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The 14 most-voted verses about women working, from 8 books, ranked by the OpenBible.info community.

to be self-controlled, pure, managers of their households, kind, and submissive to their own husbands, so that the word of God will not be discredited.

Titus 2:5 (BSB)

[To be] discreet, chaste, keepers at home, good, obedient to their own husbands, that the word of God be not blasphemed.

Titus 2:5 (KJV)

to be sober minded, chaste, workers at home, kind, being in subjection to their own husbands, that God’s word may not be blasphemed.

Titus 2:5 (WEB)

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)

I do not permit a woman to teach or to exercise authority over a man; she is to remain quiet.

1 Timothy 2:12 (BSB)

But I suffer not a woman to teach, nor to usurp authority over the man, but to be in silence.

1 Timothy 2:12 (KJV)

But I don’t permit a woman to teach, nor to exercise authority over a man, but to be in quietness.

1 Timothy 2:12 (WEB)

The LORD God also said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make for him a suitable helper.”

Genesis 2:18 (BSB)

¶ And the LORD God said, [It is] not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him.

Genesis 2:18 (KJV)

The LORD God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make him a helper comparable to him.”

Genesis 2:18 (WEB)

Every skilled woman spun with her hands and brought what she had spun: blue, purple, or scarlet yarn, or fine linen.

Exodus 35:25 (BSB)

And all the women that were wise hearted did spin with their hands, and brought that which they had spun, [both] of blue, and of purple, [and] of scarlet, and of fine linen.

Exodus 35:25 (KJV)

All the women who were wise-hearted spun with their hands, and brought that which they had spun: the blue, the purple, the scarlet, and the fine linen.

Exodus 35:25 (WEB)

Now Deborah, a prophetess, the wife of Lappidoth, was judging Israel at that time.

Judges 4:4 (BSB)

¶ And Deborah, a prophetess, the wife of Lapidoth, she judged Israel at that time.

Judges 4:4 (KJV)

Now Deborah, a prophetess, the wife of Lappidoth, judged Israel at that time.

Judges 4:4 (WEB)

And he will take your daughters to be perfumers, cooks, and bakers.

1 Samuel 8:13 (BSB)

And he will take your daughters [to be] confectionaries, and [to be] cooks, and [to be] bakers.

1 Samuel 8:13 (KJV)

He will take your daughters to be perfumers, to be cooks, and to be bakers.

1 Samuel 8:13 (WEB)

She appraises a field and buys it; from her earnings she plants a vineyard.

Proverbs 31:16 (BSB)

She considereth a field, and buyeth it: with the fruit of her hands she planteth a vineyard.

Proverbs 31:16 (KJV)

She considers a field, and buys it. With the fruit of her hands, she plants a vineyard.

Proverbs 31:16 (WEB)

She makes linen garments and sells them; she delivers sashes to the merchants.

Proverbs 31:24 (BSB)

She maketh fine linen, and selleth [it;] and delivereth girdles unto the merchant.

Proverbs 31:24 (KJV)

She makes linen garments and sells them, and delivers sashes to the merchant.

Proverbs 31:24 (WEB)

Give her the fruit of her hands, and let her works praise her at the gates.

Proverbs 31:31 (BSB)

Give her of the fruit of her hands; and let her own works praise her in the gates.

Proverbs 31:31 (KJV)

Give her of the fruit of her hands! Let her works praise her in the gates!

Proverbs 31:31 (WEB)

And whatever you do, in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him.

Colossians 3:17 (BSB)

And what soever ye do in word or deed, [do] all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him.

Colossians 3:17 (KJV)

Whatever you do, in word or in deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.

Colossians 3:17 (WEB)

In the same way, the women must be dignified, not slanderers, but temperate and faithful in all things.

1 Timothy 3:11 (BSB)

Even so [must their] wives [be] grave, not slanderers, sober, faithful in all things.

1 Timothy 3:11 (KJV)

Their wives in the same way must be reverent, not slanderers, temperate, and faithful in all things.

1 Timothy 3:11 (WEB)

If anyone does not provide for his own, and especially his own household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.

1 Timothy 5:8 (BSB)

But if any provide not for his own, and specially for those of his own house, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an infidel.

1 Timothy 5:8 (KJV)

But if anyone doesn’t provide for his own, and especially his own household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.

1 Timothy 5:8 (WEB)

So I advise the younger widows to marry, have children, and manage their households, denying the adversary occasion for slander.

1 Timothy 5:14 (BSB)

I will therefore that the younger women marry, bear children, guide the house, give none occasion to the adversary to speak reproachfully.

1 Timothy 5:14 (KJV)

I desire therefore that the younger widows marry, bear children, rule the household, and give no occasion to the adversary for insulting.

1 Timothy 5:14 (WEB)

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