20 Bible Verses about Women Working
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discreet, chaste, diligent in home work, good, subject to their own husbands, that the word of God may not be evil spoken of.
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 merchants' ships: she bringeth her food from afar;read more.
And she riseth while it is yet night, and giveth meat to her household, and the day's work to her maidens. She considereth a field, and acquireth it; of the fruit of her hands she planteth a vineyard.
She perceiveth that her earning is good; her lamp goeth not out by night.
And every woman that was wise-hearted spun with her hands, and brought what she had spun: the blue, and the purple, and the scarlet, and the byssus.
The children of Israel brought a voluntary offering to Jehovah, every man and woman whose heart prompted them to bring for all manner of work, which Jehovah, by the hand of Moses, had commanded to be done.
And the midwives said to Pharaoh, Because the Hebrew women are not as the Egyptian; for they are strong, and they have borne before the midwife comes to them.
Now Deb'orah, a prophetess, the wife of Lapp'idoth, was judging Israel at that time.
And seven women shall take hold of one man in that day, saying, Our own bread will we eat, and with our own garments will we be clothed; only let us be called by thy name; take away our reproach!
but I do not suffer a woman to teach nor to exercise authority over man, but to be in quietness;
Hear then the word of Jehovah, ye women, and let your ear receive the word of his mouth, and teach your daughters wailing, and each one her companion lamentation.
Receive, I pray thee, instruction from his mouth, and lay up his words in thy heart.
Thus saith Jehovah of hosts: Consider, and call for the mourning women, that they may come, and send for the skilful women, that they may come;
The beginning of the word of Jehovah through Hosea. And Jehovah said to Hosea, Go, take unto thee a wife of whoredoms, and children of whoredoms; for the land is entirely given up to whoredom, away from Jehovah.
She maketh body linen and selleth it, and delivereth girdles unto the merchant.
And Jehovah Elohim said, It is not good that Man should be alone; I will make him a helpmate, his like.
She surveyeth 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:
She is not afraid of the snow for her household; for all her household are clothed with scarlet.