Proverbs
Proverbs 18:22
22He who finds a wife finds a good thing
and obtains favor from the LORD.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| He who finds | מָצָ֣א | mā·ṣā | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H4672 attain to, find |
| a wife | אִ֭שָּׁה | ’iš·šāh | Noun - feminine singular | H802 woman, wife, female |
| finds | מָ֣צָא | mā·ṣā | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H4672 attain to, find |
| a good thing | ט֑וֹב | ṭō·wḇ | Noun - masculine singular | H2896 pleasant, agreeable, good |
| and obtains | וַיָּ֥פֶק | way·yā·p̄eq | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H6329 bring out, furnish, promote |
| favor | רָ֝צ֗וֹן | rā·ṣō·wn | Noun - masculine singular | H7522 goodwill, favour, acceptance, will |
| from the LORD | מֵיְהוָֽה׃ | Yah·weh | Preposition-m; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Proverbs 19:14 · Proverbs 31:10–31 · Proverbs 12:4 · Ecclesiastes 9:9 · 1 Corinthians 7:2 · Genesis 2:18 · Proverbs 5:15–23 · Proverbs 8:35 · Hosea 12:12 · Genesis 29:20–21 · Genesis 24:67 · Proverbs 3:4
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.