Proverbs 5:15–19; Proverbs 11:16; Proverbs 11:22; Proverbs 12:4; Proverbs 14:1; Proverbs 18:22; Proverbs 21:9; Proverbs 21:19; Proverbs 25:24; Proverbs 27:15–16; Proverbs 30:18–19; Proverbs 31:10–31

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Proverbs 5:15–19

15  Drink owater from your own cistern,

flowing water from your own well.

16  Should your psprings be scattered abroad,

streams of water qin the streets?

17  rLet them be for yourself alone,

and not for strangers with you.

18  Let your ofountain be blessed,

and srejoice in tthe wife of your youth,

19  a lovely udeer, a graceful doe.

Let her breasts vfill you at all times with delight;

be intoxicated1 always in her love.


Proverbs 11:16

16  uA gracious woman gets honor,

and vviolent men get riches.


Proverbs 11:22

22  Like ha gold ring in a pig’s snout

is a beautiful woman without discretion.


Proverbs 12:4

dAn excellent wife is ethe crown of her husband,

but she who fbrings shame is like grottenness in his bones.


Proverbs 14:1

eThe wisest of women fbuilds her house,

but folly with her own hands gtears it down.


Proverbs 18:22

22  He who finds ua wife finds va good thing

and wobtains favor xfrom the Lord.


Proverbs 21:9

It is nbetter to live in a corner of the housetop

than in a house shared with a quarrelsome wife.


Proverbs 21:19

19  It is wbetter to live in a desert land

than with a quarrelsome and fretful woman.


Proverbs 25:24

24  mIt is better to live in a corner of the housetop

than in a house shared with a quarrelsome wife.


Proverbs 27:15–16

15  qA continual dripping on a rainy day

and a quarrelsome wife are alike;

16  to restrain her is to restrain the wind

or to grasp1 oil in one’s right hand.


Proverbs 30:18–19

18  kThree things are rtoo wonderful for me;

kfour 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 on the high seas,

and the way of a man with a virgin.


Proverbs 31:10–31

The Woman Who Fears the Lord

10  1 uAn excellent wife who can find?

She is far more precious than vjewels.

11  The heart of her husband trusts in her,

and he will have no lack of gain.

12  She does him good, and not harm,

all the days of her life.

13  She wseeks wool and flax,

and works with willing hands.

14  She is like the ships of the merchant;

she brings her food from afar.

15  She xrises while it is yet night

and yprovides food for her household

and portions for her maidens.

16  She considers a field and buys it;

with the fruit of her hands she plants a vineyard.

17  She zdresses herself2 with strength

and makes her arms strong.

18  She perceives that her merchandise is profitable.

Her lamp does not go out at night.

19  She puts her hands to the distaff,

and her hands hold the spindle.

20  She aopens her hand to bthe poor

and reaches out her hands to bthe needy.

21  She is not afraid of snow for her household,

for all her household are clothed in cscarlet.3

22  She makes dbed coverings for herself;

her clothing is efine linen and fpurple.

23  Her husband is known in gthe gates

when he sits among the elders of the land.

24  She makes hlinen garments and sells them;

she delivers sashes to the merchant.

25  iStrength and dignity are her clothing,

and she laughs at the time to come.

26  She opens her mouth with wisdom,

and the teaching of kindness is on her tongue.

27  She looks well to the ways of her household

and does not eat the bread of idleness.

28  Her children rise up and call her blessed;

her husband also, and he praises her:

29  Many jwomen have done kexcellently,

but you surpass them all.

30  lCharm is deceitful, and beauty is vain,

but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised.

31  Give her of the fruit of her hands,

and let her works praise her in the gates.