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Women

Scripture presents women as bearing the image of God with distinct roles and capabilities, called to wisdom, virtue, and devotion to Christ. The Bible celebrates women's spiritual strength while addressing the dangers of ungodly influence and the importance of godly female leadership.

Overview

Women throughout Scripture demonstrate remarkable faith, courage, and spiritual influence. From Deborah's prophetic leadership to the virtuous woman of Proverbs, God's Word affirms women's dignity and purpose. The New Testament emphasizes women as heirs of God's grace, called to grow in Christ and impact their families and communities.

Key Scriptures

"A woman of noble character who can find? She is worth far more than rubies" (Proverbs 31:10, NIV).

"Can a mother forget the baby at her breast and have no compassion on the child she has borne? Though she may forget, I will not forget you" (Isaiah 49:15, NIV).

"There is neither male nor female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus" (Galatians 3:28, ESV).

Application

Honor the women in your life—mothers, wives, daughters, and sisters—recognizing their essential role in the church and family as those called to reflect Christ's character and nurture spiritual growth in the next generation.

✦ Scripture References 40 references
Numbers 31:15 Numbers 31:16 1 Kings 21:25 Nehemiah 13:26 Judges 9:53 2 Samuel 1:26 Genesis 24:17 Judges 11:34 Judges 21:21 Jeremiah 31:13 Zechariah 9:17 Isaiah 49:15 Lamentations 4:10 Isaiah 19:16 Jeremiah 50:37 Jeremiah 51:30 Nahum 3:13 Exodus 35:22 Exodus 38:8 Acts 16:14 Acts 16:15 Acts 17:4 Acts 17:12 Acts 17:34 Genesis 24:3 Genesis 24:4 Genesis 34:6 Exodus 22:17 Genesis 2:21 Genesis 2:22 Genesis 1:27 Leviticus 12:1 Leviticus 12:2 Leviticus 12:3 Leviticus 12:4 Leviticus 12:5 Leviticus 12:6 Leviticus 12:7 Leviticus 12:8 Genesis 3:1
✦ Topical Scripture Breakdown 317 verses
Active in instigating to iniquity
1 Kings 21:25 Nehemiah 13:26 Numbers 31:15 Numbers 31:16
Aid in defensive operations
Judges 9:53
Are affectionate
2 Samuel 1:26
Are courteous to strangers
Genesis 24:17
Are mirthsome
Jeremiah 31:13 Judges 11:34 Judges 21:21 Zechariah 9:17
Are tender to her off-spring
Isaiah 49:15 Lamentations 4:10
Are timid
Isaiah 19:16 Jeremiah 50:37 Jeremiah 51:30 Nahum 3:13
Consecrated jewels to tabernacle
Exodus 35:22
Consecrated mirrors to tabernacle
Exodus 38:8
Converted by preaching of Paul
Acts 16:14 Acts 16:15 Acts 17:4 Acts 17:12 Acts 17:34
Could not marry without consent of parents
Exodus 22:17 Genesis 24:3 Genesis 24:4 Genesis 34:6
Creation of
Genesis 1:27 Genesis 2:21 Genesis 2:22
Difference in ceremonies made between male and female children
Leviticus 12:1 Leviticus 12:2 Leviticus 12:3 Leviticus 12:4 Leviticus 12:5 Leviticus 12:6 Leviticus 12:7 Leviticus 12:8
Fall of, and curse upon
1 Timothy 2:14 2 Corinthians 11:3 Genesis 3:1 Genesis 3:2 Genesis 3:3 Genesis 3:4 Genesis 3:5 Genesis 3:6 Genesis 3:7 Genesis 3:8 Genesis 3:9 Genesis 3:10 Genesis 3:11 Genesis 3:12 Genesis 3:13 Genesis 3:14 Genesis 3:15 Genesis 3:16
False prophets
Ezekiel 13:17 Ezekiel 13:18 Ezekiel 13:19 Ezekiel 13:20 Ezekiel 13:21 Ezekiel 13:22 Ezekiel 13:23
First at the sepulcher
Luke 23:27 Luke 23:28 Luke 23:49 Luke 23:55 Luke 23:56 Luke 24:1 Luke 24:2 Luke 24:3 Luke 24:4 Luke 24:5 Luke 24:6 Luke 24:7 Luke 24:8 Luke 24:9 Luke 24:10 Mark 15:46 Mark 15:47 Mark 16:1 Mark 16:2 Mark 16:3 Mark 16:4 Mark 16:5 Mark 16:6
First to sin
Genesis 3:6
First to whom the risen Lord appeared
John 20:14 John 20:15 John 20:16 John 20:17 John 20:18 Mark 16:9
Fond of ornaments
Jeremiah 2:32
Fond of self-indulgence
Isaiah 32:9 Isaiah 32:10 Isaiah 32:11
Forbidden to wear men's costume
Deuteronomy 22:5
Guilty of sodomy
2 Kings 23:7 Romans 1:26
Had separate apartments in dwellings
Esther 2:9 Esther 2:11 Genesis 24:67 Genesis 31:33
In business
Proverbs 31:14 Proverbs 31:15 Proverbs 31:16 Proverbs 31:17 Proverbs 31:18 Proverbs 31:24
Last at the cross
Mark 15:40 Mark 15:41 Matthew 27:55 Matthew 27:56
Named
Genesis 2:23
Not to be given in marriage considered a calamity
Isaiah 4:1 Judges 11:37 Psalms 78:63
Ornaments of
Isaiah 3:16 Isaiah 3:17 Isaiah 3:18 Isaiah 3:19 Isaiah 3:20 Isaiah 3:21 Isaiah 3:22 Isaiah 3:23
Promise to
Genesis 3:15
Religious privileges of, among early Christians
1 Corinthians 11:5 1 Corinthians 14:34 1 Timothy 2:11 Acts 1:14 Acts 12:12 Acts 12:13
Required to attend reading of the law
Deuteronomy 31:12 Joshua 8:35
Rules for dress of Christian
1 Peter 3:3 1 Peter 3:4 1 Timothy 2:9 1 Timothy 2:10
Silly, and easily led into error
2 Timothy 3:6
Sold for husband's debts
Matthew 18:25
Subtle and deceitful
Ecclesiastes 7:26 Proverbs 6:24 Proverbs 6:25 Proverbs 6:26 Proverbs 6:27 Proverbs 6:28 Proverbs 6:29 Proverbs 6:32 Proverbs 6:33 Proverbs 6:34 Proverbs 6:35 Proverbs 7:6 Proverbs 7:7 Proverbs 7:8 Proverbs 7:9 Proverbs 7:10 Proverbs 7:11 Proverbs 7:12 Proverbs 7:13 Proverbs 7:14 Proverbs 7:15 Proverbs 7:16 Proverbs 7:17 Proverbs 7:18 Proverbs 7:19 Proverbs 7:20 Proverbs 7:21 Proverbs 7:22 Proverbs 7:23 Proverbs 7:24 Proverbs 7:25 Proverbs 7:26 Proverbs 7:27
Taken captive
Ezekiel 30:17 Ezekiel 30:18 Lamentations 1:18 Numbers 31:9 Numbers 31:15 Numbers 31:17 Numbers 31:18 Numbers 31:35
Took part in ancient worship
1 Samuel 2:22 Exodus 15:20 Exodus 15:21 Exodus 38:8
Took part in choir
1 Chronicles 25:5 1 Chronicles 25:6 Ezra 2:65 Nehemiah 7:67
Treated with cruelty in war
Deuteronomy 32:25 Lamentations 2:21 Lamentations 5:11
Unclassified scriptures relating to
Ecclesiastes 7:26 Ecclesiastes 7:27 Ecclesiastes 7:28 Esther 1:20 Esther 1:21 Esther 1:22 Genesis 2:21 Genesis 2:22 Genesis 2:23 Genesis 2:24 Isaiah 3:16 Isaiah 3:17 Isaiah 3:18 Isaiah 3:19 Isaiah 3:20 Isaiah 3:21 Isaiah 3:22 Isaiah 3:23 Isaiah 3:24 Isaiah 32:9 Isaiah 32:10 Proverbs 19:13 Proverbs 19:14 Proverbs 27:15 Proverbs 27:16 Proverbs 30:21 Proverbs 30:22 Proverbs 30:23 Proverbs 31:10 Proverbs 31:11 Proverbs 31:12 Proverbs 31:13 Proverbs 31:14 Proverbs 31:15 Proverbs 31:16 Proverbs 31:17 Proverbs 31:18 Proverbs 31:19 Proverbs 31:20 Proverbs 31:21 Proverbs 31:22 Proverbs 31:23 Proverbs 31:24 Proverbs 31:25 Proverbs 31:26 Proverbs 31:27 Proverbs 31:28 Proverbs 31:29 Proverbs 31:30 Proverbs 31:31
Virtuous, held in high estimation
Proverbs 31:10 Proverbs 31:11 Proverbs 31:12 Proverbs 31:13 Proverbs 31:14 Proverbs 31:15 Proverbs 31:16 Proverbs 31:17 Proverbs 31:18 Proverbs 31:19 Proverbs 31:20 Proverbs 31:21 Proverbs 31:22 Proverbs 31:23 Proverbs 31:24 Proverbs 31:25 Proverbs 31:26 Proverbs 31:27 Proverbs 31:28 Proverbs 31:29 Proverbs 31:30 Ruth 3:11
Vows of
Numbers 30:3 Numbers 30:4 Numbers 30:5 Numbers 30:6 Numbers 30:7 Numbers 30:8 Numbers 30:9 Numbers 30:10 Numbers 30:11 Numbers 30:12 Numbers 30:13 Numbers 30:14 Numbers 30:15 Numbers 30:16
Weaker than men
1 Peter 3:7
When jealously charged with infidelity, guilt or innocence to be determined by trial
Numbers 5:12 Numbers 5:13 Numbers 5:14 Numbers 5:15 Numbers 5:16 Numbers 5:17 Numbers 5:18 Numbers 5:19 Numbers 5:20 Numbers 5:21 Numbers 5:22 Numbers 5:23 Numbers 5:24 Numbers 5:25 Numbers 5:26 Numbers 5:27 Numbers 5:28 Numbers 5:29 Numbers 5:30 Numbers 5:31
Wore hair long
1 Corinthians 11:5 1 Corinthians 11:6 1 Corinthians 11:7 1 Corinthians 11:8 1 Corinthians 11:9 1 Corinthians 11:10 1 Corinthians 11:11 1 Corinthians 11:12 1 Corinthians 11:13 1 Corinthians 11:14 1 Corinthians 11:15
Worshiped in separate compartments
1 Samuel 2:22 Exodus 38:8
Zealous in promoting superstition and idolatry
Ezekiel 13:17 Ezekiel 13:23 Jeremiah 7:18
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