Lectionary Calendar
Tuesday, April 23rd, 2024
the Fourth Week after Easter
the Fourth Week after Easter
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Passage Lookup: Proverbs 5:15-19; Proverbs 11:16; Proverbs 11:22; Proverbs 12:4; Proverbs 14:1; Proverbs 18:22; Proverbs 21:9; Proverbs 21:19; Proverbs 25:24; Proverbs 27:15-16; Proverbs 30:18-19; Proverbs 31:10-31
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39 verses
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Proverbs 5:15
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Drink water from your own cistern, running water from your own well.
Proverbs 5:16
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Should your springs overflow in the streets, your streams of water in the public squares?
Proverbs 5:17
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Let them be yours alone, never to be shared with strangers.
Proverbs 5:18
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May your fountain be blessed, and may you rejoice in the wife of your youth.
Proverbs 5:19
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A loving doe, a graceful deer- may her breasts satisfy you always, may you ever be captivated by her love.
Proverbs 11:16
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A kindhearted woman gains respect, but ruthless men gain only wealth.
Proverbs 11:22
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Like a gold ring in a pig's snout is a beautiful woman who shows no discretion.
Proverbs 12:4
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A wife of noble character is her husband's crown, but a disgraceful wife is like decay in his bones.
Proverbs 14:1
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The wise woman builds her house, but with her own hands the foolish one tears hers down.
Proverbs 18:22
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He who finds a wife finds what is good and receives favor from the LORD .
Proverbs 21:9
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Better to live on a corner of the roof than share a house with a quarrelsome wife.
Proverbs 21:19
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Better to live in a desert than with a quarrelsome and ill-tempered wife.
Proverbs 25:24
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Better to live on a corner of the roof than share a house with a quarrelsome wife.
Proverbs 27:15
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A quarrelsome wife is like a constant dripping on a rainy day;
Proverbs 27:16
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restraining her is like restraining the wind or grasping oil with the hand.
Proverbs 30:18
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"There are three things that are too amazing for me, four that I do not understand:
Proverbs 30:19
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the way of an eagle in the sky, the way of a snake on a rock, the way of a ship on the high seas, and the way of a man with a maiden.
Proverbs 31:10
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A wife of noble character who can find? She is worth far more than rubies.
Proverbs 31:11
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Her husband has full confidence in her and lacks nothing of value.
Proverbs 31:12
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She brings him good, not harm, all the days of her life.
Proverbs 31:13
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She selects wool and flax and works with eager hands.
Proverbs 31:14
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She is like the merchant ships, bringing her food from afar.
Proverbs 31:15
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She gets up while it is still dark; she provides food for her family and portions for her servant girls.
Proverbs 31:16
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She considers a field and buys it; out of her earnings she plants a vineyard.
Proverbs 31:17
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She sets about her work vigorously; her arms are strong for her tasks.
Proverbs 31:18
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She sees that her trading is profitable, and her lamp does not go out at night.
Proverbs 31:19
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In her hand she holds the distaff and grasps the spindle with her fingers.
Proverbs 31:20
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She opens her arms to the poor and extends her hands to the needy.
Proverbs 31:21
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When it snows, she has no fear for her household; for all of them are clothed in scarlet.
Proverbs 31:22
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She makes coverings for her bed; she is clothed in fine linen and purple.
Proverbs 31:23
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Her husband is respected at the city gate, where he takes his seat among the elders of the land.
Proverbs 31:24
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She makes linen garments and sells them, and supplies the merchants with sashes.
Proverbs 31:25
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She is clothed with strength and dignity; she can laugh at the days to come.
Proverbs 31:26
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She speaks with wisdom, and faithful instruction is on her tongue.
Proverbs 31:27
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She watches over the affairs of her household and does not eat the bread of idleness.
Proverbs 31:28
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Her children arise and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praises her:
Proverbs 31:29
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"Many women do noble things, but you surpass them all."
Proverbs 31:30
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Charm is deceptive, and beauty is fleeting; but a woman who fears the LORD is to be praised.
Proverbs 31:31
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Give her the reward she has earned, and let her works bring her praise at the city gate.
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