Rut 4:11, Pro 24:3-4, 31:10-31 | ESV | STEP | Then all the people who were at the gate and the elders said , We are witnesses . May the Lord make the woman , who is coming into your house , like Rachel and Leah , who together built up the house of Israel . May you act worthily in Ephrathah and be renowned in Bethlehem ,

Ruth 4:11

11 Then all the people who were ^aat the gate and the elders said, “We are witnesses. May the Lord make the woman, who is coming into your house, like Rachel and Leah, ^bwho together ^cbuilt up the house of Israel. May you act worthily in ^dEphrathah and ^ebe renowned in Bethlehem,

Proverbs 24:3-4

3 By ^fwisdom a house is built,
and by understanding it is established;
4 by knowledge the rooms are filled
with all ^gprecious and pleasant riches.

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} ⁱAn excellent wife who can find?
She is far more precious than ^jjewels.
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 ^kseeks 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 ^lrises while it is yet night
and ^mprovides 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 ⁿdresses 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 ^popens her hand to ^qthe poor
and reaches out her hands to ^rthe needy.
21 She is not afraid of snow for her household,
for all her household are clothed in ^sscarlet. ^{▼▼Or in double thickness}
22 She makes ^ubed coverings for herself;
her clothing is ^vfine linen and ^wpurple.
23 Her husband is known in ^xthe gates
when he sits among the elders of the land.
24 She makes ^ylinen garments and sells them;
she delivers sashes to the merchant.
25 ^zStrength 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 ^aawomen have done ^abexcellently,
but you surpass them all.”
30 ^acCharm 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.