| Edwin Wildman - United States - 1922 - 432 pages
...began : " 'Mr. Baird, I have been reading Proverbs a good deal lately, and find that Solomon says : "Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing, and obtaineth favor of the Lord." 'Father, being something of a Bible scholar himself, replied: 'Yes, Solomon did say that; but Paul... | |
| Genevieve Forbes Herrick, John Origen Herrick - 1925 - 434 pages
...and began : 'Mr. Baird, I have been reading Proverbs a good deal lately, and find that Solomon says, 'Whoso findeth a wife, findeth a good thing and obtaineth favor of the Lord.' "Father, being something of a Bible scholar himself, replied : 'Yes, I believe Solomon did say that,... | |
| John Cuthbert Long - Populism - 1928 - 460 pages
...Scriptures. "Mr. Baird," he said, "I have been reading Proverbs a good deal lately and find that Solomon says 'Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing and obtaineth favor of the Lord.' " Mr. Baird, not to be outdone by any such approach, answered, "Yes, I believe Solomon did say that,... | |
| United States National Museum - Anthropology - 1908 - 988 pages
...beginning with the words: " Under good auspices, and with good luck to bridegroom and bride, 'Whoso h'ndeth 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,... | |
| 1897 - 292 pages
...He lived and died a bachelor, but late in life remarked, that had he seen in early life the verse " Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing, and obtaineth favor of the Lord," he would have married. His death from typhoid fever occurred in 1850 at the home of his nephew, John... | |
| Isaac M. Arku - Family & Relationships - 2002 - 166 pages
...designed marriage for the welfare and happiness for His children. The Scriptures therefore declares, "Whoso findeth a wife, findeth a good thing, and obtaineth favor of the Lord" (Proverbs 18:12). Many years ago, a dear friend of mine, invited me to give a short sermon at his wedding.... | |
| Kenneth Stevenson - Religion - 2002 - 118 pages
...difficult time in worshipping and praise. Let me make it a little more clearer to you. The Bible says, "Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing, and obtaineth favor of the Lord" (Proverbs 18:22, KJV). Would a husband who believes in and agrees that statement is true have a problem... | |
| Earl Carter - Religion - 2002 - 242 pages
...pain and eventually died. A foolish woman will destroy you in the process. But God gives us only good. "Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing and obtaineth favor of the Lord." Note that she's called a good thing. In Luke 11:11-13 Jesus asks, "If a son shall ask bread of any... | |
| Marilyn Yalom, Laura Carstensen - Psychology - 2002 - 284 pages
...marry. Numerous rabbinical sayings found in the Torah and Talmud reaffirm this sentiment; for example, "Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing, and obtaineth favor of the Lord" (Prov. i8:zzl, and "He who liveth without a wife is no perfect man" (Yebamoth 62l. Early Christianity,... | |
| Arthur W. Pink - Religion - 2002 - 144 pages
...glory of children are their fathers" (17:6), though that is far from being the case in every instance. "Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing, and obtaineth favor of the Lord" (18:22), as many a man — the writer included — has discovered; yet the experience of not a few... | |
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