'She is more precious than jewels, and nothing you desire can compare with her.' (Proverbs 3:15)
'Long life is in her right hand; in her left hand are riches and honor.' (Proverbs 3:16)
'Her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace.' (Proverbs 3:17)
'She is a tree of life to those who lay hold of her; those who hold her fast are called happy.' (Proverbs 3:18)
'Do not forsake her, and she will keep you; love her, and she will guard you.' (Proverbs 4:6)
'Prize her highly, and she will exalt you; she will honor you if you embrace her.' (Proverbs 4:8)
'She will place on your head a fair garland; she will bestow on you a beautiful crown.' (Proverbs 4:9)
'Drink water from your own cistern, flowing water from your own well.
Should your springs be scattered abroad, streams of water in the streets?
Let them be for yourself alone, and not for strangers with you.
Let your fountain be blessed, and rejoice in the wife of your youth:
a lovely deer, a graceful doe;
Let her affection fill you at all times with delight,
be infatuated always with her love.' (Proverbs 5:15-19)
'A gracious woman gets honor, and violent men get riches.' (Proverbs 11:16)
'A good wife is the crown of her husband, but she who brings shame is like rottenness in his bones.' (Proverbs 12:4)
'He who finds a wife finds a good thing, and obtains favor from the LORD.' (Proverbs 18:22)
'House and wealth are inherited from fathers, but a prudent wife is from the LORD.' (Proverbs 19:14)
'A good wife who can find? She is far more precious than jewels.' (Proverbs 31:10)
'She seeks wool and flax, and works with willing hands.' (Proverbs 31:13)
'She is like the ships of the merchant, she brings her food from far away.' (Proverbs 31:14)
'She rises while it is yet night and provides food for her household and tasks for her maidens.' (Proverbs 31:15)
'She considers a field and buys it; with the fruit of her hands she plants a vineyard.' (Proverbs 31:16)
'She girds her loins with strength and makes her arms strong.' (Proverbs 31:17)
'She perceives that her merchandise is profitable; Her lamp does not go out at night.' (Proverbs 31:18)
'She puts her hands to the distaff, and her hands hold the spindle.' (Proverbs 31:19)
'She opens her hand to the poor, and reaches out her hands to the needy.' (Proverbs 31:20)
'She is not afraid of snow for her household, for all her household are clothed in scarlet.' (Proverbs 31:21)
'She makes herself coverings; her clothing is fine linen and purple.' (Proverbs 31:22)
'She makes linen garments and sells them; she delivers girdles to the merchant.' (Proverbs 31:24)
'Strength and dignity are her clothing, and she laughs at the time to come' (Proverbs 31:25)
'She opens her mouth with wisdom, and the teaching of kindness is on her tongue.' (Proverbs 31:26)
'She looks well to the ways of her household, and does not eat the bread of idleness.' (Proverbs 31:27)
'Many women have done excellently, but you surpass them all' (Proverbs 31:29)
'Charm is deceitful, and beauty is vain, but a woman who fears the LORD is to be praised.' (Proverbs 31:30)
'Give her of the fruit of her hands, and let her works praise her in the gates.' (Proverbs 31:31)
'I also gathered for myself silver and gold and the treasure of kings and provinces; I got singers, both men and women, and many concubines - man's delight.' (Ecclesiastes 2:8)
'Enjoy life with the wife whom you love, all the days of your vain life which He has given you under the sun, because that is your portion in life and in your work at which you work under the sun' (Ecclesiastes 9:9)
'O that you would kiss me with the kisses of your mouth, for your love is better than wine!' (Song of Solomon 1:2)
'I compare you, my love, to a mare of Pharaoh's chariots.' (Song of Solomon 1:9)
'Hey, you are beautiful, my love; hey, you are beautiful! Your eyes are doves' (Song of Solomon 1:15)
'Hey, you are beautiful, my beloved, truly lovely!' (Song of Solomon 1:16)
'O my dove, in the clefts of the rock, in the covert of the cliff, let me see your face, let me hear your voice, for your voice is sweet, and your face is attractive.' (Song of Solomon 2:14)
'Catch us the foxes, the little foxes, that spoil the vineyards, for our vineyards are in blossom.' (Song of Solomon 2:15)
'Hey, you are beautiful, my love; hey, you are beautiful! Your eyes are doves, behind your veil. Your hair is like a flock of goats, moving down the slopes of Gilead.' (Song of Solomon 4:1)
'Your teeth are like a flock of shorn ewes that have come up from the washing, all of which bear twins, and not one among them is bereaved.' (Song of Solomon 4:2)
'Your two breasts are like two fawns, twins of a gazelle, that feed among the lilies' (Song of Solomon 4:5)
'You are all fair, my love; there is no flaw in you.' (Song of Solomon 4:7)
'Come with me from Lebanon, my bride; come with me from Lebanon.' (Song of Solomon 4:8a)
'You have ravished my heart, my sister, my bride; you have ravished my heart with a glance of your eyes.' (Song of Solomon 4:9)
'How sweet is your love, my sister, my bride!' (Song of Solomon 4:10a)
'Your lips distil nectar, my bride; honey and milk are under your tongue.' (Song of Solomon 4:11a)
'A garden locked is my sister, my bride, a garden locked, a fountain sealed.' (Song of Solomon 4:12)
'Your shoots are an orchard of pomegranates with all choicest fruits.' (Song of Solomon 4:13a)
'I come to my garden, my sister, my bride, I gather my myrrh with my spice, I eat my honeycomb with my honey, I drink my wine with my milk. Eat, O friends, and drink: drink deeply, O lovers!' (Song of Solomon 5:1)
'Open to me, my sister, my love, my dove, my perfect one.' (Song of Solomon 5:2b)
'I had taken off my clothes, how could I put them on? I had bathed my feet, how could I dirty them?' (Song of Solomon 5:3)
'I arose to open to my beloved.' (Song of Solomon 5:5a)
'You are beautiful as Tirzah, my love, attractive as Jerusalem, terrible as an army with banners.' (Song of Solomon 6:4)
'Turn away your eyes from me, for they disturb me.
Your hair is like a flock of goats, moving down the slopes of Gilead.' (Song of Solomon 6:5)
'Your teeth are like a flock of ewes, that have come up from the washing, all of them bear twins, not one among them is bereaved.' (Song of Solomon 6:6)
'Your cheeks are like halves of a pomegranate behind your veil.' (Song of Solomon 6:7)
'There are sixty queens and eighty concubines, and maidens without number.' (Song of Solomon 6:8)
'My dove, my perfect one, is only one, the darling of her mother, flawless to her who bore her. The maidens saw her and called her happy; the queens and concubines also, and they praised her.' (Song of Solomon 6:9)
'Who is this who looks forth like the dawn, fair as the moon, bright as the sun, terrible as an army with banners?' (Song of Solomon 6:10)
'I went down to the nut orchard, to look at the blossoms of the valley, to see whether the vines had budded, whether the pomegranates were in bloom.' (Song of Solomon 6:11)
'Return, return, O Shulammite, return, return, that we may look upon you. Why should you look upon the Shulammite, as upon a dance before two armies?' (Song of Solomon 6:13)
'How graceful are your footsteps in sandals, O queenlike maiden! Your rounded thighs are like jewels, the work of a master hand.' (Song of Solomon 7:1)
'Your navel is a rounded bowl, that never lacks mixed wine. Your belly is a heap of wheat, encircled with lilies.' (Song of Solomon 7:2)
'Your two breasts are like two fawns, twins of a gazelle.' (Song of Solomon 7:3)
'Your neck is like an ivory tower. Your eyes are pools in Heshbon, by the gate of Bathrabbim. Your nose is like a tower of Lebanon, overlooking Damascus.' (Song of Solomon 7:4)
'Your head crowns you like Carmel, and your flowing locks are like purple; a king is held captive in the tresses.' (Song of Solomon 7:5)
'How fair and pleasant you are, O loved one, delectable maiden!' (Song of Solomon 7:6)
'You are stately as a palm tree, and your breasts are like its clusters.' (Song of Solomon 7:7)
'I say, I will climb the palm tree and lay hold of its branches. Oh, may your breasts be like clusters of the vine, and the scent of your breath like apples, and your kisses like the best wine, that goes down smoothly over the lips and teeth of sleepers.' (Song of Solomon 7:9)
