Bible Verses About Wives: Are diligent and prudent

She procures a supply of wool and flax and works with willing hands.

She is like those merchant vessels, bringing her food from far away.

It's still dark when she rises to give food to her household and orders to the young women serving her.

She considers a field, then buys it, and from her earnings she plants a vineyard.

She gathers her strength around her and throws herself into her work.

She sees that her business affairs go well; her lamp stays lit at night.

She puts her hands to the staff with the flax; her fingers hold the spinning rod.

She reaches out to embrace the poor and opens her arms to the needy.

When it snows, she has no fear for her household; since all of them are doubly clothed.

She makes her own quilts; she is clothed in fine linen and purple.

Her husband is known at the city gates when he sits with the leaders of the land.

She makes linen garments and sells them; she supplies the merchants with sashes.

Clothed with strength and dignity, she can laugh at the days to come.

When she opens her mouth, she speaks wisely; on her tongue is loving instruction.

She watches how things go in her house, not eating the bread of idleness.