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10 An excellent wife who can find? She is far more precious than jewels. 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.
View on BibleGateway4 but let your adorning be the hidden person of the heart with the imperishable beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which in God's sight is very precious.
View on BibleGateway15 "Can a woman forget her nursing child, that she should have no compassion on the son of her womb? Even these may forget, yet I will not forget you.
View on BibleGateway15 And if it is evil in your eyes to serve the LORD, choose this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your fathers served in the region beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you dwell. But as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD."
View on BibleGateway13 As one whom his mother comforts, so I will comfort you; you shall be comforted in Jerusalem.
View on BibleGateway9 He gives the barren woman a home, making her the joyous mother of children. Praise the LORD!
View on BibleGateway20 My son, keep your father's commandment, and forsake not your mother's teaching. 21 Bind them on your heart always; tie them around your neck. 22 When you walk, they will lead you; when you lie down, they will watch over you; and when you awake, they will talk with you.
View on BibleGateway24 knowing that from the Lord you will receive the inheritance as your reward. You are serving the Lord Christ.
View on BibleGateway22 Listen to your father who gave you life, and do not despise your mother when she is old. 23 Buy truth, and do not sell it; buy wisdom, instruction, and understanding. 24 The father of the righteous will greatly rejoice; he who fathers a wise son will be glad in him. 25 Let your father and mother be glad; let her who bore you rejoice.
View on BibleGateway38 For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, 39 nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.
View on BibleGateway25 but standing by the cross of Jesus were his mother and his mother's sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene. 26 When Jesus saw his mother and the disciple whom he loved standing nearby, he said to his mother, "Woman, behold, your son!" 27 Then he said to the disciple, "Behold, your mother!" And from that hour the disciple took her to his own home.
View on BibleGateway3 Behold, children are a heritage from the LORD, the fruit of the womb a reward.
View on BibleGateway2 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. 3 I thank my God in all my remembrance of you,
View on BibleGateway5 Keep your life free from love of money, and be content with what you have, for he has said, "I will never leave you nor forsake you." 6 So we can confidently say, "The Lord is my helper; I will not fear; what can man do to me?"
View on BibleGateway2 older women like mothers, younger women like sisters, in all purity.
View on BibleGateway26 And she said, "Oh, my lord! As you live, my lord, I am the woman who was standing here in your presence, praying to the LORD. 27 For this child I prayed, and the LORD has granted me my petition that I made to him. 28 Therefore I have lent him to the LORD. As long as he lives, he is lent to the LORD."And he worshiped the LORD there.
View on BibleGateway13 For you formed my inward parts; you knitted me together in my mother's womb.
View on BibleGateway18 Let your fountain be blessed, and rejoice in the wife of your youth,
View on BibleGateway16 "'Honor your father and your mother, as the LORD your God commanded you, that your days may be long, and that it may go well with you in the land that the LORD your God is giving you.
View on BibleGateway3 Older women likewise are to be reverent in behavior, not slanderers or slaves to much wine. They are to teach what is good, 4 and so train the young women to love their husbands and children, 5 to be self-controlled, pure, working at home, kind, and submissive to their own husbands, that the word of God may not be reviled.
View on BibleGateway8 Hear, my son, your father's instruction, and forsake not your mother's teaching, 9 for they are a graceful garland for your head and pendants for your neck.
View on BibleGateway1 Blessed is everyone who fears the LORD, who walks in his ways! 2 You shall eat the fruit of the labor of your hands; you shall be blessed, and it shall be well with you.
View on BibleGateway5 The LORD bless you from Zion! May you see the prosperity of Jerusalem all the days of your life! 6 May you see your children's children! Peace be upon Israel!
View on BibleGateway28 And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose.
View on BibleGateway4 Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant 5 or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; 6 it does not rejoice at wrongdoing, but rejoices with the truth. 7 Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.
View on BibleGateway14 Do all things without grumbling or questioning, 15 that you may be blameless and innocent, children of God without blemish in the midst of a crooked and twisted generation, among whom you shine as lights in the world,
View on BibleGateway22 He who finds a wife finds a good thing and obtains favor from the LORD.
View on BibleGateway1 Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. 2 "Honor your father and mother" (this is the first commandment with a promise), 3 "that it may go well with you and that you may live long in the land."
View on BibleGateway31 but they who wait for the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint.
View on BibleGateway5 In the days of Herod, king of Judea, there was a priest named Zechariah, of the division of Abijah. And he had a wife from the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth. 6 And they were both righteous before God, walking blamelessly in all the commandments and statutes of the Lord.
View on BibleGateway8 Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things.
View on BibleGateway6 Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it.
View on BibleGateway16 But Ruth said, "Do not urge me to leave you or to return from following you. For where you go I will go, and where you lodge I will lodge. Your people shall be my people, and your God my God. 17 Where you die I will die, and there will I be buried. May the LORD do so to me and more also if anything but death parts me from you."
View on BibleGateway6 Grandchildren are the crown of the aged, and the glory of children is their fathers.
View on BibleGateway12 "Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be long in the land that the LORD your God is giving you.
View on BibleGateway46 And Mary said, "My soul magnifies the Lord, 47 and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior, 48 for he has looked on the humble estate of his servant. For behold, from now on all generations will call me blessed;
View on BibleGateway3 Every one of you shall revere his mother and his father, and you shall keep my Sabbaths: I am the LORD your God.
View on BibleGateway5 I am reminded of your sincere faith, a faith that dwelt first in your grandmother Lois and your mother Eunice and now, I am sure, dwells in you as well.
View on BibleGateway9 And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up.
View on BibleGateway13 For I, the LORD your God, hold your right hand; it is I who say to you, "Fear not, I am the one who helps you."
View on BibleGateway12 I know how to be brought low, and I know how to abound. In any and every circumstance, I have learned the secret of facing plenty and hunger, abundance and need. 13 I can do all things through him who strengthens me.
View on BibleGateway11 For I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD, plans for wholeness and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope.
View on BibleGateway4 For God commanded, 'Honor your father and your mother,' and, 'Whoever reviles father or mother must surely die.' 5 But you say, 'If anyone tells his father or his mother, What you would have gained from me is given to God, 6 he need not honor his father.' So for the sake of your tradition you have made void the word of God.
View on BibleGateway6 Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life, and I shall dwell in the house of the LORD forever.
View on BibleGateway14 House and wealth are inherited from fathers, but a prudent wife is from the LORD.
View on BibleGateway9 He gives the barren woman a home, making her the joyous mother of children. Praise the LORD!
View on BibleGateway3 Behold, children are a heritage from the LORD, the fruit of the womb a reward.
View on BibleGateway13 For you formed my inward parts; you knitted me together in my mother's womb.
View on BibleGateway6 Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life, and I shall dwell in the house of the LORD forever.
View on BibleGateway12 "Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be long in the land that the LORD your God is giving you.
View on BibleGateway3 Every one of you shall revere his mother and his father, and you shall keep my Sabbaths: I am the LORD your God.
View on BibleGateway16 "'Honor your father and your mother, as the LORD your God commanded you, that your days may be long, and that it may go well with you in the land that the LORD your God is giving you.
View on BibleGateway15 And if it is evil in your eyes to serve the LORD, choose this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your fathers served in the region beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you dwell. But as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD."
View on BibleGateway16 But Ruth said, "Do not urge me to leave you or to return from following you. For where you go I will go, and where you lodge I will lodge. Your people shall be my people, and your God my God. 17 Where you die I will die, and there will I be buried. May the LORD do so to me and more also if anything but death parts me from you."
View on BibleGateway26 And she said, "Oh, my lord! As you live, my lord, I am the woman who was standing here in your presence, praying to the LORD. 27 For this child I prayed, and the LORD has granted me my petition that I made to him. 28 Therefore I have lent him to the LORD. As long as he lives, he is lent to the LORD."And he worshiped the LORD there.
View on BibleGateway1 Blessed is everyone who fears the LORD, who walks in his ways! 2 You shall eat the fruit of the labor of your hands; you shall be blessed, and it shall be well with you.
View on BibleGateway5 The LORD bless you from Zion! May you see the prosperity of Jerusalem all the days of your life! 6 May you see your children's children! Peace be upon Israel!
View on BibleGateway8 Hear, my son, your father's instruction, and forsake not your mother's teaching, 9 for they are a graceful garland for your head and pendants for your neck.
View on BibleGateway18 Let your fountain be blessed, and rejoice in the wife of your youth,
View on BibleGateway20 My son, keep your father's commandment, and forsake not your mother's teaching. 21 Bind them on your heart always; tie them around your neck. 22 When you walk, they will lead you; when you lie down, they will watch over you; and when you awake, they will talk with you.
View on BibleGateway6 Grandchildren are the crown of the aged, and the glory of children is their fathers.
View on BibleGateway22 He who finds a wife finds a good thing and obtains favor from the LORD.
View on BibleGateway14 House and wealth are inherited from fathers, but a prudent wife is from the LORD.
View on BibleGateway6 Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it.
View on BibleGateway22 Listen to your father who gave you life, and do not despise your mother when she is old. 23 Buy truth, and do not sell it; buy wisdom, instruction, and understanding. 24 The father of the righteous will greatly rejoice; he who fathers a wise son will be glad in him. 25 Let your father and mother be glad; let her who bore you rejoice.
View on BibleGateway10 An excellent wife who can find? She is far more precious than jewels. 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.
View on BibleGateway31 but they who wait for the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint.
View on BibleGateway13 For I, the LORD your God, hold your right hand; it is I who say to you, "Fear not, I am the one who helps you."
View on BibleGateway15 "Can a woman forget her nursing child, that she should have no compassion on the son of her womb? Even these may forget, yet I will not forget you.
View on BibleGateway13 As one whom his mother comforts, so I will comfort you; you shall be comforted in Jerusalem.
View on BibleGateway11 For I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD, plans for wholeness and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope.
View on BibleGateway4 For God commanded, 'Honor your father and your mother,' and, 'Whoever reviles father or mother must surely die.' 5 But you say, 'If anyone tells his father or his mother, What you would have gained from me is given to God, 6 he need not honor his father.' So for the sake of your tradition you have made void the word of God.
View on BibleGateway5 In the days of Herod, king of Judea, there was a priest named Zechariah, of the division of Abijah. And he had a wife from the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth. 6 And they were both righteous before God, walking blamelessly in all the commandments and statutes of the Lord.
View on BibleGateway46 And Mary said, "My soul magnifies the Lord, 47 and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior, 48 for he has looked on the humble estate of his servant. For behold, from now on all generations will call me blessed;
View on BibleGateway25 but standing by the cross of Jesus were his mother and his mother's sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene. 26 When Jesus saw his mother and the disciple whom he loved standing nearby, he said to his mother, "Woman, behold, your son!" 27 Then he said to the disciple, "Behold, your mother!" And from that hour the disciple took her to his own home.
View on BibleGateway38 For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, 39 nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.
View on BibleGateway28 And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose.
View on BibleGateway4 Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant 5 or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; 6 it does not rejoice at wrongdoing, but rejoices with the truth. 7 Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.
View on BibleGateway9 And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up.
View on BibleGateway1 Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. 2 "Honor your father and mother" (this is the first commandment with a promise), 3 "that it may go well with you and that you may live long in the land."
View on BibleGateway2 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. 3 I thank my God in all my remembrance of you,
View on BibleGateway14 Do all things without grumbling or questioning, 15 that you may be blameless and innocent, children of God without blemish in the midst of a crooked and twisted generation, among whom you shine as lights in the world,
View on BibleGateway8 Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things.
View on BibleGateway12 I know how to be brought low, and I know how to abound. In any and every circumstance, I have learned the secret of facing plenty and hunger, abundance and need. 13 I can do all things through him who strengthens me.
View on BibleGateway24 knowing that from the Lord you will receive the inheritance as your reward. You are serving the Lord Christ.
View on BibleGateway2 older women like mothers, younger women like sisters, in all purity.
View on BibleGateway5 I am reminded of your sincere faith, a faith that dwelt first in your grandmother Lois and your mother Eunice and now, I am sure, dwells in you as well.
View on BibleGateway3 Older women likewise are to be reverent in behavior, not slanderers or slaves to much wine. They are to teach what is good, 4 and so train the young women to love their husbands and children, 5 to be self-controlled, pure, working at home, kind, and submissive to their own husbands, that the word of God may not be reviled.
View on BibleGateway5 Keep your life free from love of money, and be content with what you have, for he has said, "I will never leave you nor forsake you." 6 So we can confidently say, "The Lord is my helper; I will not fear; what can man do to me?"
View on BibleGateway4 but let your adorning be the hidden person of the heart with the imperishable beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which in God's sight is very precious.
View on BibleGateway