32 Bible Verses about womanhood
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To the woman he said, Great will be your pain in childbirth; in sorrow will your children come to birth; still your desire will be for your husband, but he will be your master.
But even now, give ear to the word of the Lord, O you women; let your ears be open to the word of his mouth, training your daughters to give cries of sorrow, everyone teaching her neighbour a song of grief.
And be increased in number like the buds of the field; and you were increased and became great, and you came to the time of love: your breasts were formed and your hair was long; but you were uncovered and without clothing.
And she said to her father, Let not my lord be angry because I do not get up before you, for I am in the common condition of women. And with all his searching, he did not come across the images.
Unnumbered women have done well, but you are better than all of them.
As Sarah was ruled by Abraham, naming him lord; whose children you are if you do well, and are not put in fear by any danger.
But if they go on in faith and love and holy self-control, she will be kept safe at the time of childbirth.
Now, as to the things in your letter to me: It is good for a man to have nothing to do with a woman.
When a woman is about to give birth she has sorrow, because her hour is come; but when she has given birth to the child, the pain is put out of her mind by the joy that a man has come into the world.
Or what woman, having ten bits of silver, if one bit has gone from her hands, will not get a light, and go through her house, searching with care till she sees it?
And you may not go near a woman or have sex relations with her when she is unclean, at her regular time.
If she is a wall, we will make on her a strong base of silver; and if she is a door, we will let her be shut up with cedar-wood.
Women had their dead given back to them living; others let themselves be cruelly attacked, having no desire to go free, so that they might have a better life to come;
Then the woman put down her water-pot and went into the town, and said to the people,
And the man said, The woman whom you gave to be with me, she gave me the fruit of the tree and I took it.
And Vashti the queen gave a feast for the women in the house of King Ahasuerus.
Wisdom is crying out in the street; her voice is loud in the open places;
(And a sword will go through your heart;) so that the secret thoughts of men may come to light.
And in that day seven women will put their hands on one man, saying, There will be no need for you to give us food or clothing, only let us go under your name, so that our shame may be taken away.
But that we give them orders to keep themselves from things offered to false gods, and from the evil desires of the body, and from the flesh of animals put to death in ways against the law, and from blood.
Another story he gave to them: The kingdom of heaven is like leaven, which a woman took, and put in three measures of meal, till it was all leavened.
And they have pointed tails like scorpions; and in their tails is their power to give men wounds for five months.
And if there is division in a house, that house will come to destruction;
(Because the fruit of the light is in all righteousness and in everything which is good and true),
Give ear to this word, you cows of Bashan, who are in the hill of Samaria, by whom the poor are kept down, and those in need are crushed; who say to their lords, Get out the wine and give us drink.
A woman who is full of grace is honoured, but a woman hating righteousness is a seat of shame: those hating work will undergo loss, but the strong keep their wealth.
And the man had connection with Eve his wife, and she became with child and gave birth to Cain, and said, I have got a man from the Lord.
And they all with one mind gave themselves up to prayer, with the women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and his brothers.
And in that day I will let the bow of Israel be broken in the valley of Jezreel.
Be on the watch, unmoved in the faith, and be strong like men.
