Topic
Woman
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that aged women likewise be reverent in demeanor, not slanderers nor enslaved to much wine, teachers of that which is good; — read the full passage →
Every wise woman buildeth her house; But the foolish plucketh it down with her own hands.
Let a woman learn in quietness with all subjection. — read the full passage →
A gracious woman obtaineth honor; And violent men obtain riches.
Grace is deceitful, and beauty is vain; Buta woman that feareth Jehovah, she shall be praised.
And Jehovah God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a help meet for him.
She openeth her mouth with wisdom; And the law of kindness is on her tongue.
Women in like manner must be grave, not slanderers, temperate, faithful in all things.
It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, Than with a contentious woman in a wide house.
Strength and dignity are her clothing; And she laugheth at the time to come.
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 →
God is in the midst of her; she shall not be moved: God will help her, and that right early.
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. — read the full passage →
It is better to dwell in a desert land, Than with a contentious and fretful woman.
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.
The words of king Lemuel; the oracle which his mother taught him. — read the full passage →
A worthy woman is the crown of her husband; But she that maketh ashamed is as rottenness in his bones.
Wives, be in subjection to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord.
In like manner, that women adorn themselves in modest apparel, with shamefastness and sobriety; not with braided hair, and gold or pearls or costly raiment; — read the full passage →
A foolish son is the calamity of his father; And the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping.
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.
There can be neither Jew nor Greek, there can be neither bond nor free, there can be no male and female; for ye all are one man in Christ Jesus.
Grace is deceitful, and beauty is vain; Buta woman that feareth Jehovah, she shall be praised. — read the full passage →
Whoseadorninglet it not be the outward adorning of braiding the hair, and of wearing jewels of gold, or of putting on apparel; — read the full passage →
Let a woman learn in quietness with all subjection. — read the full passage →
And God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.
In like manner, that women adorn themselves in modest apparel, with shamefastness and sobriety; not with braided hair, and gold or pearls or costly raiment; — read the full passage →
For ye are all sons of God, through faith, in Christ Jesus. — read the full passage →
Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself up for it;
But every woman praying or prophesying with her head unveiled dishonoreth her head; for it is one and the same thing as if she were shaven.
Wives, be in subjection unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord. — read the full passage →
But I permit not a woman to teach, nor to have dominion over a man, but to be in quietness.
Wives, be in subjection unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord. — read the full passage →
Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing, And obtaineth favor of Jehovah.
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 →
She is more precious than rubies: And none of the things thou canst desire are to be compared unto her. — read the full passage →
Nevertheless, neither is the woman without the man, nor the man without the woman, in the Lord. — read the full passage →
and he began to speak boldly in the synagogue. But when Priscilla and Aquila heard him, they took him unto them, and expounded unto him the way of God more accurately.
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.
Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.
I exhort therefore, first of all, that supplications, prayers, intercessions, thanksgivings, be made for all men; — read the full passage →
And blessed is she that believed; for there shall be a fulfilment of the things which have been spoken to her from the Lord.
Wives, be in subjection unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord. — read the full passage →
And it came to pass soon afterwards, that he went about through cities and villages, preaching and bringing the good tidings of the kingdom of God, and with him the twelve, — read the full passage →
but sanctify in your hearts Christ as Lord: being ready always to give answer to every man that asketh you a reason concerning the hope that is in you, yet with meekness and fear:
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;
Be ye therefore imitators of God, as beloved children; — read the full passage →
Seek ye Jehovah and his strength; Seek his face evermore.
In like manner, that women adorn themselves in modest apparel, with shamefastness and sobriety; not with braided hair, and gold or pearls or costly raiment;
For the man is not of the woman; but the woman of the man: — read the full passage →
For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith Jehovah, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you hope in your latter end.
For thou didst form my inward parts: Thou didst cover me in my mother’s womb.
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 →
She stretcheth out her hand to the poor; Yea, she reacheth forth her hands to the needy.
Wives, be in subjection unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord.
And the scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, preached the gospel beforehand unto Abraham, saying, In thee shall all the nations be blessed.
I desire therefore that the younger widows marry, bear children, rule the household, give no occasion to the adversary for reviling:
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 →
that aged women likewise be reverent in demeanor, not slanderers nor enslaved to much wine, teachers of that which is good;
Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of good courage; be not affrighted, neither be thou dismayed: for Jehovah thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.
Thou art all fair, my love; And there is no spot in thee.
My son, keep the commandment of thy father, And forsake not the law of thy mother:
Now as they went on their way, he entered into a certain village: and a certain woman named Martha received him into her house. — read the full passage →
But by the grace of God I am what I am: and his grace which was bestowed upon me was not found vain; but I labored more abundantly than they all: yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me.
that they may train the young women to love their husbands, to love their children, — read the full passage →
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.
Asa ring of gold in a swine’s snout, So isa fair woman that is without discretion.
Give not thy strength unto women, Nor thy ways to that which destroyeth kings.
I will give thanks unto thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: Wonderful are thy works; And that my soul knoweth right well.
having been reminded of the unfeigned faith that is in thee; which dwelt first in thy grandmother Lois, and thy mother Eunice; and, I am persuaded, in thee also.
She stretcheth out her hand to the poor; Yea, she reacheth forth her hands to the needy. — read the full passage →
Rebuke not an elder, but exhort him as a father; the younger men as brethren: — read the full passage →
As for my people, children are their oppressors, and women rule over them. O my people, they that lead thee cause thee to err, and destroy the way of thy paths.
For if thou altogether holdest thy peace at this time, then will relief and deliverance arise to the Jews from another place, but thou and thy father’s house will perish: and who knoweth whether thou art not come to the kingdom for such a time as this?
And many women were there beholding from afar, who had followed Jesus from Galilee, ministering unto him: — read the full passage →
Let a woman learn in quietness with all subjection. — read the full passage →
Trust in Jehovah with all thy heart, And lean not upon thine own understanding: — read the full passage →
Behold, thou art fair, my love; behold, thou art fair; Thine eyes are as doves behind thy veil. Thy hair is as a flock of goats, That lie along the side of mount Gilead.
The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show unto his servants, even the things which must shortly come to pass: and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John; — read the full passage →
Now a certain Jew named Apollos, an Alexandrian by race, an eloquent man, came to Ephesus; and he was mighty in the scriptures. — read the full passage →
Husbands, love your wives, and be not bitter against them.
I commend unto you Phoebe our sister, who is a servant of the church that is at Cenchreæ: — read the full passage →
A woman shall not wear that which pertaineth unto a man, neither shall a man put on a woman’s garment; for whosoever doeth these things is an abomination unto Jehovah thy God.
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on him should not perish, but have eternal life. — read the full passage →
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 →
Be subject to every ordinance of man for the Lord’s sake: whether to the king, as supreme; — read the full passage →
But speak thou the things which befit the sound doctrine:
Nevertheless do ye also severally love each one his own wife even as himself; and let the wife see that she fear her husband.
but let it be the hidden man of the heart, in the incorruptible apparel of a meek and quiet spirit, which is in the sight of God of great price.
for God is not a God of confusion, but of peace. As in all the churches of the saints, — read the full passage →
that aged women likewise be reverent in demeanor, not slanderers nor enslaved to much wine, teachers of that which is good; — read the full passage →
Then returned they unto Jerusalem from the mount called Olivet, which is nigh unto Jerusalem, a sabbath day’s journey off. — read the full passage →
And all his acquaintance, and the women that followed with him from Galilee, stood afar off, seeing these things.
And God said unto Abraham, Let it not be grievous in thy sight because of the lad, and because of thy handmaid; in all that Sarah saith unto thee, hearken unto her voice; for in Isaac shall thy seed be called.
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 God commendeth his own love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.
This is the book of the generations of Adam. In the day that God created man, in the likeness of God made he him; — read the full passage →
And there were also women beholding from afar: among whom were both Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James the less and of Joses, and Salome; — read the full passage →
Jehovah is my strength and my shield; My heart hath trusted in him, and I am helped: Therefore my heart greatly rejoiceth; And with my song will I praise him.
Topical index adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0). Verse text: ASV.