Proverbs 18:22 - The Message Find a good spouse, you find a good life— and even more: the favor of God! More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing, And obtaineth favour of the LORD. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition He who finds a [true] wife finds a good thing and obtains favor from the Lord. [Prov. 19:14; 31:10.] American Standard Version (1901) Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing, And obtaineth favor of Jehovah. Common English Bible He who finds a wife finds what is good, gaining favor from the LORD. Catholic Public Domain Version He who has found a good wife has found goodness, and he shall draw contentment from the Lord. He who expels a good wife expels goodness. But he who holds on to an adulteress is foolish and impious. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version He that hath found a good wife, hath found a good thing, and shall receive a pleasure from the Lord. He that driveth away a good wife, driveth away a good thing: but he that keepeth an adulteress, is foolish and wicked. |