PRO 18:22 Parallel Verse View

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Key: khaki:verbs, green:YHWH.
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BrLXX Ὃς εὗρε γυναῖκα ἀγαθὴν, εὗρε χάριτας, ἔλαβε δὲ παρὰ Θεοῦ ἱλαρότητα·
(Hos heure gunaika agathaʸn, heure ⱪaritas, elabe de para Theou hilarotaʸta; )

BrTr He that has found a good wife has found favours, and has received gladness from God.

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

OEB He that finds a wife has found a blessing,
⇔ and won a sign of the Lord’s good will.

WEBBE Whoever finds a wife finds a good thing,
⇔ and obtains favour of the LORD.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET The one who finds a wife finds what is enjoyable,
⇔ and receives a pleasurable gift from the Lord.

LSV [Whoever] has found a wife has found good,
And brings out goodwill from YHWH.

FBV If you find a wife, that's great, and you'll be blessed by the Lord.

T4T ⇔ If you marry a good woman, that is like finding a wonderful thing;
⇔ it shows that Yahweh is pleased with you.

LEB • [fn] finds good, and he will obtain favor from Yahweh.

18:? Or “woman”

BBE Whoever gets a wife gets a good thing, and has the approval of the Lord.

Moff No Moff PRO book available

JPS Whoso findeth a wife findeth a great good, and obtaineth favour of the LORD.

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

DRA He that hath found a good wife, hath found a good thing, and shall receive a pleasure from the Lord. He that driveth away a good wife, driveth away a good thing: but he that keepeth an adulteress, is foolish and wicked.

YLT [Whoso] hath found a wife hath found good, And bringeth out good-will from Jehovah.

Drby Whoso hath found a wife hath found a good thing, and hath obtained favour from Jehovah.

RV Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing, and obtaineth favour of the LORD.

Wbstr Whoever findeth a wife findeth a good thing , and obtaineth favor from the LORD.

KJB-1769 Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing, and obtaineth favour of the LORD.

KJB-1611 [fn]Who so findeth a wife, findeth a good thing, and obtaineth fauour of the LORD.
(Who so findeth a wife, findeth a good thing, and obtaineth favour of the LORD.)

18:22 Chap. 19 14.

Bshps Who so findeth a wyfe, findeth a good thing, and receaueth fauour of the Lorde.
(Who so findeth a wife, findeth a good thing, and receives favour of the Lord.)

Gnva He that findeth a wife, findeth a good thing, and receiueth fauour of the Lord.
(He that findeth a wife, findeth a good thing, and receives favour of the Lord. )

Cvdl Who so fyndeth a wife fyndeth a good thynge, & receaueth an wholsome benefite of the LORDE.
(Who so fyndeth a wife fyndeth a good thinge, and receives an wholsome benefite of the LORD.)

Wyc He that fyndith a good womman, fyndith a good thing; and of the Lord he schal drawe vp myrthe. He that puttith a wey a good womman, puttith awei a good thing; but he that holdith auowtresse, is a fool and vnwijs.
(He that fyndith a good woman, fyndith a good thing; and of the Lord he shall drawe up myrthe. He that puttith a wey a good woman, puttith away a good thing; but he that holdith auowtresse, is a fool and unwijs.)

Luth Wer eine Ehefrau findet, der findet was Gutes und bekommt Wohlgefallen vom HErr’s.
(Who one Ehefrau findet, the/of_the finds what/which Goodness and bekommt Wohlgefallen from_the LORD’s.)

ClVg Qui invenit mulierem bonam invenit bonum, et hauriet jucunditatem a Domino. Qui expellit mulierem bonam expellit bonum; qui autem tenet adulteram stultus est et impius.
(Who invenit mulierem bonam invenit bonum, and hauriet yucunditatem from Master. Who expellit mulierem bonam expellit bonum; who however holds adulteram stultus it_is and impius. )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / genericnoun

מָצָ֣א אִ֭שָּׁה & וַ⁠יָּ֥פֶק

he/it_found woman/wife & and,obtains

He who finds, a wife, and he refer to people in general, not specific people. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use more natural expressions. Alternate translation: “Any person who finds a wife … and that person obtains”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

מָצָ֣א & מָ֣צָא

he/it_found & he/it_found

Obtaining a wife and something good are spoken of as if they are objects that a person finds by searching. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “He who obtains … obtains”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

ט֑וֹב & רָ֝צ֗וֹן

good & favour

See how you translated the abstract nouns good in 11:27 and favor in 3:4.

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

רָ֝צ֗וֹן

favour

Here, favor could refer to: (1) Yahweh being pleased with the man who finds a wife, as in the identical phrase in 8:35. Alternate translation: “approval” (2) the wife mentioned in the previous clause, in which case favor would mean “gift.” Alternate translation: “a gift”

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