Pro 18:22, 19:14 | JFB | STEP | 22. The old versions supply "good" before the "wife," as the last clause and imply (compare ).

Proverbs 18:22

22. The old versions supply "good" before the "wife," as the last clause and Pr 19:14 imply (compare Pr 31:10).

14. A contrast of men's gifts and God's, who, though author of both blessings, confers the latter by His more special providence.

and—or, "but," implying that the evils of Pr 19:13 are only avoided by His care.