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30Charm is false, and beauty is vain. The woman who fears the Lord, the same shall be praised.
26She has opened her mouth to wisdom, and the law of clemency is on her tongue.
3Old women, similarly, should be in holy attire, not false accusers, not given to much wine, teaching well, 4so that they may teach prudence to the young women, so that they may love their husbands, love their children, 5be sensible, chaste, restrained, have concern for the household, be kind, be subordinate to their husbands: so that the Word of God may be not blasphemed.
26She has opened her mouth to wisdom, and the law of clemency is on her tongue. 27She has considered the paths of her household, and she has not eaten her bread in idleness. 28Her sons rose up and predicted great happiness; her husband rose up and praised her. 29Many daughters have gathered together riches; you have surpassed them all. 30Charm is false, and beauty is vain. The woman who fears the Lord, the same shall be praised. 31Give to her from the fruit of her own hands. And let her works praise her at the gates.
10Who shall find a strong woman? Far away, and from the furthest parts, is her price.
1Similarly also, wives should be subject to their husbands, so that, even if some do not believe the Word, they may benefit without the Word, through the behavior of these wives,
10Who shall find a strong woman? Far away, and from the furthest parts, is her price. 11The heart of her husband confides in her, and he will not be deprived of spoils. 12She will repay him with good, and not evil, all the days of her life. 13She has sought wool and flax, and she has worked these by the counsel of her hands. 14She has become like a merchant’s ship, bringing her bread from far away. 15And she has risen in the night, and given a prey to her household, and provisions to her maids.
3So I want you to know that the head of every man is Christ. But the head of woman is man. Yet truly, the head of Christ is God.
5Have confidence in the Lord with all your heart, and do not depend upon your own prudence.
1But you are to speak the things that befit sound doctrine. 2Old men should be sober, chaste, prudent, sound in faith, in love, in patience. 3Old women, similarly, should be in holy attire, not false accusers, not given to much wine, teaching well, 4so that they may teach prudence to the young women, so that they may love their husbands, love their children, 5be sensible, chaste, restrained, have concern for the household, be kind, be subordinate to their husbands: so that the Word of God may be not blasphemed.
16So then, I say: Walk in the spirit, and you will not fulfill the desires of the flesh.
18Wives, be submissive to your husbands, as is proper in the Lord.