Proverbs 18:22-24

Easy-to-Read Version

²²If you find a wife, you have found something good. She shows that the Lord is happy with you.

²³The poor are polite when they beg for help. The rich are rude with their answer.

²⁴Some friends are fun to be with,^[a] but a true friend can be better than a brother.

Proverbs 18:22-24

New International Version

²²He who finds a wife finds what is good^(A)
and receives favor from the Lord.^(B)

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

²⁴One who has unreliable friends soon comes to ruin,
but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.^(C)

Easy-to-Read Version (ERV)

New International Version (NIV)