Proverbs 31:13

Bishops' Bible (1568)

She occupieth wooll and flaxe, and laboureth gladly with her handes.

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  • 1 Tim 5:10 : 10 And well reported of in good workes, yf she haue brought vp chyldren, yf she haue lodged straungers, yf she haue wasshed the saintes feete, yf she haue ministred vnto them that were in aduersitie, yf she haue ben continually geuen to euery good worke.
  • Titus 2:5 : 5 (To be) discrete, chaste, house kepers, good, obedient vnto their owne husbandes, that the worde of God be not blasphemed.
  • Gen 18:6-8 : 6 And Abraham went apace into the tent vnto Sara, & sayde: Make redy at once three peckes of fine meale, kneade it and make cakes vpon the hearth. 7 And Abraham runnyng vnto his beastes, fet a calfe tender and good, and gaue it vnto a young man, and he hasted to make it redy at once. 8 And he toke butter and mylke, and the calfe which he had prepared, and set it before them, and stoode hym selfe by them vnder the tree: & they dyd eate.
  • Gen 24:13-14 : 13 Lo, I stande here by the well of water, and the daughters of the me of this citie come out to drawe water: 14 Nowe let the damsel to whom I say, stoupe downe thy pitcher I pray thee, that I may drinke: If she say also, drinke, and I wyll geue thy Camelles drinke also: let the same be she that thou hast ordeyned for thy seruaunt Isahac, and thereby shall I knowe that thou hast shewed mercy on my maister.
  • Gen 24:18-20 : 18 And she sayd: drinke my Lorde. And she hasted, and let downe her pytcher vpon her arme, and gaue him drinke. 19 And when she had geuen him drinke, she sayde: I wyll drawe water for thy Camelles also, vntyl they haue dronke ynough. 20 And she poured out her pytcher into the trough hastyly, and ranne agayne vnto the well to draw water and drew for all his Camelles.
  • Gen 29:9-9 : 9 Whyle he yet talked with them, Rachel came with her fathers sheepe: for she kept them. 10 Assoone as Iacob sawe Rachel the daughter of Laban his mothers brother, & the sheepe of Laban his mothers brother, Iacob went & rouled the stone from the welles mouth, & watered the flocke of Laban his mothers brother.
  • Exod 2:16 : 16 The priest of Madian had vij. daughters, which came and drewe water and filled the troughes for to water their fathers sheepe.
  • Ruth 2:2-3 : 2 And Ruth the Moabitesse sayd vnto Naomi: Let me nowe go to the fielde, & gather eares of corne after any man in whose sight I finde grace. And she sayde vnto her: Go my daughter. 3 And she went, and came to the fielde, and gathered after the reapers: and so it was, that the same fielde parteyned vnto Booz, whiche was of the kinred of Elimelech.
  • Ruth 2:23 : 23 And so she kept her by the maydens of Booz, to gather, vnto the ende of barlye haruest and of wheate haruest also, & dwelt with her mother in lawe.
  • Isa 3:16-24 : 16 Moreouer the Lord hath said, seing the daughters of Sion are waxen proude, & walke with stretched foorth neckes, and wanton lokes, goyng and trippyng nicely, and tinckelyng with their feete: 17 Therfore shall the Lorde shaue the heades of the daughters of Sion, and shall discouer their filthinesse. 18 In that day shall the Lord take away the gorgiousnesse of the attire about their feete, & the caules, and the rounde tires after the fashion of the moone. 19 The sweete perfumes, and the bracelettes, and the mufflers, 20 The bonnettes, and the sloppes, and the head bandes, and the tablettes, and the earynges, 21 And rynges, and nose iewels: 22 The costly apparell, and the vayles, and the wimples, & the crispyng pinnes, 23 And the glasses, and the fine linnen, and the hoodes, and the lawnes. 24 And in steade of good smell there shalbe stincke, and in steade of their girdle a rent, and for well set heere there shalbe baldnesse, in steade of a stomacher a sacke cloth, & sunne burnyng for beautie.
  • Isa 32:9-9 : 9 Up ye riche and idle women, hearken vnto my voyce, ye carelesse daughters marke my wordes. 10 Many yeres and dayes shall ye be brought in feare O ye carelesse women: for the vintage shall fayle, and the haruest shall not come. 11 Be abashed you that lyue in aboundaunce, tremble you that lyue carelesse, cast of your rayment, make your selues bare, and put sackcloth about you.
  • Acts 9:39-40 : 39 Then Peter arose, & came with them, and when he was come, they brought hym into the vpper chamber: And all the wydowes stoode rounde about him weepyng, and shewyng the coates and garmentes which Dorcas made whyle she was with them. 40 And Peter put them all foorth, and kneled downe, and prayed, and turned hym to the body, and sayde: Tabitha aryse. And she opened her eyes, and when she sawe Peter, she sate vp.
  • 1 Thess 4:11 : 11 And that ye studie to be quiet, and to do your owne busynesse and to worke with your owne handes as we commaunded you:
  • 2 Thess 3:10-12 : 10 For when we were with you, this we warned you of: that yf any woulde not worke, the same shoulde not eate. 11 For we haue heard that there are some which walke among you inordinately, workyng not at all, but be busy bodies. 12 Them that are such, we commaunde and exhort by our Lorde Iesus Christ, that they workyng in quietnesse, eate their owne breade.
  • 1 Tim 5:14 : 14 I wyll therefore that the yonger women do marrie, to beare chyldren, to guyde the house, to geue none occasion to ye aduersarie to speake slaunderously.

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  • Prov 31:14-31
    18 verses
    85%

    14She is like a marchauntes ship, that bryngeth her vittayles from a farre.

    15She is vp in the nyght season, to prouide meate for her housholde, and foode for her maydens.

    16She considereth lande, and byeth it: and with the fruite of her handes she planteth a vineyarde.

    17She girdeth her loynes with strength, and fortifieth her armes.

    18And yf she perceaue that her huswiferie doth good, her candell goeth not out by nyght.

    19She layeth her fingers to the spindle, & her hande taketh holde of the distaffe.

    20She openeth her hande to the poore, yea she stretcheth foorth her handes to such as haue neede.

    21She feareth not that the colde of wynter shall hurt her housholde, for all her housholde folkes are clothed with scarlet.

    22She maketh her selfe faire ornametes, her clothyng is white silke and purple.

    23Her husbande is much set by in the gates, when he sitteth among the rulers of the lande.

    24She maketh cloth of silke, and selleth it: and deliuereth girdles vnto the marchaunt.

    25Strength and honour is her clothing, and in the latter day she shall reioyce.

    26She openeth her mouth with wisdome, and in her tongue is the lawe of grace.

    27She loketh well to the wayes of her housholde: and eateth not her bread with idlenesse.

    28Her children arise vp & call her blessed: and her husbande shall make much of her.

    29Many daughters there be that gather riches together: but thou goest aboue them all.

    30As for fauour it is deceiptfull, & beautie is a vayne thyng: but a woman that feareth the Lorde, shalbe praysed.

    31Geue her of the fruite of her handes: and let her owne workes prayse her in the gates.

  • Prov 31:10-12
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    79%

    10Who so fyndeth an honest faythfull woman, she is much more worth then pearles.

    11The heart of her husbande may safely trust in her, so that he shall fall into no pouertie.

    12She wyll do hym good, and not euill, all the dayes of her lyfe.

  • Exod 35:25-26
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    73%

    25And all the women that were wyse hearted, dyd spinne with their handes, and brought the spun worke, both of blewe silke, purple, scarlet, & white silke.

    26And all the women that excelled in wisdome of heart, spun Goates heere.

  • Prov 3:15-18
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    15She is more worth then pretious stones: and all the thinges that thou canst desire, are not to be compared vnto her.

    16In her right hande is long life, and in her left hande riches and honour.

    17Her wayes are pleasaunt wayes, and all her pathes are peaceable.

    18She is a tree of lyfe to them that lay holde vpon her: and blessed is he that kepeth her fast.

  • Prov 14:1
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    1Wyse women vpholde their house: but a foolishe wyfe plucketh it downe.

  • Prov 6:8
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    8Yet in the sommer she prouideth her meate, and gathereth her foode together in the haruest.

  • Ps 128:2
    69%

    2For thou shalt eate the labours of thine handes: thou shalt be happy, and all shall go well with thee.

  • Prov 7:11-12
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    69%

    11She was full of loude wordes and redye to dallie, whose feete coulde not abide in the house:

    12Nowe is she without, nowe in the streates, and lyeth in wayte at euery corner.

  • Job 31:19-20
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    69%

    19If I haue seene any perishe for want of clothing, or any poore for lake of rayment:

    20If his loynes haue not blessed me, because he was warmed with the fleece of my sheepe:

  • Exod 31:4-5
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    69%

    4To fynde out wittie deuises, and to worke in golde, siluer, and in brasse,

    5And in the craft to set stones, and to carue in tymber, and to worke in all maner workmanship.

  • Prov 4:8-9
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    8Make much of her, and she shall promote thee, yea if thou embrace her, she shall bryng thee vnto honour:

    9She shal beautifie thy head with manyfolde graces, and garnishe thee with a crowne of glory.

  • 1 Tim 5:10
    68%

    10And well reported of in good workes, yf she haue brought vp chyldren, yf she haue lodged straungers, yf she haue wasshed the saintes feete, yf she haue ministred vnto them that were in aduersitie, yf she haue ben continually geuen to euery good worke.

  • Prov 9:13-14
    2 verses
    68%

    13A foolishe retchlesse woman full of wordes, and suche a one as hath no knowledge,

    14Sitteth at the doore of her house, and in the hye places of the citie,

  • Prov 30:23
    68%

    23A spiteful woman when she is maried, and an handmayde that is heire to her maistresse.

  • Exod 35:35
    68%

    35Them hath he filled with wysdome of heart, to worke al maner of grauen, and brodered, & needle worke, in blew silke and purple, in scarlet and whyte silke, and in weauyng, and to do all maner of worke and wittie deuises.

  • Prov 2:4
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    4If thou seekest for her as for siluer, and searchest for her as for treasures:

  • Eccl 7:26
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    26And I founde that a woman is bitterer then death, the whiche hath cast abrode her heart as a net that men fishe with, and her handes are chaynes: Who so pleaseth God shall escape from her, but the sinner wyll be taken with her.

  • Prov 10:4
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    4An idle hande maketh poore: but a quicke labouring hande maketh riche.

  • Deut 25:11
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    11If when men striue together one with another, the wife of the one drawe neare for to ryd her husbande out of the handes of hym that smyteth hym, and put foorth her hande and take hym by the secretes:

  • Job 31:10
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    10Then let my wife grinde vnto an other man, and let other men lye with her.

  • Prov 18:22
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    22Who so findeth a wyfe, findeth a good thing, and receaueth fauour of the Lorde.

  • Prov 11:16
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    16A gratious woman getteth honour: but the strong men attayne riches.