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Proverbs 18:22

箴言 18:22

The Passage

Whoever finds a wife finds a good thing, and obtains favor of the LORD.

In the other language

得着贤妻的，是得着好处，也是蒙了耶和华的恩惠。

Theme

A good thing

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Many readers arrive here from a real question. These are reflections for how this passage speaks to the questions people bring most often — not an answer about what will happen, but an invitation to sit with it slowly.

How do I face this season of pressure at work?

Finding a wife is the good named in this verse; it does not directly answer how to manage pressure at work. What it does offer is a recognition that goodness and the Lord's favor are not measured only in achievement. A relationship is named as something worth receiving with gratitude. Whether or not you are married, you can notice how easily work becomes the only part of life that seems to count. This passage does not make relationships a remedy for every burden, but it invites you to honor their worth. This verse does not directly address pressure at work. Which part of your life might you see differently as you reflect on its recognition of marriage as a good gift rather than an achievement?

Carry thisThere is goodness in life beyond what work measures.

Other passages for this questionGenesis 1:26-28 · Isaiah 40:31 · 2 Corinthians 10:2-6

I want to learn to love better in this relationship.

When your days feel crowded, even the people you love can become another item on the list. This verse does not offer a method for finding stillness, but it invites you to recognize the goodness of a wife and the Lord’s favor. Its words give you somewhere to rest your attention rather than another task to complete. If you are married, you might pause to notice one ordinary kindness from your spouse. You do not have to solve the whole day to receive that moment with gratitude before God. Finding a moment to notice goodness already near you, what could you allow to wait while you give it your attention?

Carry thisGratitude can sit beside honesty about what needs attention.

Other passages for this questionGenesis 1:26-28 · Isaiah 40:31 · 2 Corinthians 10:2-6

What do I need to let go of in the coming weeks?

A busy day can leave little room to notice the goodness of someone whose presence you have come to expect. This verse does not explain how to find stillness, but its simple recognition of a wife as a good thing offers you a place to pause in gratitude before God. Rather than making stillness another task to accomplish, you might spend a quiet moment remembering the person, not the errands, plans, or responsibilities that surround your relationship, and let appreciation be enough for that moment. This proverb does not tell you what to release. What if you let go of one expectation long enough to notice the goodness of your spouse with gratitude?

Carry thisGratitude leaves room for another person to be fully human.

Other passages for this questionGenesis 1:26-28 · Isaiah 40:31 · 2 Corinthians 10:2-6

How can I find stillness in a busy life?

Goodness is sometimes received through a relationship rather than achieved through effort. This proverb does not directly explain how to find stillness in a busy life. It names finding a wife as a good thing and a gift of the LORD’s favor. Let that remain a particular celebration of marriage, not a promise about your circumstances. You can pause over the simple act of recognizing something good. Busyness may leave little room to appreciate the people already beside you. For a moment, you need not make that appreciation productive. Is there someone beside you whose presence you could appreciate for a moment, without turning that gratitude into another task?

Carry thisGratitude makes room to notice people beyond their usefulness.

Other passages for this questionGenesis 1:26-28 · Isaiah 40:31 · 2 Corinthians 10:2-6

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Proverbs 18 — in context

16A man’s gift makes room for him, and brings him before great men.

17He who pleads his cause first seems right; until another comes and questions him.

18The lot settles disputes, and keeps strong ones apart.

19A brother offended is more difficult than a fortified city; and disputes are like the bars of a castle.

20A man’s stomach is filled with the fruit of his mouth. With the harvest of his lips he is satisfied.

21Death and life are in the power of the tongue; those who love it will eat its fruit.

22Whoever finds a wife finds a good thing, and obtains favor of the LORD.

23The poor plead for mercy, but the rich answer harshly.

24A man of many companions may be ruined, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.

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