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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 wealth are an inheritance from fathers; 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, and running waters out of thine own well.
 16Thy fountains shall be poured forth, as water-brooks in the broadways.
 17Let them be only thine own, and not strangers' with thee.
 18Let thy fountain be blessed; and have joy of the wife of thy youth.
 19As a lovely hind and a graceful roe, let her breasts satisfy thee at all times: be thou ravished continually with her love.
 20And why shouldest thou, my son, be ravished with a strange woman, and embrace the bosom of a stranger?
 21For the ways of man are before the eyes of Jehovah, and he pondereth all his paths.
 22His own iniquities shall take the wicked, and he shall be holden with the cords of his sin.
 23He shall die for want of discipline; 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; but she that maketh ashamed is as rottenness in his bones. (Prov. 12:4)
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Prov. 19:14• 14House and wealth are an inheritance from fathers; 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? for her price is far above rubies.
 11The heart of her husband confideth in her, and he shall have no lack of spoil.
 12She doeth him good, and not evil, all the days of her life.
 13She seeketh wool and flax, and worketh willingly with her hands.
 14She is like the merchants' ships: she bringeth her food from afar;
 15And she riseth while it is yet night, and giveth meat to her household, and the day's work to her maidens.
 16She considereth a field, and acquireth it; of the fruit of her hands she planteth a vineyard.
 17She girdeth her loins with strength, and maketh strong her arms.
 18She perceiveth that her earning is good; her lamp goeth not out by night.
 19She putteth her hands to the distaff, and her hands hold the spindle.
 20She stretcheth out her hand to the afflicted, and she reacheth forth her hands to the needy.
 21She is not afraid of the snow for her household; for all her household are clothed with scarlet.
 22She maketh herself coverlets; her clothing is byssus and purple.
 23Her husband is known in the gates, when he sitteth among the elders of the land.
 24She maketh body linen and selleth it, and delivereth girdles unto the merchant.
 25Strength and dignity are her clothing, and she laugheth at the coming day.
 26She openeth her mouth with wisdom; and upon her tongue is the law of kindness.
 27She surveyeth the ways of her household, and eateth not the bread of idleness.
 28Her children rise up and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praiseth her:
 29Many daughters have done worthily, but thou excellest them all.
 30Gracefulness is deceitful and beauty is vain; a woman that feareth Jehovah, she shall be praised.
 31Give her of the fruit of her hands, and let her own works praise her in the gates. (Prov. 31:10‑31)
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Gen. 24:67• 67And Isaac led her into his mother Sarah's tent; and he took Rebecca, and she became his wife, and he loved her. And Isaac was comforted after the death of his mother. (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 as single days, because he loved 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 with this one, and he gave him Rachel his daughter to be his wife. (Gen. 29:20‑21,28)
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Eccl. 9:9• 9Enjoy life with the wife whom thou lovest all the days of the life of thy vanity, which he hath given thee under the sun, all the days of thy vanity; for that is thy portion in life, and in thy labour wherein thou art labouring 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 woman have her own husband. (1 Cor. 7:2)
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Prov. 3:4• 4and thou shalt find favour 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, and obtaineth 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.