Good Wife Flashcards
Thou madest Adam, and gavest him Eve his wife for an helper and stay: of them came mankind: thou hast said, It is not good that man should be alone; let us make unto him an aid like unto himself. And now, O Lord, I take not this my sister for lust but uprightly: therefore mercifully ordain that we may become aged together. And she said with him, Amen.
Tobit 8:6-8 take not thy sister for lust
In three things I was beautified, and stood up beautiful both before God and men: the unity of brethren, the love of neighbours, a man and a wife that agree together.
Ecclesiasticus 25:1 Agree
Blessed is the man that hath a virtuous wife, for the number of his days shall be double. A virtuous woman rejoiceth her husband, and he shall fulfil the years of his life in peace. A good wife is a good portion, which shall be given in the portion of them that fear the Lord.
Ecclesiasticus 26:1-3 Good wife is a good portion
A silent and loving woman is a gift of the Lord; and there is nothing so much worth as a mind well instructed.
Ecclesiasticus 26:14 Quiet wife
