Genesis 2:18
And the Lord God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him.
Cross-reference
Genesis 2:20 narrates the direct result of God's declaration: Adam names all creatures but finds no suitable helper, setting up the creation of woman.
In Genesis 1:31, God declares everything 'very good,' yet here something is 'not good' — man's aloneness reveals a gap creation hadn't yet filled.
In Genesis 3:12, Adam blames 'the woman you gave me' — turning the helper God provided for his good into an accusation against God.
Proverbs 18:22 affirms the same principle: finding a wife is good and receives God's favor — a wisdom restatement of the divine declaration that aloneness is not good.
Ecclesiastes 4:9-12 directly echoes this logic: two are better than one for mutual help, warmth, and defense — aloneness leaves one vulnerable.
In 1 Corinthians 11:9, Paul directly cites creation: woman was made for man — grounding his teaching about headship in the Genesis 2 narrative.
In 1 Timothy 2:13, Paul appeals to creation order — Adam formed first, then Eve — to support his teaching, directly citing the Genesis 2 account.
The disciples in Matthew 19:10 suggest it's better not to marry — a surprising reversal of God's declaration that aloneness is not good.
Ecclesiastes 4:8 describes a man alone with no companion, toiling without satisfaction — echoing the problem of isolation God identifies before creating Eve.
In 1 Peter 3:7, wives are called co-heirs of life — reflecting the partnership God intended when providing a suitable helper, so husbands must honor them.
Malachi 2:14 calls the wife a 'partner' in marriage covenant language that echoes God's original design — a companion given because aloneness is not good.