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Proverbs 18

Prov. 18:22 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Whosov findeth
matsa' (Hebrew #4672)
properly, to come forth to, i.e. appear or exist; transitively, to attain, i.e. find or acquire; figuratively, to occur, meet or be present
KJV usage: + be able, befall, being, catch, X certainly, (cause to) come (on, to, to hand), deliver, be enough (cause to) find(-ing, occasion, out), get (hold upon), X have (here), be here, hit, be left, light (up-)on, meet (with), X occasion serve, (be) present, ready, speed, suffice, take hold on.
Pronounce: maw-tsaw'
Origin: a primitive root
a wife
'ishshah (Hebrew #802)
irregular plural, nashiym {naw-sheem'}; a woman (used in the same wide sense as 582)
KJV usage: (adulter)ess, each, every, female, X many, + none, one, + together, wife, woman. Often unexpressed in English.
Pronounce: ish-shaw'
Origin: feminine of 376 or 582
findeth
matsa' (Hebrew #4672)
properly, to come forth to, i.e. appear or exist; transitively, to attain, i.e. find or acquire; figuratively, to occur, meet or be present
KJV usage: + be able, befall, being, catch, X certainly, (cause to) come (on, to, to hand), deliver, be enough (cause to) find(-ing, occasion, out), get (hold upon), X have (here), be here, hit, be left, light (up-)on, meet (with), X occasion serve, (be) present, ready, speed, suffice, take hold on.
Pronounce: maw-tsaw'
Origin: a primitive root
a good
towb (Hebrew #2896)
good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good or good thing, a good man or woman; the good, goods or good things, good men or women), also as an adverb (well)
KJV usage: beautiful, best, better, bountiful, cheerful, at ease, X fair (word), (be in) favour, fine, glad, good (deed, -lier, -liest, -ly, -ness, -s), graciously, joyful, kindly, kindness, liketh (best), loving, merry, X most, pleasant, + pleaseth, pleasure, precious, prosperity, ready, sweet, wealth, welfare, (be) well ((-favoured)).
Pronounce: tobe
Origin: from 2895
thing, and obtaineth
puwq (Hebrew #6329)
to issue, i.e. furnish; causatively, to secure; figuratively, to succeed
KJV usage: afford, draw out, further, get, obtain.
Pronounce: pook
Origin: a primitive root (identical with 6328 through the idea of dropping out; compare 5312)
favor
ratsown (Hebrew #7522)
from 7521; delight (especially as shown)
KJV usage: (be) acceptable(-ance, -ed), delight, desire, favour, (good) pleasure, (own, self, voluntary) will, as...(what) would.
Pronounce: raw-tsone'
Origin: or ratson {raw-tsone'}
of the Lord
Yhovah (Hebrew #3068)
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
KJV usage: Jehovah, the Lord. Compare 3050, 3069.
Pronounce: yeh-ho-vaw'
Origin: from 1961
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Prov. 19:14• 14House and riches [are] an inheritance from fathers;{HR}But a prudent wife [is] from Jehovah. (Prov. 19:14)

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findeth a wife.
Prov. 5:15‑23• 15Drink waters out of thine own cistern,{HR}And running waters out of thine own well.
 16Should thy fountains be dispersed abroad,{HR}And rivers of water in the broadways?
 17Let them be only thine own,{HR}And not for strangers with thee.
 18Let thy fountain be blessed;{HR}Rejoice in the wife of thy youth.
 19A lovely hind and a, graceful doe, {sup}{HR}{/sup}Let her breasts satisfy thee at all times;{HR}With her love be ravished continually.
 20And why shouldest thou, my son,{HR}Be ravished with a strange woman,{HR}And embrace the bosom of a stranger?
 21For the ways of man are before Jehovah's eyes,{HR}And he pondereth all his paths.
 22His own iniquities shall take the wicked,{HR}And he shall be holden with the cords of his sin.
 23He shall die for lack of discipline;{HR}And in the greatness of his folly he shall go astray. (Prov. 5:15‑23)
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Prov. 12:4• 4A woman of worth [is] a crown to her husband,{HR}But she that maketh ashamed [is] as rottenness in his bones. (Prov. 12:4)
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Prov. 19:14• 14House and riches [are] an inheritance from fathers;{HR}But a prudent wife [is] from Jehovah. (Prov. 19:14)
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Prov. 31:10‑31• 10Who can find a woman of worth?{HR}For her price is far above rubies.
 11The heart of her husband confideth in her,{HR}And he shall have no lack of spoil.
 12She doeth him good, and not evil,{HR}All the days of her life.
 13She seeketh wool and flax,{HR}And worketh willingly with her hands.
 14She is like the merchants' ships:{HR}She bringeth her food from afar;
 15And she riseth while it is yet night,{HR}And giveth meat to her household,{HR}And the day's work to her maidens.
 16She considereth a field, and acquireth it;{HR}Of the fruit of her hands she planteth a vineyard.
 17She girdeth her loins with strength,{HR}And maketh strong her arms.
 18She perceiveth that her earning is good;{HR}Her lamp goeth not out by night.
 19She putteth her hands to the distaff,{HR}And her hands hold the spindle.
 20She stretcheth out her hand to the afflicted,{HR}And she reacheth forth her hands to the needy.
 21She is not afraid of the snow for her household;{HR}For all her household are clothed with scarlet.
 22She maketh herself coverlets;{HR}Her clothing is byssus and purple.
 23Her husband is known in the gates,{HR}When he sitteth among the elders of the land.
 24She maketh body linen and selleth it,{HR}And delivereth girdles unto the merchant.
 25Strength and dignity are her clothing,{HR}And she laugheth [at] the coming day.
 26She openeth her mouth with wisdom;{HR}And upon her tongue is the law of kindness.
 27She surveyeth the ways of her household,{HR}And eateth not the bread of idleness.
 28Her children rise up and call her blessed;{HR}Her husband [also] , and he praiseth her:
 29Many daughters have done worthily,{HR}But thou excellest them all.
 30Gracefulness is deceitful and beauty is vain;{HR}A woman [that] feareth Jehovah, she shall be praised.
 31Give her of the fruit of her hands,{HR}And let her own works praise her in the gates. (Prov. 31:10‑31)
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Gen. 24:67• 67And Isaac brought her into his mother Sarah's tent, and took Rebekah, and she became his wife; and he loved her: and Isaac was comforted after his mother's death. (Gen. 24:67)
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Gen. 29:20‑21,28• 20And Jacob served seven years for Rachel; and they were in his eyes a few days, for his love to her.
 21And Jacob said to Laban, Give [me] my wife for my days are fulfilled, that I may go in to her.
 28And Jacob did so, and fulfilled the week; and he gave him Rachel his daughter to wife. (Gen. 29:20‑21,28)
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Eccl. 9:9• 9Live joyfully with the wife whom thou lovest{HR}All the days of the life of thy vanity,{HR}Which he hath given thee under the sun,{HR}All the days of thy vanity:{HR}For that is thy portion in life,{HR}And in thy labour wherein thou labourest under the sun. (Eccl. 9:9)
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Hos. 12:12• 12And Jacob fled into the country of Syria, and Israel served for a wife, and for a wife he kept sheep. (Hos. 12:12)
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1 Cor. 7:2• 2but on account of fornications let each have his own wife and each have her own husband. (1 Cor. 7:2)
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Prov. 3:4• 4And thou shalt find favour{HR}And good understanding in the sight of God and man. (Prov. 3:4)
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Prov. 8:35• 35For whoso findeth me findeth life,{HR}And shall obtain favour of Jehovah. (Prov. 8:35)
• It is not blind chance that unites congenial partners in the bonds of holy matrimony. A wife (not merely a woman) is from the Lord, and is an expression of His loving favor. This being so, it is of gravest moment that the young man, ere he permits his affections to go out to a maiden, should seek to be guided, as to the proper object of his attention, by the Lord Himself. (“Proverbs Eighteen” by H.A. Ironside)

J. N. Darby Translation

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

W. Kelly Translation

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[Whoso] findeth a wife findeth a good thing,{HR}And obtaineth favour from Jehovah.