4 A virtuous wife is a crown to her husband. She who acts shameful is rottenness in his bones.
1 Every wise woman builds her house, but the foolish pulls it down with her own hands.
10 Who can find a virtuous woman? For her value is far above corals.
11 The heart of her husband safely trusts her. He will have no lack of gain.
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 for she brings her food from afar.
15 She rises while it is still night and provides food for her household, and a portion to her maidens.
16 She considers a field and buys it. With the fruit of her hands she plants a vineyard.
17 She fortifies herself with strength and strengthens her arms.
18 She perceives that her merchandise is good. Her candle does not go out at night.
19 She stretches her hands to the spindle and her hands hold the distaff.
20 She stretches out her hand to the poor. Yes, she reaches forth her hands to the needy.
9 Likewise I want women to be adorned in modest clothing, with modesty and soundness of mind; not with braided hair, and gold or pearls or costly clothes;
10 but that which becomes a woman professing godliness through good works.
3 Aged women likewise should be reverent in behavior and teachers of that which is good. They should not be slanderers nor enslaved to too much wine.
4 They may train the young women to love their husbands, to love their children,
5 to be sober minded, chaste, workers at home, kind, being in subjection to their own husbands, that the word of God will not be defamed dishonored.
11 »And now, my daughter, have no fear. I will do for you whatever you say, for it is clear to all my townspeople that you are a woman of virtue.
14 Real estate and riches are the inheritance of fathers. A prudent wisesensible wife is from Jehovah.
30 Charm is deceitful, and beauty is vain. But a woman who respects Jehovah will be praised.