Women Working

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

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

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

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

But I permit not a woman to teach, nor to have dominion over a man, but to be in quietness.

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

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

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

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 →

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

And whatsoever ye do, in word or in deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.

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

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

She maketh linen garments and selleth them, And delivereth girdles unto the merchant.

And he will take your daughters to be perfumers, and to be cooks, and to be bakers.

Women in like manner must be grave, not slanderers, temperate, faithful in all things.

Now Deborah, a prophetess, the wife of Lappidoth, she judged Israel at that time.

And all the women that were wise-hearted did spin with their hands, and brought that which they had spun, the blue, and the purple, the scarlet, and the fine linen.

If thou seek her as silver, And search for her as for hid treasures: — read the full passage →

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

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 →

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

Her children rise up, and call her blessed; Her husbandalso, and he praiseth her, saying: — read the full passage →

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 →

I commend unto you Phoebe our sister, who is a servant of the church that is at Cenchreæ: — read the full passage →

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

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.

It is better to dwell in a desert land, Than with a contentious and fretful woman.

In all labor there is profit; But the talk of the lipstendethonly to penury.

He that tilleth his land shall have plenty of bread; But he that followeth after vain persons is void of understanding.

Wives, be in subjection to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord.

And many women were there beholding from afar, who had followed Jesus from Galilee, ministering unto him:

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 →

Let a woman learn in quietness with all subjection. — read the full passage →

two women shall be grinding at the mill; one is taken, and one is left.

The vision of Isaiah the son of Amoz, which he saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem, in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah. — read the full passage →

She perceiveth that her merchandise is profitable; Her lamp goeth not out by night.

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

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

And let the favor of the Lord our God be upon us; And establish thou the work of our hands upon us; Yea, the work of our hands establish thou it.

Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God.

And his daughter was Sheerah, who built Beth-horon the nether and the upper, and Uzzen-sheerah.

A gracious woman obtaineth honor; And violent men obtain riches.

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.

If any woman that believeth hath widows, let her relieve them, and let not the church be burdened; that it may relieve them that are widows indeed.

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

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

It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, Than with a contentious woman in a wide house.

A foolish son is the calamity of his father; And the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping.

While he was yet speaking with them, Rachel came with her father’s sheep; for she kept them.

And God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.

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

He also that is slack in his work Is brother to him that is a destroyer.

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 even when we were with you, this we commanded you, If any will not work, neither let him eat.

Wherefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labor is not vain in the Lord.

Now this man had four virgin daughters, who prophesied.

For no word from God shall be void of power.

She doeth him good and not evil All the days of her life. — 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 →

Give diligence to present thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, handling aright the word of truth.

Let a woman learn in quietness with all subjection. — read the full passage →

whatsoever ye do, work heartily, as unto the Lord, and not unto men; — read the full passage →

I can do all things in him that strengtheneth me.

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.

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

The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing; But the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.

The hand of the diligent shall bear rule; But the slothful shall be put under taskwork.

Now Deborah, a prophetess, the wife of Lappidoth, she judged Israel at that time. — read the full passage →

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.

And he gave some to be apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers;

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.

She is not afraid of the snow for her household; For all her household are clothed with scarlet.

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

She looketh well to the ways of her household, And eateth not the bread of idleness. — read the full passage →

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

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 →

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.

For if a man thinketh himself to be something when he is nothing, he deceiveth himself. — read the full passage →

for God is not a God of confusion, but of peace. As in all the churches of the saints, — read the full passage →

I commend unto you Phoebe our sister, who is a servant of the church that is at Cenchreæ: — 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;

But Peter and the apostles answered and said, We must obey God rather than men.

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 →

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.

Six days shalt thou labor, and do all thy work;

Now the serpent was more subtle than any beast of the field which Jehovah God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of any tree of the garden? — read the full passage →

Let a woman learn in quietness with all subjection. — read the full passage →

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 →

I desire therefore that the men pray in every place, lifting up holy hands, without wrath and disputing.

For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, If any will not work, neither let him eat. — read the full passage →

Servants, obey in all things them that are your masters according to the flesh; not with eye-service, as men-pleasers, but in singleness of heart, fearing the Lord:

These things write I unto thee, hoping to come unto thee shortly; — read the full passage →

For Adam was first formed, then Eve; — read the full passage →

I exhort therefore, first of all, that supplications, prayers, intercessions, thanksgivings, be made for all men; — read the full passage →

As I exhorted thee to tarry at Ephesus, when I was going into Macedonia, that thou mightest charge certain men not to teach a different doctrine,

knowing that from the Lord ye shall receive the recompense of the inheritance: ye serve the Lord Christ.

Servants, obey in all things them that are your masters according to the flesh; not with eye-service, as men-pleasers, but in singleness of heart, fearing the Lord: — read the full passage →