Proverbs 18:22 — Compare Translations
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English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young
[Whoso] hath found a wife hath found good, And bringeth out good-will from Jehovah.
English ASV
Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing, And obtaineth favor of Jehovah.
English Amplified
He who finds a [true] wife finds a good thing and obtains favor from the Lord. [Prov. 19:14; 31:10.]
English Amplified Classic Bible 1987
He who finds a [true] wife finds a good thing and obtains favor from the Lord. [Prov. 19:14; 31:10.]
English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025
He who finds a wife finds a good thing and obtains favor from the Lord.
English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible
A man who finds a wife finds a good thing and obtains favor from the LORD.
English Darby 1890 : Public Domain
Whoso hath found a wife hath found a good thing, and hath obtained favour from Jehovah.
English EASY 2024
If you find a wife, you find a good thing. The Lord has given you someone to enjoy.
English ERV 2006 - Only For Website
If you find a wife, you have found something good. She shows that the Lord is happy with you.
English ESV 2016 == The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles
He who finds a wife finds a good thing and obtains favor from the LORD.
English GNT (Good News Translation)
Find a wife and you find a good thing; it shows that the Lord is good to you.
English God's Word - GW 1995
Whoever finds a wife finds something good and has obtained favor from the Lord.
English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website
A man who finds a wife finds a good thing and obtains favor from the LORD.
English KJV 1611
Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing, and obtaineth favour of the LORD.
English LSB
He who finds a wife finds a good thing And obtains favor from Yahweh.
English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)
He who finds a wife finds a good thing, and obtains favor from the Lord.
English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)
He who finds a wife finds a good thing And obtains favor from the LORD.
English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website
He who finds a wife finds happiness; it is a favor he receives from the LORD.
English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)
The one who finds a wife finds what is enjoyable, and receives a pleasurable gift from the LORD.
English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website
The one who finds a wife finds what is good. He receives favor from the Lord.
English NIV
He who finds a wife finds what is good and receives favor from the LORD.
English NKJ 1982
He who finds a wife finds a good thing, And obtains favor from the Lord.
English NLT
The man who finds a wife finds a treasure and receives favor from the LORD.
English NRSV 1989 - Only for website
He who finds a wife finds a good thing, and obtains favor from the LORD.
English Passion Translation Bible 2020
When a man finds a wife, he has found a treasure! For she is the gift of God to bring him joy and pleasure. But the one who divorces a good woman loses what is good from his house. To choose an adulteress is both stupid and ungodly.
English RSV (Revised Standard Version)
He who finds a wife finds a good thing, and obtains favor from the Lord.
English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)
The man who finds a wife finds a good thing; she is a blessing to him from the Lord.
English Tyndale 1537
Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing, and receiveth an wholesome benefit of the LORD.