- findeth a wife:
- "Drinkª° watersª out of thine own cistern,ª¹ and running watersª° out ofª¹ thine own well.ª ... He¹ shall dieª° without¹ instruction;ª and in the greatnessª of his follyª he shall go astray.ª°" {Prv 5:15-23} + "A virtuousª womanª [is] a crownª to her husband:ª but she that maketh ashamedª° [is] as rottennessª in his bones.ª" {Prv 12:4} + "Houseª and richesª [are] the inheritanceª of fathers:ª and a prudentª° wifeª [is] from the LORD.ª¹" {Prv 19:14} + "Who¹ can findª° a virtuousª woman?ª for her priceª [is] farª above rubies.ª¹ ... Giveª° her of the fruitª¹ of her hands;ª and let her own worksª praiseª° her in the gates.ª" {Prv 31:10-31} + "And Isaacª brought¹ her²° into his motherª Sarah'sª tent,ª and tookª°¹ Rebekah,ª and she became¹ his wife;ª and he lovedª° her: and Isaacª was comfortedª° afterª his mother'sª [death]." {Gen 24:67} + "And Jacobª servedª° sevenª yearsª for Rachel;ª and they seemedª¹ unto him [but] a fewª days,ª for the love¹ he had² to her. ... And Jacobª saidª° unto¹ Laban,ª Giveª° [me]¹ my wife,ª for¹ my daysª are fulfilled,ª° that I may go inª° unto¹ her." {Gen 29:20-21} + "And Jacobª didª° so,¹ and fulfilledª° her¹ week:ª and he gaveª° him¹ Rachelª his daughterª to wifeª also." {Gen 29:28} + "Live² joyfullyª°¹ with¹ the wifeª whom¹ thou lovestª° all¹ the daysª of the lifeª of thy vanity,ª which¹ he hath givenª° thee under¹ the sun,ª all¹ the daysª of thy vanity:ª for¹ that¹ [is] thy portionª in [this] life,ª and in thy labourª which¹ thou¹ takestª under¹ the sun.ª" {Ecc 9:9} + "And Jacobª fledª° into the countryª of Syria,ª and Israelª servedª° for a wife,ª and for a wifeª he keptª° [sheep]." {Hsa 12:12} + "Nevertheless,ª² [to avoid]¹ fornication,ª let²° every manª haveª° his ownª wife,ª andª let²° every womanª haveª° her ownª husband.ª" {1Co 7:2}
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