Scripture Cards: Women Body

The wife hath not power of her own body, but the husband: and likewise also the husband hath not power of his own body, but the wife.

In like manner also, that women adorn themselves in modest apparel, with shamefacedness and sobriety; not with broided hair, or gold, or pearls, or costly array; But (which becometh women professing godliness) with good works.

Whose adorning let it not be that outward adorning of plaiting the hair, and of wearing of gold, or of putting on of apparel;

Flee fornication. Every sin that a man doeth is without the body; but he that committeth fornication sinneth against his own body. What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own? For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God’s.

Favour is deceitful, and beauty is vain: but a woman that feareth the Lord, she shall be praised.

But if a woman have long hair, it is a glory to her: for her hair is given her for a covering.

Lo, children are an heritage of the Lord: and the fruit of the womb is his reward.

Nevertheless, to avoid fornication, let every man have his own wife, and let every woman have her own husband.

Husbands, love your wives, and be not bitter against them.

Likewise, ye husbands, dwell with them according to knowledge, giving honour unto the wife, as unto the weaker vessel, and as being heirs together of the grace of life; that your prayers be not hindered.

Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies.

So ought men to love their wives as their own bodies. He that loveth his wife loveth himself. For no man ever yet hated his own flesh; but nourisheth and cherisheth it, even as the Lord the church: For we are members of his body, of his flesh, and of his bones.

The wife does not have authority over her own body, but the husband. Likewise the husband does not have authority over his own body, but the wife.

Likewise, I want the women to adorn themselves with respectable apparel, with modesty, and with self-control, not with braided hair or gold or pearls or expensive clothes, but with good deeds, as is proper for women who profess to worship God.

Your beauty should not come from outward adornment, such as braided hair or gold jewelry or fine clothes,

Flee from sexual immorality. Every other sin a man can commit is outside his body, but he who sins sexually sins against his own body. Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; you were bought at a price. Therefore glorify God with your body.

Charm is deceptive and beauty is fleeting, but a woman who fears the LORD is to be praised.

but that if a woman has long hair, it is her glory? For long hair is given to her as a covering.

Children are indeed a heritage from the LORD, and the fruit of the womb is His reward.

But because there is so much sexual immorality, each man should have his own wife, and each woman her own husband.

Husbands, love your wives and do not be harsh with them.

Husbands, in the same way, treat your wives with consideration as a delicate vessel, and with honor as fellow heirs of the gracious gift of life, so that your prayers will not be hindered.

A wife of noble character, who can find? She is far more precious than rubies.

In the same way, husbands ought to love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself. Indeed, no one ever hated his own body, but he nourishes and cherishes it, just as Christ does the church. For we are members of His body.