Proverbs 18:22

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Proverbs 18:20–24 · Berean Standard Bible

20 From the fruit of his mouth a man’s belly is filled; with the harvest from his lips he is satisfied.

21 Life and death are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruit.

22 He who finds a wife finds a good thing and obtains favor from the LORD.

23 The poor man pleads for mercy, but the rich man answers harshly.

24 A man of many companions may come to ruin, but there is a friend who stays closer than a brother.

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Proverbs 5:15

Drink water from your own cistern, and running water from your own well.

Proverbs 5:16

Why should your springs flow in the streets, your streams of water in the public squares?

Proverbs 5:17

Let them be yours alone, never to be shared with strangers.

Proverbs 5:18

May your fountain be blessed, and may you rejoice in the wife of your youth:

Proverbs 5:19

A loving doe, a graceful fawn— may her breasts satisfy you always; may you be captivated by her love forever.

Proverbs 5:20

Why be captivated, my son, by an adulteress, or embrace the bosom of a stranger?

Proverbs 5:21

For a man’s ways are before the eyes of the LORD, and the LORD examines all his paths.

Proverbs 5:22

The iniquities of a wicked man entrap him; the cords of his sin entangle him.

Proverbs 5:23

He dies for lack of discipline, led astray by his own great folly.

Proverbs 12:4

A wife of noble character is her husband’s crown, but she who causes shame is like decay in his bones.

Proverbs 19:14

Houses and wealth are inherited from fathers, but a prudent wife is from the LORD.

Proverbs 31:10

A wife of noble character, who can find? She is far more precious than rubies.

Proverbs 31:11

The heart of her husband trusts in her, and he lacks nothing of value.

Proverbs 31:12

She brings him good and not harm all the days of her life.

Proverbs 31:13

She selects wool and flax and works with eager hands.

Proverbs 31:14

She is like the merchant ships, bringing her food from afar.

Proverbs 31:15

She rises while it is still night to provide food for her household and portions for her maidservants.

Proverbs 31:16

She appraises a field and buys it; from her earnings she plants a vineyard.

Proverbs 31:17

She girds herself with strength and shows that her arms are strong.

Proverbs 31:18

She sees that her gain is good, and her lamp is not extinguished at night.

Proverbs 31:19

She stretches out her hands to the distaff and grasps the spindle with her fingers.

Proverbs 31:20

She opens her arms to the poor and reaches out her hands to the needy.

Proverbs 31:21

When it snows, she has no fear for her household, for they are all clothed in scarlet.

Proverbs 31:22

She makes coverings for her bed; her clothing is fine linen and purple.

Proverbs 31:23

Her husband is known at the city gate, where he sits among the elders of the land.

Proverbs 31:24

She makes linen garments and sells them; she delivers sashes to the merchants.

Proverbs 31:25

Strength and honor are her clothing, and she can laugh at the days to come.

Proverbs 31:26

She opens her mouth with wisdom, and faithful instruction is on her tongue.

Proverbs 31:27

She watches over the affairs of her household and does not eat the bread of idleness.

Proverbs 31:28

Her children rise up and call her blessed; her husband praises her as well:

Proverbs 31:29

“Many daughters have done noble things, but you surpass them all!”

Proverbs 31:30

Charm is deceptive and beauty is fleeting, but a woman who fears the LORD is to be praised.

Proverbs 31:31

Give her the fruit of her hands, and let her works praise her at the gates.

Genesis 24:67

And Isaac brought her into the tent of his mother Sarah and took Rebekah as his wife. And Isaac loved her and was comforted after his mother’s death.

Genesis 29:20

So Jacob served seven years for Rachel, yet it seemed but a few days because of his love for her.

Genesis 29:21

Finally Jacob said to Laban, “Grant me my wife, for my time is complete, and I want to sleep with her.”

Genesis 29:28

And Jacob did just that. He finished the week’s celebration, and Laban gave him his daughter Rachel as his wife.

Ecclesiastes 9:9

Enjoy life with your beloved wife all the days of the fleeting life that God has given you under the sun—all your fleeting days. For this is your portion in life and in your labor under the sun.

Hosea 12:12

Jacob fled to the land of Aram and Israel worked for a wife— for a wife he tended sheep.

1 Corinthians 7:2

But because there is so much sexual immorality, each man should have his own wife, and each woman her own husband.

Proverbs 3:4

Then you will find favor and high regard in the sight of God and man.

Proverbs 8:35

For whoever finds me finds life and obtains the favor of the LORD.