Gen 24:7, 28:1-4, Pro 3:6, 18:22, 31:10-31, Jam 1:17 | ESV | STEP | The Lord , the God of heaven , who took me from my father’s house and from the land of my kindred , and who spoke to me and swore to me, To your offspring I will give this land , he will send his angel before you , and you shall take a wife for my son from there.

7 The Lord, the God of heaven, ^awho took me from my father’s house and from the land of my kindred, and who spoke to me and swore to me, ^b‘To your offspring I will give this land,’ ^che will send his angel before you, and you shall take a wife for my son from there.

Genesis 28:1-4

Jacob Sent to Laban

1 Then Isaac called Jacob ^dand blessed him and directed him, ^e“You must not take a wife from the Canaanite women. 2 ^fArise, go to Paddan-aram to the house of ^gBethuel your mother’s father, and take as your wife from there one of the daughters of Laban your mother’s brother. 3 ^hGod Almighty ^{▼▼Hebrew El Shaddai} bless you and make you fruitful and multiply you, that you may become a company of peoples. 4 May he give ^jthe blessing of Abraham to you and to your offspring with you, that you may take possession of ^kthe land of your sojournings that God gave to Abraham!”

Proverbs 3:6

6 In all your ways ^lacknowledge him,
and he ^mwill make straight your paths.

Proverbs 18:22

22 He who finds ⁿa wife finds ^oa good thing
and ^pobtains favor ^qfrom 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} ^sAn excellent wife who can find?
She is far more precious than ^tjewels.
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 ^useeks 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 ^vrises while it is yet night
and ^wprovides 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 ^xdresses 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 ^zopens her hand to ^aathe poor
and reaches out her hands to ^abthe needy.
21 She is not afraid of snow for her household,
for all her household are clothed in ^acscarlet. ^{▼▼Or in double thickness}
22 She makes ^aebed coverings for herself;
her clothing is ^affine linen and ^agpurple.
23 Her husband is known in ^ahthe gates
when he sits among the elders of the land.
24 She makes ^ailinen garments and sells them;
she delivers sashes to the merchant.
25 ^ajStrength 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 ^akwomen have done ^alexcellently,
but you surpass them all.”
30 ^amCharm 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.

James 1:17

17 ^anEvery good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from ^aothe Father of lights, ^apwith whom there is no variation or shadow due to change. ^{▼▼Some manuscripts variation due to a shadow of turning}