Proverbs 18:22

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

A man's greatest treasure is his wife— she is a gift from the LORD.

Cross References

Genesis 2:18

The LORD God said, “It isn't good for the man to live alone. I need to make a suitable partner for him.”

Genesis 24:67

Isaac took Rebekah into the tent where his mother had lived before she died, and Rebekah became his wife. He loved her and was comforted over the loss of his mother.

Genesis 29:28

At the end of the week of celebration, Laban let Jacob marry Rachel, and he gave her his servant woman Bilhah. Jacob loved Rachel more than he did Leah, but he had to work another seven years for Laban.

Proverbs 12:4

A helpful wife is a jewel for her husband, but a shameless wife will make his bones rot.

Proverbs 19:14

You may inherit all you own from your parents, but a sensible wife is a gift from the LORD.

Proverbs 3:4

God and people will like you and consider you a success.

Proverbs 8:35

By finding me, you find life, and the LORD will be pleased with you.

Ecclesiastes 9:9

Life is short, and you love your wife, so enjoy being with her. This is what you are supposed to do as you struggle through life on this earth.

Hosea 12:12

Jacob escaped to Syria where he tended sheep to earn himself a wife.

1 Corinthians 7:2

Well, having your own husband or wife should keep you from doing something immoral.

Ruth 4:10

You are also witnesses that I have agreed to marry Mahlon's widow Ruth, the Moabite woman. This will keep the property in his family's name, and he will be remembered in this town.