Virtuous Wife

The words of king Lemuel; the oracle which his mother taught him. — read the full passage →

A worthy woman who can find? For her price is far above rubies.

A worthy woman who can find? For her price is far above rubies. — read the full passage →

Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself up for it;

Grace is deceitful, and beauty is vain; Buta woman that feareth Jehovah, she shall be praised.

A worthy woman is the crown of her husband; But she that maketh ashamed is as rottenness in his bones.

In like manner, ye wives, bein subjection to your own husbands; that, even if any obey not the word, they may without the word be gained by the behavior of their wives;

And Jehovah God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a help meet for him.

Ye husbands, in like manner, dwell withyour wivesaccording to knowledge, giving honor unto the woman, as unto the weaker vessel, as being also joint-heirs of the grace of life; to the end that your prayers be not hindered.

Delight thyself also in Jehovah; And he will give thee the desires of thy heart.

Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.

to be sober-minded, chaste, workers at home, kind, being in subjection to their own husbands, that the word of God be not blasphemed:

But speak thou the things which befit the sound doctrine: — read the full passage →

prove all things; hold fast that which is good;

And God spake all these words, saying, — read the full passage →

For after this manner aforetime the holy women also, who hoped in God, adorned themselves, being in subjection to their own husbands:

Rebuke not an elder, but exhort him as a father; the younger men as brethren: — read the full passage →

If I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am become sounding brass, or a clanging cymbal. — read the full passage →

For the man is not of the woman; but the woman of the man: — read the full passage →

Strength and dignity are her clothing; And she laugheth at the time to come.

And the angel of Jehovah appeared unto him, and said unto him, Jehovah is with thee, thou mighty man of valor.

In like manner, ye wives, bein subjection to your own husbands; that, even if any obey not the word, they may without the word be gained by the behavior of their wives; — read the full passage →

But as the church is subject to Christ, so let the wives also be to their husbands in everything.

For the husband is the head of the wife, as Christ also is the head of the church, being himself the saviour of the body.

Wives, be in subjection unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord. — read the full passage →

Wives, be in subjection unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord.

But it is easier for heaven and earth to pass away, than for one tittle of the law to fall.

Give her of the fruit of her hands; And let her works praise her in the gates.

She openeth her mouth with wisdom; And the law of kindness is on her tongue.

She considereth a field, and buyeth it; With the fruit of her hands she planteth a vineyard.

The heart of her husband trusteth in her, And he shall have no lack of gain.

Every wise woman buildeth her house; But the foolish plucketh it down with her own hands.

Doth not wisdom cry, And understanding put forth her voice? — read the full passage →

The fear of Jehovah is the beginning of wisdom; A good understanding have all they that dohis commandments: His praise endureth for ever.

Unto the woman he said, I will greatly multiply thy pain and thy conception; in pain thou shalt bring forth children; and thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee.

that they may train the young women to love their husbands, to love their children,

that they may train the young women to love their husbands, to love their children, — read the full passage →

But flee youthful lusts, and follow after righteousness, faith, love, peace, with them that call on the Lord out of a pure heart.

I desire therefore that the younger widows marry, bear children, rule the household, give no occasion to the adversary for reviling:

But if any provideth not for his own, and specially his own household, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an unbeliever.

Now I make known unto you brethren, the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye received, wherein also ye stand,

Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. — read the full passage →

Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth.

Open thy mouth for the dumb, In the cause of all such as are left desolate.

But thou, O Jehovah, wilt laugh at them; Thou wilt have all the nations in derision.

And now, my daughter, fear not; I will do to thee all that thou sayest; for all the city of my people doth know that thou art a worthy woman.

And Jacob served seven years for Rachel; and they seemed unto him but a few days, for the love he had to her.

And the man said, The woman whom thou gavest to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I did eat.

And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was a delight to the eyes, and that the tree was to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat; and she gave also unto her husband with her, and he did eat.

for God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as God, knowing good and evil.

And the man said, This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh: she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man.

and the rib, which Jehovah God had taken from the man, made he a woman, and brought her unto the man.

And out of the ground Jehovah God formed every beast of the field, and every bird of the heavens; and brought them unto the man to see what he would call them: and whatsoever the man called every living creature, that was the name thereof.

but if I tarry long, that thou mayest know how men ought to behave themselves in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth.

Faithful is the saying, If a man seeketh the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work. — read the full passage →

but even as we have been approved of God to be intrusted with the gospel, so we speak; not as pleasing men, but God who proveth our hearts.

whatsoever ye do, work heartily, as unto the Lord, and not unto men;

who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation;

In nothing be anxious; but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. — read the full passage →

Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right.

Be ye therefore imitators of God, as beloved children; — read the full passage →

So then am I become your enemy, by telling you the truth?

But when I saw that they walked not uprightly according to the truth of the gospel, I said unto Cephas before them all, If thou, being a Jew, livest as do the Gentiles, and not as do the Jews, how compellest thou the Gentiles to live as do the Jews?

For I make known to you, brethren, as touching the gospel which was preached by me, that it is not after man. — read the full passage →

I marvel that ye are so quickly removing from him that called you in the grace of Christ unto a different gospel; — read the full passage →

(for we walk by faith, not by sight);

let the women keep silence in the churches: for it is not permitted unto them to speak; but let them be in subjection, as also saith the law.

But I would have you know, that the head of every man is Christ; and the head of the woman is the man; and the head of Christ is God. — read the full passage →

But I would have you know, that the head of every man is Christ; and the head of the woman is the man; and the head of Christ is God.

For I am not ashamed of the gospel: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.

and because he was of the same trade, he abode with them, and they wrought; for by their trade they were tentmakers.

And in none other is there salvation: for neither is there any other name under heaven, that is given among men, wherein we must be saved.

Let all the house of Israel therefore know assuredly, that God hath made him both Lord and Christ, this Jesus whom ye crucified.

And he that beholdeth me beholdeth him that sent me.

And he that sent me is with me; he hath not left me alone; for I do always the things that are pleasing to him.

For this cause therefore the Jews sought the more to kill him, because he not only brake the sabbath, but also called God his own Father, making himself equal with God.

But when the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the angels with him, then shall he sit on the throne of his glory: — read the full passage →

But seek ye first his kingdom, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.

Will a man rob God? yet ye rob me. But ye say, Wherein have we robbed thee? In tithes and offerings.

The words of Amos, who was among the herdsmen of Tekoa, which he saw concerning Israel in the days of Uzziah king of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash king of Israel, two years before the earthquake. — read the full passage →

And I find more bitter than death the woman whose heart is snares and nets, and whose hands are bands: whoso pleaseth God shall escape from her; but the sinner shall be taken by her.

Blessed are they that are perfect in the way, Who walk in the law of Jehovah. — read the full passage →

Our soul hath waited for Jehovah: He is our help and our shield.

When thou reapest thy harvest in thy field, and hast forgot a sheaf in the field, thou shalt not go again to fetch it: it shall be for the sojourner, for the fatherless, and for the widow; that Jehovah thy God may bless thee in all the work of thy hands.

If thou buy a Hebrew servant, six years he shall serve: and in the seventh he shall go out free for nothing. — read the full passage →

And he said, What hast thou done? the voice of thy brother’s blood crieth unto me from the ground.

And God blessed them: and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it; and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the birds of the heavens, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.