Caravaggio, Saint Jerome Writing (c. 1605), Galleria Borghese. Public domain.
24 verses in the King James Version. Word study for “woman” →
To deliver thee from the strange woman, even from the stranger which flattereth with her words;
For the lips of a strange woman drop as an honeycomb, and her mouth is smoother than oil:
And why wilt thou, my son, be ravished with a strange woman, and embrace the bosom of a stranger?
To keep thee from the evil woman, from the flattery of the tongue of a strange woman.
For by means of a whorish woman a man is brought to a piece of bread: and the adulteress will hunt for the precious life.
But whoso committeth adultery with a woman lacketh understanding: he that doeth it destroyeth his own soul.
That they may keep thee from the strange woman, from the stranger which flattereth with her words.
And, behold, there met him a woman with the attire of an harlot, and subtil of heart.
A foolish woman is clamorous: she is simple, and knoweth nothing.
A gracious woman retaineth honour: and strong men retain riches.
As a jewel of gold in a swine’s snout, so is a fair woman which is without discretion.
A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband: but she that maketh ashamed is as rottenness in his bones.
Every wise woman buildeth her house: but the foolish plucketh it down with her hands.
Take his garment that is surety for a stranger: and take a pledge of him for a strange woman.
It is better to dwell in a corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman in a wide house.
It is better to dwell in the wilderness, than with a contentious and an angry woman.
For a whore is a deep ditch; and a strange woman is a narrow pit.
It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman and in a wide house.
Take his garment that is surety for a stranger, and take a pledge of him for a strange woman.
A continual dropping in a very rainy day and a contentious woman are alike.
Such is the way of an adulterous woman; she eateth, and wipeth her mouth, and saith, I have done no wickedness.
For an odious woman when she is married; and an handmaid that is heir to her mistress.
Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies.
Favour is deceitful, and beauty is vain: but a woman that feareth the LORD , she shall be praised.
