20 Bible Verses about Women Working

to be'sober-minded, chaste, workers at home, kind, being in subjection to their own husbands, that the word of God be not blasphemed:

She doeth him good and not evil All the days of her life. She seeketh wool and flax, And worketh willingly with her hands. She is like the merchant-ships; She bringeth her bread from afar.read more.
She riseth also while it is yet night, And giveth food to her household, And their task to her maidens. She considereth a field, and buyeth it; With the fruit of her hands she planteth a vineyard.

She perceiveth that her merchandise is profitable: Her lamp goeth not out by night.

two women'shall be grinding at the mill; one is taken, and one is left.

And all the women that were wise-hearted did spin with their hands, and brought that which they had spun, the blue, and the purple, the scarlet, and the fine linen.

The children of Israel brought a freewill-offering unto Jehovah; every man and woman, whose heart made them willing to bring for all the work, which Jehovah had commanded to be made by Moses.

And the midwives said unto Pharaoh, Because the Hebrew women are not as the Egyptian women; for they are lively, and are delivered ere the midwife come unto them.

Now Deborah, a prophetess, the wife of Lappidoth, she judged Israel at that time.

The Lord giveth the word: The women that publish the tidings are a great host.

And seven women shall take hold of one man in that day, saying, We will eat our own bread, and wear our own apparel: only let us be called by thy name; take thou away our reproach.

But I permit not a woman to teach, nor to have dominion over a man, but to be in quietness.

Yet hear the word of Jehovah, O ye women, and let your ear receive the word of his mouth; and teach your daughters wailing, and every one her neighbor lamentation.

Receive, I pray thee, the law from his mouth, And lay up his words in thy heart.

Thus saith Jehovah of hosts, Consider ye, and call for the mourning women, that they may come; and send for the skilful women, that they may come:

Wives, be in subjection to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord.

When Jehovah spake at the first by Hosea, Jehovah said unto Hosea, Go, take unto thee a wife of whoredom and children of whoredom; for the land doth commit great whoredom, departing from Jehovah.

She maketh linen garments and selleth them, And delivereth girdles unto the merchant.

And Jehovah God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a help meet for him.

She looketh well to the ways of her household, And eateth not the bread of idleness. Her children rise up, and call her blessed; Her husband also , and he praiseth her,'saying :

She is not afraid of the snow for her household; For all her household are clothed with scarlet.