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Proverbs 5:15 - 5:19
15
Drink water from your own cistern
And fresh water from your own well.
16 Should your springs be dispersed abroad,
Streams of water in the streets?
17 Let them be for you alone,
And not for strangers with you.
18 Let your fountain be blessed,
And be glad in the wife of your youth.
19 As a loving hind and a graceful doe,
Let her breasts satisfy you at all times;
Be intoxicated always with her love.
Proverbs 11:16
16
A gracious woman holds fast to glory,
But ruthless men hold fast to riches.
Proverbs 11:22
22
As a ring of gold in a swine’s snout
So is a beautiful woman who turns away from discretion.
Proverbs 12:4
4
An excellent wife is the crown of her husband,
But she who causes shame is like rottenness in his bones.
Proverbs 14:1
The wise woman builds her house,
But the woman of folly tears it down with her own hands.
Proverbs 18:22
22
He who finds a wife finds a good thing
And obtains favor from Yahweh.
Proverbs 21:9
9
It is better to live in a corner of a roof
Than in a house shared with a contentious woman.
Proverbs 21:19
19
It is better to live in a desert land
Than with a contentious and vexing woman.
Proverbs 25:24
24
It is better to live in a corner of the roof
Than in a house shared with a contentious woman.
Proverbs 27:15 - 27:16
15
A constant dripping on a day of steady rain
And a contentious woman are alike;
16 He who would restrain her restrains the wind,
And grasps oil with his right hand.
Proverbs 30:18 - 30:19
18
There are three things which are too wonderful for me,
Four which I do not understand:
19 The way of an eagle in the sky,
The way of a serpent on a rock,
The way of a ship in the heart of the sea,
And the way of a man with a virgin.
Proverbs 31:10 - 31:31
A Woman Who Fears Yahweh
א Aleph
10An excellent wife, who can find?
For her worth is far above pearls.
ב Beth
11The heart of her husband trusts in her,
And he will have no lack of gain.
ג Gimel
12She deals bountifully with him for good and not evil
All the days of her life.
ד Daleth
13She searches for wool and flax
And works with her hands in delight.
ה He
14She is like merchant ships;
She brings her food from afar.
ו Vav
15And she rises while it is still night,
And gives food to her household
And a portion to her young women.
ז Zayin
16She makes plans for a field and buys it;
From the fruit of her hands she plants a vineyard.
ח Heth
17She girds herself with strength
And makes her arms strong.
ט Teth
18She senses that her gain is good;
Her lamp does not go out at night.
י Yodh
19She stretches out her hands to the distaff,
And her hands hold fast the spindle.
כ Kaph
20She extends her hand to the poor,
And she stretches out her hands to the needy.
ל Lamedh
21She is not afraid of the snow for her household,
For all her household are clothed with scarlet.
מ Mem
22She makes coverings for herself;
Her clothing is fine linen and purple.
נ Nun
23Her husband is known in the gates,
When he sits with the elders of the land.
ס Samekh
24She makes linen garments and sells them,
And gives belts to the tradesmen.
ע Ayin
25Strength and majesty are her clothing,
And she smiles at the future.
פ Pe
26She opens her mouth in wisdom,
And the instruction of lovingkindness is on her tongue.
צ Tsadhe
27She watches over the ways of her household,
And does not eat the bread of idleness.
ק Qoph
28Her children rise up and bless her;
As for her husband, he also praises her, saying:
ר Resh
29“Many daughters have done excellently,
But you have gone above them all.”
שׁ Shin
30Charm is deceitful and beauty is vain,
But a woman who fears Yahweh, she shall be praised.
ת Tav
31Give to her from the fruit of her hands,
And let her works praise her in the gates.
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