God!

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

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