womanhood

The 14 most-voted verses about womanhood, from 6 books, ranked by the OpenBible.info community.

Every wise woman builds her house, but a foolish one tears it down with her own hands.

Proverbs 14:1 (BSB)

Every wise woman buildeth her house: but the foolish plucketh it down with her hands.

Proverbs 14:1 (KJV)

Every wise woman builds her house, but the foolish one tears it down with her own hands.

Proverbs 14:1 (WEB)

Like a gold ring in a pig’s snout is a beautiful woman who lacks discretion.

Proverbs 11:22 (BSB)

[As] a jewel of gold in a swine’s snout, [so is] a fair woman which is without discretion.

Proverbs 11:22 (KJV)

Like a gold ring in a pig’s snout, is a beautiful woman who lacks discretion.

Proverbs 11:22 (WEB)

So God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them.

Genesis 1:27 (BSB)

So God created man in his [own] image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.

Genesis 1:27 (KJV)

God created man in his own image. In God’s image he created him; male and female he created them.

Genesis 1:27 (WEB)

The Lord gives the command; a great company of women proclaim it:

Psalm 68:11 (BSB)

The Lord gave the word: great [was] the company of those that published [it].

Psalm 68:11 (KJV)

The Lord announced the word. The ones who proclaim it are a great company.

Psalm 68:11 (WEB)

He who finds a wife finds a good thing and obtains favor from the LORD.

Proverbs 18:22 (BSB)

[Whoso] findeth a wife findeth a good [thing], and obtaineth favour of the LORD.

Proverbs 18:22 (KJV)

Whoever finds a wife finds a good thing, and obtains favor of the LORD.

Proverbs 18:22 (WEB)

Houses and wealth are inherited from fathers, but a prudent wife is from the LORD.

Proverbs 19:14 (BSB)

House and riches [are] the inheritance of fathers: and a prudent wife [is] from the LORD.

Proverbs 19:14 (KJV)

House and riches are an inheritance from fathers, but a prudent wife is from the LORD.

Proverbs 19:14 (WEB)

Wives, in the same way, submit yourselves to your husbands, so that even if they refuse to believe the word, they will be won over without words by the behavior of their wives

1 Peter 3:1 (BSB)

Likewise, ye wives, [be] in subjection to your own husbands; that, if any obey not the word, they also may without the word be won by the conversation of the wives;

1 Peter 3:1 (KJV)

In the same way, wives, be in subjection to your own husbands, so that, even if any don’t obey the Word, they may be won by the behavior of their wives without a word,

1 Peter 3:1 (WEB)

For this is how the holy women of the past adorned themselves. They put their hope in God and were submissive to their husbands,

1 Peter 3:5 (BSB)

For after this manner in the old time the holy women also, who trusted in God, adorned themselves, being in subjection unto their own husbands:

1 Peter 3:5 (KJV)

For this is how in the past the holy women who hoped in God also adorned themselves, being in subjection to their own husbands.

1 Peter 3:5 (WEB)

To the woman He said: “I will sharply increase your pain in childbirth; in pain you will bring forth children. Your desire will be for your husband, and he will rule over you.”

Genesis 3:16 (BSB)

Unto the woman he said, I will greatly multiply thy sorrow and thy conception; in sorrow thou shalt bring forth children; and thy desire [shall be] to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee.

Genesis 3:16 (KJV)

To the woman he said, “I will greatly multiply your pain in childbirth. You will bear children in pain. Your desire will be for your husband, and he will rule over you.”

Genesis 3:16 (WEB)

He settles the barren woman in her home as a joyful mother to her children. Hallelujah!

Psalm 113:9 (BSB)

He maketh the barren woman to keep house, [and to be] a joyful mother of children. Praise ye the LORD.

Psalm 113:9 (KJV)

He settles the barren woman in her home as a joyful mother of children. Praise the LORD!

Psalm 113:9 (WEB)

She girds herself with strength and shows that her arms are strong.

Proverbs 31:17 (BSB)

She girdeth her loins with strength, and strengtheneth her arms.

Proverbs 31:17 (KJV)

She arms her waist with strength, and makes her arms strong.

Proverbs 31:17 (WEB)

But I want you to understand that the head of every man is Christ, and the head of the woman is man, and the head of Christ is God.

1 Corinthians 11:3 (BSB)

But I would have you know, that the head of every man is Christ; and the head of the woman [is] the man; and the head of Christ [is] God.

1 Corinthians 11:3 (KJV)

But I would have you know that the head of every man is Christ, and the head of the woman is man, and the head of Christ is God.

1 Corinthians 11:3 (WEB)

For just as woman came from man, so also man is born of woman. But everything comes from God.

1 Corinthians 11:12 (BSB)

For as the woman [is] of the man, even so [is] the man also by the woman; but all things of God.

1 Corinthians 11:12 (KJV)

For as woman came from man, so a man also comes through a woman; but all things are from God.

1 Corinthians 11:12 (WEB)

There is neither Jew nor Greek, slave nor free, male nor female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus.

Galatians 3:28 (BSB)

There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus.

Galatians 3:28 (KJV)

There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free man, there is neither male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus.

Galatians 3:28 (WEB)

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