Proverbs 18:22
Strong's Lexicon
He who finds
מָצָ֣א (mā·ṣā)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4672: 1) to find, attain to 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to find 1a1a) to find, secure, acquire, get (thing sought) 1a1b) to find (what is lost) 1a1c) to meet, encounter 1a1d) to find (a condition) 1a1e) to learn, devise 1a2) to find out 1a2a) to find out 1a2b) to detect 1a2c) to guess 1a3) to come upon, light upon 1a3a) to happen upon, meet, fall in with 1a3b) to hit 1a3c) to befall 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be found 1b1a) to be encountered, be lighted upon, be discovered 1b1b) to appear, be recognised 1b1c) to be discovered, be detected 1b1d) to be gained, be secured 1b2) to be, be found 1b2a) to be found in 1b2b) to be in the possession of 1b2c) to be found in (a place), happen to be 1b2d) to be left (after war) 1b2e) to be present 1b2f) to prove to be 1b2g) to be found sufficient, be enough 1c) (Hiphil) 1c1) to cause to find, attain 1c2) to cause to light upon, come upon, come 1c3) to cause to encounter 1c4) to present (offering)

a wife
אִ֭שָּׁה (’iš·šāh)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 802: 1) woman, wife, female 1a) woman (opposite of man) 1b) wife (woman married to a man) 1c) female (of animals) 1d) each, every (pronoun)

finds
מָ֣צָא (mā·ṣā)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4672: 1) to find, attain to 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to find 1a1a) to find, secure, acquire, get (thing sought) 1a1b) to find (what is lost) 1a1c) to meet, encounter 1a1d) to find (a condition) 1a1e) to learn, devise 1a2) to find out 1a2a) to find out 1a2b) to detect 1a2c) to guess 1a3) to come upon, light upon 1a3a) to happen upon, meet, fall in with 1a3b) to hit 1a3c) to befall 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be found 1b1a) to be encountered, be lighted upon, be discovered 1b1b) to appear, be recognised 1b1c) to be discovered, be detected 1b1d) to be gained, be secured 1b2) to be, be found 1b2a) to be found in 1b2b) to be in the possession of 1b2c) to be found in (a place), happen to be 1b2d) to be left (after war) 1b2e) to be present 1b2f) to prove to be 1b2g) to be found sufficient, be enough 1c) (Hiphil) 1c1) to cause to find, attain 1c2) to cause to light upon, come upon, come 1c3) to cause to encounter 1c4) to present (offering)

a good thing
ט֑וֹב (ṭō·wḇ)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2896: adj 1) good, pleasant, agreeable 1a) pleasant, agreeable (to the senses) 1b) pleasant (to the higher nature) 1c) good, excellent (of its kind) 1d) good, rich, valuable in estimation 1e) good, appropriate, becoming 1f) better (comparative) 1g) glad, happy, prosperous (of man's sensuous nature) 1h) good understanding (of man's intellectual nature) 1i) good, kind, benign 1j) good, right (ethical) n m 2) a good thing, benefit, welfare 2a) welfare, prosperity, happiness 2b) good things (collective) 2c) good, benefit 2d) moral good n f 3) welfare, benefit, good things 3a) welfare, prosperity, happiness 3b) good things (collective) 3c) bounty

and obtains
וַיָּ֥פֶק (way·yā·p̄eq)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6329: 1) to bring out, furnish, promote, go out, issue 1a) (Hiphil) 1a1) to produce, furnish 1a2) to bring out, elicit, obtain, cause to come out from 1a3) to promote 1a4) to cause to go out to

favor
רָ֝צ֗וֹן (rā·ṣō·wn)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7522: 1) pleasure, delight, favour, goodwill, acceptance, will 1a) goodwill, favour 1b) acceptance 1c) will, desire, pleasure, self-will

from the LORD.
מֵיְהוָֽה׃ (Yah·weh)
Preposition-m | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3068: Jehovah = 'the existing One' 1) the proper name of the one true God 1a) unpronounced except with the vowel pointings of H0136

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
He who finds a wife finds a good thing and obtains favor from the LORD.

Young's Literal Translation
[Whoso] hath found a wife hath found good, And bringeth out good-will from Jehovah.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
A man who finds a wife finds a good thing and obtains favor from the LORD.

New American Standard Bible
He who finds a wife finds a good thing And obtains favor from the LORD.

King James Bible
[Whoso] findeth a wife findeth a good [thing], and obtaineth favour of the LORD.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
He who finds a wife finds what is good and receives favor from the LORD.

New Living Translation
The man who finds a wife finds a treasure, and he receives favor from the LORD.

English Standard Version
He who finds a wife finds a good thing and obtains favor from the LORD.

New American Standard Bible
He who finds a wife finds a good thing And obtains favor from the LORD.

King James Bible
Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing, and obtaineth favour of the LORD.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
A man who finds a wife finds a good thing and obtains favor from the LORD.

International Standard Version
Whoever finds a wife finds what is good, and receives favor from the LORD.

NET Bible
The one who finds a wife finds what is enjoyable, and receives a pleasurable gift from the LORD.

American Standard Version
Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing, And obtaineth favor of Jehovah.

English Revised Version
Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing, and obtaineth favour of the LORD.

Young's Literal Translation
Whoso hath found a wife hath found good, And bringeth out good-will from Jehovah.
















Cross References
Genesis 2:18
And the LORD God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him.

Proverbs 8:35
For whoso findeth me findeth life, and shall obtain favour of the LORD.

Proverbs 12:4
A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband: but she that maketh ashamed is as rottenness in his bones.

Proverbs 19:14
House and riches are the inheritance of fathers: and a prudent wife is from the LORD.

Proverbs 31:10
Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies.

Proverbs 1:1
The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel;

Proverbs 18:21
Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.

Proverbs 18:20
A man's belly shall be satisfied with the fruit of his mouth; and with the increase of his lips shall he be filled.

Proverbs 18:19
A brother offended is harder to be won than a strong city: and their contentions are like the bars of a castle.

Proverbs 18:23
The poor useth intreaties; but the rich answereth roughly.

Proverbs 18:24
A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly: and there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.
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