The Virtuous Woman

She is more precious than rubies; nothing you desire compares with her.

Charm is deceptive and beauty is fleeting, but a woman who fears the LORD is to be praised.

And now do not be afraid, my daughter. I will do for you whatever you request, since all my fellow townspeople know that you are a woman of noble character.

Wives, in the same way, submit yourselves to your husbands, so that even if they refuse to believe the word, they will be won over without words by the behavior of their wives

For wisdom is more precious than rubies, and nothing you desire compares with her.

Older women, likewise, are to be reverent in their behavior, not slanderers or addicted to much wine, but teachers of good. …

Likewise, I want the women to adorn themselves with respectable apparel, with modesty, and with self-control, not with braided hair or gold or pearls or expensive clothes,

…but with good deeds, as is proper for women who profess to worship God.

A wife of noble character is her husband’s crown, but she who causes shame is like decay in his bones.

…then make my joy complete by being like-minded, having the same love, being united in spirit and purpose. …