Titus 2:5

Younger women are to be self-controlled, pure, devoted to their homes, kind, and supportive of their husbands, so that God's word is not dishonored. It matters because godly living guards the gospel's reputation before a watching world.

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• Prov 31:10–31A wife of noble character, who can find? She is far more precious than rubies.
• Col 3:18Wives, submit to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord.
• 1 Pet 3:1–5Wives, in the same way, submit yourselves to your husbands, so that even if they refuse to believe the word, they will be won over without words by the behavior of their wives
• 1 Tim 5:10and well known for good deeds such as bringing up children, entertaining strangers, washing the feet of the saints, imparting relief to the afflicted, and devoting herself to every good work.
• 1 Tim 5:13–14At the same time they will also learn to be idle, going from house to house and being not only idle, but also gossips and busybodies, discussing things they should not mention.
• Gen 3:16To the woman He said: “I will sharply increase your pain in childbirth; in pain you will bring forth children. Your desire will be for your husband, and he will rule over you.”
• Eph 5:22–24Wives, submit to your husbands as to the Lord.
• Eph 5:33Nevertheless, each one of you also must love his wife as he loves himself, and the wife must respect her husband.
• Prov 7:11She is loud and defiant; her feet do not remain at home.
• Gen 18:9“Where is your wife Sarah?” they asked. “There, in the tent,” he replied.
• Acts 9:36In Joppa there was a disciple named Tabitha (which is translated as Dorcas), who was always occupied with works of kindness and charity.
• 1 Tim 6:1All who are under the yoke of slavery should regard their masters as fully worthy of honor, so that God’s name and our teaching will not be discredited.
• Acts 9:39So Peter got up and went with them. On his arrival, they took him to the upper room. All the widows stood around him, weeping and showing him the tunics and other clothing that Dorcas had made while she was still with them.
• 2 Sam 12:14Nevertheless, because by this deed you have shown utter contempt for the word of the LORD, the son born to you will surely die.”
• 1 Cor 11:3But I want you to understand that the head of every man is Christ, and the head of the woman is man, and the head of Christ is God.
• Gen 16:8–9“Hagar, servant of Sarai,” he said, “where have you come from, and where are you going?” “I am running away from my mistress Sarai,” she replied.
• Rom 2:24As it is written: “God’s name is blasphemed among the Gentiles because of you.”
• Ps 74:10How long, O God, will the enemy taunt You? Will the foe revile Your name forever?
• 1 Tim 2:11–12A woman must learn in quietness and full submissiveness.
• 1 Cor 14:34Women are to be silent in the churches. They are not permitted to speak, but must be in submission, as the law says.

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