Virtuous Wife

Words of Lemuel a king, a declaration that his mother taught him: — read the full passage →

A woman of worth who doth find? Yea, far above rubies <FI>is<Fi> her price.

A woman of worth who doth find? Yea, far above rubies <FI>is<Fi> her price. — read the full passage →

The husbands! love your own wives, as also the Christ did love the assembly, and did give himself for it,

The grace <FI>is<Fi> false, and the beauty <FI>is<Fi> vain, A woman fearing Jehovah, she may boast herself.

A virtuous woman <FI>is<Fi> a crown to her husband, And as rottenness in his bones <FI>is<Fi> one causing shame.

In like manner, the wives, be ye subject to your own husbands, that even if certain are disobedient to the word, through the conversation of the wives, without the word, they may be won,

And Jehovah God saith, `Not good for the man to be alone, I do make to him an helper--as his counterpart.'

The husbands, in like manner, dwelling with <FI>them<Fi> , according to knowledge, as to a weaker vessel--to the wife--imparting honour, as also being heirs together of the grace of life, that your prayers be not hindered.

And delight thyself on Jehovah, And He giveth to thee the petitions of thy heart.

therefore doth a man leave his father and his mother, and hath cleaved unto his wife, and they have become one flesh.

sober, pure, keepers of <FI>their own<Fi> houses, good, subject to their own husbands, that the word of God may not be evil spoken of.

And thou--be speaking what doth become the sound teaching; — read the full passage →

all things prove; that which is good hold fast;

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

for thus once also the holy women who did hope on God, were adorning themselves, being subject to their own husbands,

An aged person thou mayest not rebuke, but be entreating as a father; younger persons as brethren; — read the full passage →

If with the tongues of men and of messengers I speak, and have not love, I have become brass sounding, or a cymbal tinkling; — read the full passage →

for a man is not of a woman, but a woman <FI>is<Fi> of a man, — read the full passage →

Strength and honour <FI>are<Fi> her clothing, And she rejoiceth at a latter day.

and the messenger of Jehovah appeareth unto him, and saith unto him, `Jehovah <FI>is<Fi> with thee, O mighty one of valour.'

In like manner, the wives, be ye subject to your own husbands, that even if certain are disobedient to the word, through the conversation of the wives, without the word, they may be won, — read the full passage →

but even as the assembly is subject to Christ, so also <FI>are<Fi> the wives to their own husbands in everything.

because the husband is head of the wife, as also the Christ <FI>is<Fi> head of the assembly, and he is saviour of the body,

The wives! to your own husbands subject yourselves, as to the Lord, — read the full passage →

The wives! to your own husbands subject yourselves, as to the Lord,

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

Give ye to her of the fruit of her hands, And her works do praise her in the gates!

Her mouth she hath opened in wisdom, And the law of kindness <FI>is<Fi> on her tongue.

She hath considered a field, and taketh it, From the fruit of her hands she hath planted a vineyard.

The heart of her husband hath trusted in her, And spoil he lacketh not.

Every wise woman hath builded her house, And the foolish with her hands breaketh it down.

Doth not wisdom call? And understanding give forth her voice? — read the full passage →

The beginning of wisdom <FI>is<Fi> fear of Jehovah, Good understanding have all doing them, His praise <FI>is<Fi> standing for ever!

Unto the woman He said, `Multiplying I multiply thy sorrow and thy conception, in sorrow dost thou bear children, and toward thy husband <FI>is<Fi> thy desire, and he doth rule over thee.'

that they may make the young women sober-minded, to be lovers of <FI>their<Fi> husbands, lovers of <FI>their<Fi> children,

that they may make the young women sober-minded, to be lovers of <FI>their<Fi> husbands, lovers of <FI>their<Fi> children, — read the full passage →

and the youthful lusts flee thou, and pursue righteousness, faith, love, peace, with those calling upon the Lord out of a pure heart;

I wish, therefore, younger ones to marry, to bear children, to be mistress of the house, to give no occasion to the opposer to reviling;

and if any one for his own--and especially for those of the household--doth not provide, the faith he hath denied, and than an unbeliever he is worse.

And I make known to you, brethren, the good news that I proclaimed to you, which also ye did receive, in which also ye have stood,

greater love than this hath no one, that any one his life may lay down for his friends;

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

`Happy the meek--because they shall inherit the land.

Open thy mouth for the dumb, For the right of all sons of change.

And Thou, O Jehovah dost laugh at them, Thou dost mock at all the nations.

And now, my daughter, fear not, all that thou sayest I do to thee, for all the gate of my people doth know that thou <FI>art<Fi> a virtuous woman.

and Jacob serveth for Rachel seven years; and they are in his eyes as some days, because of his loving her.

and the man saith, `The woman whom Thou didst place with me--she hath given to me of the tree--and I do eat.'

And the woman seeth that the tree <FI>is<Fi> good for food, and that it <FI>is<Fi> pleasant to the eyes, and the tree is desirable to make <FI>one<Fi> wise, and she taketh of its fruit and eateth, and giveth also to her husband with her, and he doth eat;

for God doth know that in the day of your eating of it--your eyes have been opened, and ye have been as God, knowing good and evil.'

and the man saith, `This <FI>is<Fi> the <FI>proper<Fi> step! bone of my bone, and flesh of my flesh!' for this it is called Woman, for from a man hath this been taken;

And Jehovah God buildeth up the rib which He hath taken out of the man into a woman, and bringeth her in unto the man;

And Jehovah God formeth from the ground every beast of the field, and every fowl of the heavens, and bringeth in unto the man, to see what he doth call it; and whatever the man calleth a living creature, that <FI>is<Fi> its name.

and if I delay, that thou mayest know how it behoveth <FI>thee<Fi> to conduct thyself in the house of God, which is an assembly of the living God--a pillar and foundation of the truth,

Stedfast <FI>is<Fi> the word: If any one the oversight doth long for, a right work he desireth; — read the full passage →

but as we have been approved by God to be entrusted with the good news, so we speak, not as pleasing men, but God, who is proving our hearts,

and all, whatever ye may do--out of soul work--as to the Lord, and not to men,

who is the image of the invisible God, first-born of all creation,

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

The children! obey your parents in the Lord, for this is righteous;

Become, then, followers of God, as children beloved, — read the full passage →

so that your enemy have I become, being true to you?

But when I saw that they are not walking uprightly to the truth of the good news, I said to Peter before all, `If thou, being a Jew, in the manner of the nations dost live, and not in the manner of the Jews, how the nations dost thou compel to Judaize?

And I make known to you, brethren, the good news that were proclaimed by me, that it is not according to man, — read the full passage →

I wonder that ye are so quickly removed from Him who did call you in the grace of Christ to another good news; — read the full passage →

for through faith we walk, not through sight--

Your women in the assemblies let them be silent, for it hath not been permitted to them to speak, but to be subject, as also the law saith;

and I wish you to know that of every man the head is the Christ, and the head of a woman is the husband, and the head of Christ is God. — read the full passage →

and I wish you to know that of every man the head is the Christ, and the head of a woman is the husband, and the head of Christ is God.

for I am not ashamed of the good news of the Christ, for it is the power of God to salvation to every one who is believing, both to Jew first, and to Greek.

and because of being of the same craft, he did remain with them, and was working, for they were tent-makers as to craft;

and there is not salvation in any other, for there is no other name under the heaven that hath been given among men, in which it behoveth us to be saved.'

assuredly, therefore, let all the house of Israel know, that both Lord and Christ did God make him--this Jesus whom ye did crucify.'

and he who is beholding me, doth behold Him who sent me;

and He who sent me is with me; the Father did not leave me alone, because I, the things pleasing to Him, do always.'

because of this, then, were the Jews seeking the more to kill him, because not only was he breaking the sabbath, but he also called God his own Father, making himself equal to God.

`And whenever the Son of Man may come in his glory, and all the holy messengers with him, then he shall sit upon a throne of his glory; — read the full passage →

but seek ye first the reign of God and His righteousness, and all these shall be added to you.

Doth man deceive God? but ye are deceiving Me, And ye have said: `In what have we deceived Thee?' The tithe and the heave-offering!

Words of Amos--who hath been among herdsmen of Tekoa--that he hath seen concerning Israel, in the days of Uzziah king of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam son of Joash king of Israel, two years before the shaking; — read the full passage →

And I am finding more bitter than death, the woman whose heart <FI>is<Fi> nets and snares, her hands <FI>are<Fi> bands; the good before God escapeth from her, but the sinner is captured by her.

<FI> Aleph.<Fi> O the happiness of those perfect in the way, They are walking in the law of Jehovah, — read the full passage →

Our soul hath waited for Jehovah, Our help and our shield <FI>is<Fi> He,

`When thou reapest thy harvest in thy field, and hast forgotten a sheaf in a field, thou dost not turn back to take it; to the sojourner, to the fatherless, and to the widow, it is; so that Jehovah thy God doth bless thee in all the work of thy hands.

`When thou buyest a Hebrew servant--six years he doth serve, and in the seventh he goeth out as a freeman for nought; — read the full passage →

And He saith, `What hast thou done? the voice of thy brother's blood is crying unto Me from the ground;

And God blesseth them, and God saith to them, `Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the earth, and subdue it, and rule over fish of the sea, and over fowl of the heavens, and over every living thing that is creeping upon the earth.'