Proverbs 18:22 (ASV)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

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

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

Proverbs 18:22 Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing, And obtaineth favor of Jehovah.

Proverbs 18:23 The poor useth entreaties; But the rich answereth roughly.

Proverbs 18:24 He that maketh many friends [doeth it] to his own destruction; But there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "whoso", "findeth", "wife", "good", "obtaineth", "favor", and "jehovah". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "whoso" and "findeth", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 21's "Death and life are in the power..." into verse 23's "The poor useth entreaties But the rich...", so "whoso" and "findeth" belong inside that flow. In Proverbs context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "whoso" and "findeth" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.