Bible verses about "womanhood" | MKJV

⁹ He causes the barren to dwell in the house as a joyful mother of sons. Praise Jehovah!

³⁸ And as they went, it happened that He entered into a certain village. And a certain woman named Martha received Him into her house. ³⁹ And she had a sister called Mary, who also sat at Jesus' feet and heard His word. ⁴⁰ But Martha was distracted with much serving. And she came to Him and said, Lord, do You not care that my sister has left me to serve alone? Therefore tell her to help me. ⁴¹ And Jesus answered and said to her, Martha, Martha, you are anxious and troubled about many things. ⁴² But one thing is needful, and Mary has chosen that good part, which shall not be taken away from her.

³⁶ And there was a prophetess, Anna, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher. She was advanced in many days, and had lived with a husband seven years from her virginity. ³⁷ And she was a widow of eighty-four years, who did not depart from the temple, serving God with fastings and prayers night and day. ³⁸ And she coming in at that instant gave thanks to the Lord and spoke of Him to all those in Jerusalem eagerly expecting redemption.

¹² For as the woman is of the man, even so the man is also through the woman; but all things of God.

²⁸ There cannot be Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is no male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus.

²² Wives, submit yourselves to your own husbands, as to the Lord. ²³ For the husband is the head of the wife, even as Christ is the head of the church; and He is the Savior of the body. ²⁴ Therefore as the church is subject to Christ, so let the wives be to their own husbands in everything.

³ 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.

⁷ Likewise, husbands, live together according to knowledge, giving honor to the wife as to the weaker vessel, the female, as truly being co-heirs together of the grace of life, not cutting off your prayers.

²⁷ And God created man in His image; in the image of God He created him. He created them male and female.

¹¹ The Lord gave the Word; the bearers of it were a great army.

²² Whoever finds a wife finds good and gets favor from Jehovah.

³ Let the aged women likewise be in reverent behavior, not slanderers, not enslaved by much wine, teachers of good; ⁴ that they may train the young women to love their husbands, to love their children, ⁵ to be discreet, chaste, keepers at home, good, subject to their own husbands, that the Word of God may not be blasphemed.

¹ Likewise, wives, be in subjection to your own husbands, so that if any do not obey the Word, they may also be won without the Word by the conduct of the wives,

⁵ For so once indeed the holy women hoping in God adorned themselves, being in subjection to their own husbands;

¹⁶ To the woman He said, I will greatly increase your sorrow and your conception. In pain you shall bear sons, and your desire shall be toward your husband, and he shall rule over you.

¹⁴ Houses and riches are the inheritance of fathers, and a prudent wife is from Jehovah.

²² Like a jewel of gold in a swine's snout, so is a beautiful woman who turns aside discretion.

¹⁰ Who can find a woman of virtue? For her value is far above rubies. ¹¹ The heart of her husband trusts safely in her, so that he shall have no need of plunder. ¹² She will do him good and not evil all the days of her life. ¹³ She seeks wool and flax, and works willingly with her hands. ¹⁴ She is like the merchants' ships; she brings her food from afar. ¹⁵ She also rises while it is still night, and gives food to her household, and a share to her young women. ¹⁶ She considers a field, and buys it; with the fruit of her hands she plants a vineyard. ¹⁷ She binds her loins with strength, and makes her arms strong. ¹⁸ She sees that her merchandise is good; her lamp does not go out by night. ¹⁹ She lays her hands to the spindle, and her hands hold the distaff. ²⁰ She stretches out her hand to the poor; yea, she reaches forth her hands to the needy. ²¹ She is not afraid of the snow for her household; for all her household are clothed with scarlet. ²² She makes herself coverings; her clothing is silk and purple. ²³ Her husband is known in the gates, when he sits among the elders of the land. ²⁴ She makes fine linen and sells it, and delivers girdles to the merchants. ²⁵ Strength and honor are her clothing; and she shall rejoice in time to come. ²⁶ She opens her mouth with wisdom; and in her tongue is the law of kindness. ²⁷ She looks well to the ways of her household, and does not eat the bread of idleness. ²⁸ Her sons rise up and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praises her. ²⁹ Many daughters have done well, but you excel them all. ³⁰ Favor is deceitful, and beauty is vain, but a woman who fears Jehovah, she shall be praised. ³¹ Give her of the fruit of her hands; and let her own works praise her in the gates.

¹ A wise woman builds her house, but the foolish plucks it down with her hands.