...her," saying, "Many daughters have done virtuously, but thou excellest them all." ° He who gains such a wife "findeth a good thing, and obtaineth favor of the Lord." 7 The After Experience However carefully and wisely marriage may have been entered into, few couples...

...husband and wife, we find everywhere the highest possible testimony to the exalted ideal prevalent : Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing, And obtaineth favor of the Lord. House and riches are an inheritance from the fathers, But a prudent wife is from the Lord.44 Yet it...

...today if it were not for the overmodest modesty which prevails. "A prudent wife is from the Lord." "Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing and obtaineth favor of the Lord." (Prov. 19-14 and 18-22.) Then the very law of creation shows that no temporary and uninspired suspension...

...usually beginning with the words: " Under good auspices, and with good luck to bridegroom and bride, ' Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing, and obtaineth favor of the Lord.' " It states that the bridegroom agrees to take the bride as his lawful wife, and that he will keep,...

...Luther. God does not forbid any man to marry. He says, "It is not good that the man should be alone."67) "Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing, and obtaineth favor of the Lord."68) "Now the Spirit speaketh expressly that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith,...

...shame; but with the lowly is wisdom. Who can find a virtuous woman ? for her price is far above rubies. Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing, and obtaineth favor of the Lord. Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging; and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise. Withdraw thy...

...began thus: "Mr. Baird, I have been reading Proverbs a good deal lately, and I find that Solomon says: 'Whoso findeth a wife, findeth a good thing and obtaineth favor of the Lord.'" "Yes," Mary Baird's father replied, " But Paul suggests that while he that marrieth doeth well, he...

...of wisdom. It is easy to point out cases in which a proverb taken too literally would be bad advice. "Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing, and obtaineth favor of the Lord" might very well be doubted, if understood to mean that all marriages are blessed of heaven. Or, "He...

...I think I've done it rather neatly : "Dear Dick: " The wise man of the Proverbs has told us that ' whoso findeth a wife, findeth a good thing and obtaineth favor of the Lord,' in view of which, it would be foolish and inconsistent in us to withhold our favor. Therefore, we extend...

...that," interrupted Donald Gillespie. " Ye'll find it in Proverbs. Chapter seventeen; verse twenty-two. ' Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing, and obtaineth favor of the Lord.' It's the bonnie wean, of course. I always knew." " Oh ! you be hanged ! " said Paul. " You can't have...