Genesis 2:18
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“The LORD God also said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make for him a suitable helper.””
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“The LORD God also said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make for him a suitable helper.””
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“And the Lord God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him.”
King James Version · Public Domain“And Jehovah God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a help meet for him.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“And Jehovah God saith, `Not good for the man to be alone, I do make to him an helper--as his counterpart.'”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Genesis 2:18 — 9 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 1:31And God looked upon all that He had made, and indeed, it was very good. And there was evening, and there was morning—the sixth day.
- Genesis 3:12And the man answered, “The woman whom You gave me, she gave me fruit from the tree, and I ate it.”
- Ruth 3:1One day Ruth’s mother-in-law Naomi said to her, “My daughter, should I not seek a resting place for you, that it may be well with you?
- Proverbs 18:22He who finds a wife finds a good thing and obtains favor from the LORD.
- Ecclesiastes 4:9Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their labor.
- 1 Corinthians 7:36However, if someone thinks he is acting inappropriately toward his betrothed, and if she is beyond her youth and they ought to marry, let him do as he wishes; he is not sinning; they should get married.
- 1 Corinthians 11:7A man ought not to cover his head, since he is the image and glory of God; but the woman is the glory of man.
- 1 Timothy 2:11A woman must learn in quietness and full submissiveness.
- 1 Peter 3:7Husbands, in the same way, treat your wives with consideration as a delicate vessel, and with honor as fellow heirs of the gracious gift of life, so that your prayers will not be hindered.
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