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A virtuous woman rejoiceth her husband, and he shall fulfil the years of his life in peace.
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A good wife is a good portion, which shall be given in the portion of them that fear the Lord.
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Whether a man be rich or poor, if he have a good heart toward the Lord, he shall at all times
rejoice with a cheerful countenance.
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There be three things that mine heart feareth; and for the fourth I was sore afraid: the slander
of a city, the gathering together of an unruly multitude, and a false accusation: all these are worse
than death.
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But a grief of heart and sorrow is a woman that is jealous over another woman, and a scourge
of the tongue which communicateth with all.
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An evil wife is a yoke shaken to and fro: he that hath hold of her is as though he held a scorpion.
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A drunken woman and a gadder abroad causeth great anger, and she will not cover her own
shame.
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The whoredom of a woman may be known in her haughty looks and eyelids.
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If thy daughter be shameless, keep her in straitly, lest she abuse herself through overmuch
liberty.
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Watch over an impudent eye: and marvel not if she trespass against thee.
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She will open her mouth, as a thirsty traveller when he hath found a fountain, and drink of
every water near her: by every hedge will she sit down, and open her quiver against every arrow.
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The grace of a wife delighteth her husband, and her discretion will fatten his bones.
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A silent and loving woman is a gift of the Lord; and there is nothing so much worth as a mind
well instructed.
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A shamefaced and faithful woman is a double grace, and her continent mind cannot be valued.
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As the sun when it ariseth in the high heaven; so is the beauty of a good wife in the ordering
of her house.
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As the clear light is upon the holy candlestick; so is the beauty of the face in ripe age.
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As the golden pillars are upon the sockets of silver; so are the fair feet with a constant heart.
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My son, keep the flower of thine age sound; and give not thy strength to strangers.
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When thou hast gotten a fruitful possession through all the field, sow it with thine own seed,
trusting in the goodness of thy stock.
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So thy race which thou leavest shall be magnified, having the confidence of their good descent.
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An harlot shall be accounted as spittle; but a married woman is a tower against death to her
husband.
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A wicked woman is given as a portion to a wicked man: but a godly woman is given to him
that feareth the Lord.
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A dishonest woman contemneth shame: but an honest woman will reverence her husband.
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A shameless woman shall be counted as a dog; but she that is shamefaced will fear the Lord.
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A woman that honoureth her husband shall be judged wise of all; but she that dishonoureth
him in her pride shall be counted ungodly of all.
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