Women

Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price far above rubies.

A virtuous woman

Strength and honour her clothing; and she shall rejoice in time to come.

Strength and dignity are her clothing

Favour deceitful, and beauty vain: a woman feareth the LORD, she shall be praised.

A woman who fears the Lord

Whose adorning let it not be that outward of plaiting the hair, and of wearing of gold, or of putting on of apparel;

True beauty is internal

God in the midst of her; she shall not be moved: God shall help her, right early.

God is within her

And now, my daughter, fear not; I will do to thee all that thou requirest: for all the city of my people doth know that thou a virtuous woman.

A woman of noble character

There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus.

Neither male nor female in Christ

For if thou altogether holdest thy peace at this time, shall there enlargement and deliverance arise to the Jews from another place; but thou and thy father’s house shall be destroyed: and who knoweth whether thou art come to the kingdom for a time as this?

For such a time as this

And Deborah, a prophetess, the wife of Lapidoth, she judged Israel at that time.

Deborah, a prophetess

And blessed she that believed: for there shall be a performance of those things which were told her from the Lord.

Blessed is she who believed