Young Women

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

the elder women as mothers; the younger as sisters, in all purity.

When our sons shall be as plants grown up in their youth, And our daughters as corner-stones hewn after the fashion of a palace;

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

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 →

and is divided. So also the woman that is unmarried and the virgin is careful for the things of the Lord, that she may be holy both in body and in spirit: but she that is married is careful for the things of the world, how she may please her husband.

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

And the king loved Esther above all the women, and she obtained favor and kindness in his sight more than all the virgins; so that he set the royal crown upon her head, and made her queen instead of Vashti.

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

And Mary said, My soul doth magnify the Lord, — read the full passage →

And Ruth said, Entreat me not to leave thee, and to return from following after thee, for whither thou goest, I will go; and where thou lodgest, I will lodge; thy people shall be my people, and thy God my God; — read the full passage →

And Mary said, My soul doth magnify the Lord, — read the full passage →

How long wilt thou go hither and thither, O thou backsliding daughter? for Jehovah hath created a new thing in the earth: A woman shall encompass a man.

Asa ring of gold in a swine’s snout, So isa fair woman that is without discretion.

And the Syrians had gone out in bands, and had brought away captive out of the land of Israel a little maiden; and she waited on Naaman’s wife. — read the full passage →

Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an ensample to them that believe, in word, in manner of life, in love, in faith, in purity.

Remember also thy Creator in the days of thy youth, before the evil days come, and the years draw nigh, when thou shalt say, I have no pleasure in them;

And he brought up Hadassah, that is, Esther, his uncle’s daughter: for she had neither father nor mother, and the maiden was fair and beautiful; and when her father and mother were dead, Mordecai took her for his own daughter.

The singers went before, the minstrels followed after, In the midst of the damsels playing with timbrels.

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.

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

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 →

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.

Can a virgin forget her ornaments, or a bride her attire? yet my people have forgotten me days without number.

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

It is good for a man that he bear the yoke in his youth.

Many daughters have done worthily, But thou excellest them all. — 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 →

That forsaketh the friend of her youth, And forgetteth the covenant of her God:

Now the name of the man was Nabal; and the name of his wife Abigail; and the woman was of good understanding, and of a beautiful countenance: but the man was churlish and evil in his doings; and he was of the house of Caleb.

For this child I prayed; and Jehovah hath given me my petition which I asked of him: — read the full passage →

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

Flee fornication. Every sin that a man doeth is without the body; but he that committeth fornication sinneth against his own body.

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

Moreover his mother made him a little robe, and brought it to him from year to year, when she came up with her husband to offer the yearly sacrifice.

Then shall the virgin rejoice in the dance, and the young men and the old together; for I will turn their mourning into joy, and will comfort them, and make them rejoice from their sorrow.

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

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;

Thine oils have a goodly fragrance; Thy name is as oil poured forth; Therefore do the virgins love thee.

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

For wisdom shall enter into thy heart, And knowledge shall be pleasant unto thy soul; — read the full passage →

I will give thanks unto thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: Wonderful are thy works; And that my soul knoweth right well.

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.

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 →

And it came to pass, when Elisabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the babe leaped in her womb; and Elisabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit; — read the full passage →

And he came in unto her, and said, Hail, thou that art highly favored, the Lord is with thee. — read the full passage →

And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my Spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions:

Behold, every one that useth proverbs shall use this proverb against thee, saying, As is the mother, so is her daughter.

Behold, thou art fair, my love; Behold thou art fair; Thine eyes are as doves.

The foolish woman is clamorous; She is simple, and knoweth nothing.

The fear of Jehovah is the beginning of wisdom; And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.

So it came to pass, when the king’s commandment and his decree was heard, and when many maidens were gathered together unto Shushan the palace, to the custody of Hegai, that Esther was taken into the king’s house, to the custody of Hegai, keeper of the women. — read the full passage →

So Hilkiah the priest, and Ahikam, and Achbor, and Shaphan, and Asaiah, went unto Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum the son of Tikvah, the son of Harhas, keeper of the wardrobe (now she dwelt in Jerusalem in the second quarter); and they communed with her.

And Pharaoh’s daughter said to her, Go. And the maiden went and called the child’s mother.

And the daughter of Pharaoh came down to bathe at the river; and her maidens walked along by the river-side; and she saw the ark among the flags, and sent her handmaid to fetch it. — read the full passage →

And the damsel was very fair to look upon, a virgin, neither had any man known her: and she went down to the fountain, and filled her pitcher, and came up.

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 →

And the angel said unto her, Fear not, Mary: for thou hast found favor with God. — read the full passage →

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

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

And Isaac entreated Jehovah for his wife, because she was barren: and Jehovah was entreated of him, and Rebekah his wife conceived.

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

For behold, when the voice of thy salutation came into mine ears, the babe leaped in my womb for joy.

To keep thee from the evil woman, From the flattery of the foreigner’s tongue. — read the full passage →

My son, forget not my law; But let thy heart keep my commandments: — read the full passage →

Thy word have I laid up in my heart, That I might not sin against thee.

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 →

Or know ye not that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit which is in you, which ye have from God? and ye are not your own; — read the full passage →

Flee fornication. Every sin that a man doeth is without the body; but he that committeth fornication sinneth against his own body. — read the full passage →

Owe no man anything, save to love one another: for he that loveth his neighbor hath fulfilled the law. — read the full passage →

After these things Jesus went away to the other side of the sea of Galilee, which isthe seaof Tiberias. — read the full passage →

And there was one Anna, a prophetess, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher (she was of a great age, having lived with a husband seven years from her virginity, — read the full passage →

And Mary said, My soul doth magnify the Lord, — read the full passage →

And Mary said, My soul doth magnify the Lord, — read the full passage →

And Mary said, My soul doth magnify the Lord, — read the full passage →

And the angel said unto her, Fear not, Mary: for thou hast found favor with God. — read the full passage →

And he came in unto her, and said, Hail, thou that art highly favored, the Lord is with thee.

Samaria shall bear her guilt; for she hath rebelled against her God: they shall fall by the sword; their infants shall be dashed in pieces, and their women with child shall be ripped up.

But Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself with the king’s dainties, nor with the wine which he drank: therefore he requested of the prince of the eunuchs that he might not defile himself. — read the full passage →

youths in whom was no blemish, but well-favored, and skilful in all wisdom, and endued with knowledge, and understanding science, and such as had ability to stand in the king’s palace; and that he should teach them the learning and the tongue of the Chaldeans.

Nevertheless I will remember my covenant with thee in the days of thy youth, and I will establish unto thee an everlasting covenant.

Then all the men who knew that their wives burned incense unto other gods, and all the women that stood by, a great assembly, even all the people that dwelt in the land of Egypt, in Pathros, answered Jeremiah, saying, — read the full passage →

Set thee up waymarks, make thee guide-posts; set thy heart toward the highway, even the way by which thou wentest: turn again, O virgin of Israel, turn again to these thy cities.

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.

Thus saith Jehovah of hosts, Consider ye, and call for the mourning women, that they may come; and send for the skilful women, that they may come: — read the full passage →

Thus saith Jehovah of hosts, Consider ye, and call for the mourning women, that they may come; and send for the skilful women, that they may come: — read the full passage →

Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee, and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee; I have appointed thee a prophet unto the nations. — read the full passage →

Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee, and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee; I have appointed thee a prophet unto the nations.

Make haste, my beloved, And be thou like to a roe or to a young hart Upon the mountains of spices.

I adjure you, O daughters of Jerusalem, That ye stir not up, nor awake my love, Until he please.

As a lily among thorns, So is my love among the daughters.

Rejoice, O young man, in thy youth, and let thy heart cheer thee in the days of thy youth, and walk in the ways of thy heart, and in the sight of thine eyes; but know thou, that for all these things God will bring thee into judgment. — read the full passage →

Many daughters have done worthily, But thou excellest them all.

Many daughters have done worthily, But thou excellest them all. — read the full passage →

Train up a child in the way he should go, And even when he is old he will not depart from it.

To deliver thee from the strange woman, Even from the foreigner that flattereth with her words; — read the full passage →

To deliver thee from the strange woman, Even from the foreigner that flattereth with her words; — read the full passage →

Both young men and virgins; Old men and children: — read the full passage →

Thy wife shall be as a fruitful vine, In the innermost parts of thy house; Thy children like olive plants, Round about thy table. — read the full passage →

So Hilkiah the priest, and Ahikam, and Achbor, and Shaphan, and Asaiah, went unto Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum the son of Tikvah, the son of Harhas, keeper of the wardrobe (now she dwelt in Jerusalem in the second quarter); and they communed with her. — read the full passage →