2,551 verses contain “she” (in the KJV: 2,218, in the BSB: 1,584) — showing 2,401–2,500
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If a man desire much experience,
she knoweth things of old, and conjectureth
aright what is to come:
she knoweth the subtilties of speeches, and can
expound dark sentences:
she foreseeth signs and wonders, and the events of seasons and times.
Therefore I purposed to take her to me to live with me, knowing that she would be a counsellor of good things, and a comfort in cares and grief.
Nevertheless, when I perceived that I could not otherwise obtain her, except God gave her me; and that was a point of wisdom also to know whose gift
she was; I prayed unto the Lord, and
besought him, and with my whole heart I said,
O send her out of thy holy heavens, and from the throne of thy glory, that being present she may labour with me, that I may know what is pleasing unto thee.
For
she knoweth and understandeth all things, and
she shall lead me
soberly in my doings, and preserve me in her power.
She preserved the first formed father of the world, that was created alone, and brought him out of his fall,
Moreover, the nations in their wicked
conspiracy being confounded,
she found out the righteous, and preserved him
blameless unto God, and kept him strong against his tender
compassion toward his son.
When the ungodly perished, she delivered the righteous man, who fled from the fire which fell down upon the five cities.
When the righteous fled from his brother’s wrath she guided him in right paths, shewed him the kingdom of God, and gave him knowledge of holy things, made him rich in his travels, and multiplied the fruit of his labours.
She defended him from his enemies, and kept him safe from those that lay in wait, and in a
sore conflict
she gave him the victory; that he might know that goodness is stronger than all.
When the righteous was sold,
she forsook him not, but delivered him from sin:
she went down with him into the pit,
And left him not in bonds, till
she brought him the
sceptre of the kingdom, and power against those that
oppressed him: as for them that had accused him,
she shewed them to be liars, and gave him perpetual glory.
She delivered the righteous people and
blameless seed from the nation that
oppressed them.
She entered into the soul of the servant of the Lord, and
withstood dreadful kings in wonders and signs;
But
she drowned their enemies, and cast them up out of the bottom of the deep.
She prospered their works in the hand of the holy prophet.
For thou canst
shew thy great strength at all times when thou
wilt; and who may
withstand the power of thine arm?
For neither is there any God but thou that careth for all, to whom thou mightest
shew that thy judgment is not unright.
For when men will not believe that thou art of a full power, thou shewest thy strength, and among them that know it thou makest their boldness manifest.
But
miserable are they, and in dead things is their hope, who call them gods, which are the works of men’s hands, gold and silver, to
shew art in, and resemblances of beasts, or a stone good for nothing, the work of an ancient hand.
Shewing that thou canst save from all danger:
yea, though a man went to sea without art.
For it was requisite, that upon them exercising
tyranny should come
penury, which they could not avoid: but to these it should only be
shewed how their enemies were
tormented.
For whether he were
husbandman, or
shepherd, or a labourer in the field, he was overtaken, and
endured that necessity, which could not be avoided: for they were all bound with one chain of darkness.
And one thrown here, and another there, half dead, shewed the cause of his death.
She is with all flesh according to his gift, and he hath given her to them that love him.
She hath built an
everlasting foundation with men, and
she shall continue with their seed.
She filleth all their house with things desirable, and the garners with her increase.
Be not curious in unnecessary matters: for more things are shewed unto thee than men understand.
For at the first
she will walk with him by
crooked ways, and bring fear and
dread upon him, and
torment him with her discipline, until
she may trust his soul, and try him by her laws.
Then will
she return the straight way unto him, and comfort him, and
shew him her secrets.
But if he go wrong,
she will
forsake him, and give him over to his own ruin.
She is very unpleasant to the unlearned: he that is without understanding will not remain with her.
She will lie upon him as a mighty stone of trial; and he will cast her from him
ere it be long.
For wisdom is according to her name, and she is not manifest unto many.
Search, and seek, and she shall be made known unto thee: and when thou hast got hold of her, let her not go.
Remember that death will not be long in coming, and that the covenant of the grave is not shewed unto thee.
He shall set his children under her
shelter, and shall
lodge under her branches.
And as a mother shall she meet him, and receive him as a wife married of a virgin.
With the bread of understanding shall she feed him, and give him the water of wisdom to drink.
She shall
exalt him above his neighbours, and in the midst of the congregation shall
she open his mouth.
For she is far from pride, and men that are liars cannot remember her.
I will
shew forth doctrine in weight, and declare his knowledge exactly.
Withal he filled them with the knowledge of understanding, and
shewed them good and evil.
He set his eye upon their hearts, that he might
shew them the greatness of his works.
He made an
everlasting covenant with them, and
shewed them his judgments.
The mercy of man is toward his neighbour; but the mercy of the Lord is upon all flesh: he reproveth, and nurtureth, and teacheth and bringeth again, as a
shepherd his flock.
If thou givest thy soul the desires that please her,
she will make thee a
laughingstock to thine enemies that
malign thee.
A wise daughter shall bring an inheritance to her husband: but
she that liveth
dishonestly is her father’s
heaviness.
She that is bold dishonoureth both her father and her husband, but they both shall
despise her.
He that pricketh the eye will make tears to fall: and he that pricketh the heart maketh it to
shew her knowledge.
For first,
she hath disobeyed the law of the most High; and secondly,
she hath
trespassed against her own husband; and thirdly,
she hath played the
whore in
adultery, and brought children by another man.
She shall be brought out into the congregation, and
inquisition shall be made of her children.
She shall leave her memory to be
cursed, and her reproach shall not be
blotted out.
In the congregation of the most High shall she open her mouth, and triumph before his power.
A woman, if
she maintain her husband, is full of anger,
impudence, and much reproach.
If
she go not as thou wouldest have her, cut her off from thy flesh, and give her a bill of
divorce, and let her go.
A
drunken woman and a
gadder abroad causeth great anger, and
she will not cover her own shame.
If thy daughter be shameless, keep her in straitly, lest
she abuse herself through overmuch liberty.
She will open her mouth, as a
thirsty traveller when he hath found a fountain, and drink of every water near her: by every
hedge will
she sit down, and open her
quiver against every
arrow.
A shameless woman shall be counted as a dog; but
she that is
shamefaced will fear the Lord.
A woman that honoureth her husband shall be judged wise of all; but she that dishonoureth him in her pride shall be counted ungodly of all.
He
sheweth no mercy to a man, which is like himself: and
doth he ask
forgiveness of his own sins?
Yet have thou
patience with a man in poor estate, and delay not to
shew him mercy.
Pour not out words where there is a
musician, and
shew not forth wisdom out of time.
Shew new signs, and make other strange wonders:
glorify thy hand and thy right arm, that they may set forth thy
wondrous works.
Neither
consult with a woman touching her of whom
she is
jealous; neither with a
coward in matters of war; nor with a merchant concerning exchange; nor with a
buyer of selling; nor with an
envious man of
thankfulness; nor with an
unmerciful man touching kindness; nor with the
slothful for any work; nor with an
hireling for a year of finishing work; nor with an idle servant of much business:
hearken not unto these in any matter of counsel.
There is one that
sheweth wisdom in words, and is
hated: he shall be destitute of all food.
He shall
shew forth that which he hath learned, and shall glory in the law of the covenant of the Lord.
Nations shall
shew forth his wisdom, and the congregation shall declare his praise.
Magnify his name, and
shew forth his praise with the songs of your lips, and with harps, and in praising him ye shall say after this manner:
The father waketh for the daughter, when no man knoweth; and the care for her taketh away sleep: when
she is young, lest
she pass away the flower of her age; and being married, lest
she should be
hated:
In her
virginity, lest
she should be
defiled and
gotten with child in her father’s house; and having an husband, lest
she should
misbehave herself; and when
she is married, lest
she should be barren.
Keep a sure watch over a shameless daughter, lest
she make thee a
laughingstock to thine enemies, and a
byword in the city, and a reproach among the people, and make thee
ashamed before the multitude.
The pride of the height, the clear
firmament, the beauty of heaven, with his glorious
shew;
The people will tell of their wisdom, and the congregation will
shew forth their praise.
By his words he caused the wonders to cease, and he made him glorious in the sight of kings, and gave him a commandment for his people, and shewed him part of his glory.
And after his death he
prophesied, and
shewed the king his end, and lifted up his voice from the earth in prophecy, to
blot out the wickedness of the people.
Thus rested Solomon with his fathers, and of his seed he left behind him Roboam, even the
foolishness of the people, and one that had no understanding, who turned away the people through his counsel. There was also
Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who caused Israel to sin, and
shewed Ephraim the way of sin:
He shewed what should come to pass for ever, and secret things or ever they came.
It was
Ezekiel who saw the glorious vision, which was
shewed him upon the
chariot of the cherubims.
Put your neck under the yoke, and let your soul receive instruction: she is hard at hand to find.
The stars
shined in their watches, and
rejoiced: when he calleth them, they say, Here we be; and so with
cheerfulness they
shewed light unto him that made them.
Afterward did he
shew himself upon earth, and
conversed with men.
For when
she saw the wrath of God coming upon you,
she said,
Hearken, O ye that dwell about
Sion: God hath brought upon me great
mourning;
Miserable are the cities which thy children served:
miserable is
she that received thy sons.
For fire shall come upon her from the
Everlasting, long to
endure; and
she shall be inhabited of devils for a great time.
For God will
shew thy brightness unto every country under heaven.