Pro 9:13, 25:24, 27:14-15, 31:10-31 | ESV | STEP | The woman Folly is loud ; she is seductive and knows nothing .

Proverbs 9:13

The Way of Folly

13 ^aThe woman Folly is ^bloud;
she is seductive ^{▼▼Or full of simpleness} and ^dknows nothing.

Proverbs 25:24

24 ^eIt is better to live in a corner of the housetop
than in a house shared with a quarrelsome wife.

Proverbs 27:14-15

14 Whoever blesses his neighbor with a loud voice,
rising early in the morning,
will be counted as cursing.
15 ^fA continual dripping on a rainy day
and a quarrelsome wife are alike;

Proverbs 31:10-31

The Woman Who Fears the Lord

10 ^{▼▼Verses 10–31 are an acrostic poem, each verse beginning with the successive letters of the Hebrew alphabet} ^hAn excellent wife who can find?
She is far more precious than ⁱjewels.
11 The heart of her husband trusts in her,
and he will have no lack of gain.
12 She does him good, and not harm,
all the days of her life.
13 She ^jseeks wool and flax,
and works with willing hands.
14 She is like the ships of the merchant;
she brings her food from afar.
15 She ^krises while it is yet night
and ^lprovides food for her household
and portions for her maidens.
16 She considers a field and buys it;
with the fruit of her hands she plants a vineyard.
17 She ^mdresses herself ^{▼▼Hebrew She girds her loins} with strength
and makes her arms strong.
18 She perceives that her merchandise is profitable.
Her lamp does not go out at night.
19 She puts her hands to the distaff,
and her hands hold the spindle.
20 She ^oopens her hand to ^pthe poor
and reaches out her hands to ^qthe needy.
21 She is not afraid of snow for her household,
for all her household are clothed in ^rscarlet. ^{▼▼Or in double thickness}
22 She makes ^tbed coverings for herself;
her clothing is ^ufine linen and ^vpurple.
23 Her husband is known in ^wthe gates
when he sits among the elders of the land.
24 She makes ^xlinen garments and sells them;
she delivers sashes to the merchant.
25 ^yStrength and dignity are her clothing,
and she laughs at the time to come.
26 She opens her mouth with wisdom,
and the teaching of kindness is on her tongue.
27 She looks well to the ways of her household
and does not eat the bread of idleness.
28 Her children rise up and call her blessed;
her husband also, and he praises her:
29 “Many ^zwomen have done ^aaexcellently,
but you surpass them all.”
30 ^abCharm is deceitful, and beauty is vain,
but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised.
31 Give her of the fruit of her hands,
and let her works praise her in the gates.