Gen 24:67, 29:20-21, 28, Pro 5:15-23, 12:4, 19:14, 31:10-31, Ecc 9:9 | ESV | STEP | Then Isaac brought her into the tent of Sarah his mother and took Rebekah , and she became his wife , and he loved her. So Isaac was comforted after his mother’s death.

67 Then Isaac brought her into the tent of Sarah his mother and took Rebekah, and she became his wife, and he loved her. So Isaac was ^acomforted after his mother’s ^bdeath.

Genesis 29:20-21

20 So Jacob ^cserved seven years for Rachel, and they seemed to him but a few days because of the love he had for her.

21 Then Jacob said to Laban, “Give me my wife that I may go in to her, for my time is completed.”

Genesis 29:28

28 Jacob did so, and completed her week. Then Laban gave him his daughter Rachel to be his wife.

Proverbs 5:15-23

15 Drink ^dwater from your own cistern,
flowing water from your own well.
16 Should your ^esprings be scattered abroad,
streams of water ^fin the streets?
17 ^gLet them be for yourself alone,
and not for strangers with you.
18 Let your ^hfountain be blessed,
and ⁱrejoice in ^jthe wife of your youth,
19 a lovely ^kdeer, a graceful doe.
Let her breasts ^lfill you at all times with delight;
be intoxicated ^{▼▼Hebrew be led astray; also verse 20} always in her love.
20 Why should you be intoxicated, my son, with ⁿa forbidden woman
and embrace the bosom of ^oan adulteress? ^{▼▼Hebrew a foreign woman}
21 For ^qa man’s ways are ^rbefore the eyes of the Lord,
and he ^sponders ^{▼▼Or makes level} all his paths.
22 The ^uiniquities of the wicked ^vensnare him,
and he is held fast in the cords of his sin.
23 ^wHe dies for lack of discipline,
and because of his great folly he is ^xled astray.

Proverbs 12:4

4 ^yAn excellent wife is ^zthe crown of her husband,
but she who ^aabrings shame is like ^abrottenness in his bones.

Proverbs 19:14

14 ^acHouse and wealth are inherited from fathers,
but a prudent wife is ^adfrom the Lord.

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} ^afAn excellent wife who can find?
She is far more precious than ^agjewels.
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 ^ahseeks 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 ^airises while it is yet night
and ^ajprovides 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 ^akdresses 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 ^amopens her hand to ^anthe poor
and reaches out her hands to ^aothe needy.
21 She is not afraid of snow for her household,
for all her household are clothed in ^apscarlet. ^{▼▼Or in double thickness}
22 She makes ^arbed coverings for herself;
her clothing is ^asfine linen and ^atpurple.
23 Her husband is known in ^authe gates
when he sits among the elders of the land.
24 She makes ^avlinen garments and sells them;
she delivers sashes to the merchant.
25 ^awStrength 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 ^axwomen have done ^ayexcellently,
but you surpass them all.”
30 ^azCharm 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.

Ecclesiastes 9:9

9 Enjoy life with the wife whom you love, all the days of your ^bavain ^{▼▼The Hebrew term hebel can refer to a “vapor” or “mere breath” (see note on 1:2)} life that he has given you under the sun, because that is your ^bcportion in life and in your toil at which you toil under the sun.