as plants
ZEFANIABIBLE_BIBLE_BOOK_NAME_19 115:14
May the LORD add to [your numbers], both yours and your children's.
ZEFANIABIBLE_BIBLE_BOOK_NAME_19 115:15
May you be blessed by the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth.
ZEFANIABIBLE_BIBLE_BOOK_NAME_19 127:4
Like arrows in the hand of a warrior are the sons born in one's youth.
ZEFANIABIBLE_BIBLE_BOOK_NAME_19 127:5
Happy is the man who has filled his quiver with them. Such men will never be put to shame when they speak with [their] enemies at the city gate.
ZEFANIABIBLE_BIBLE_BOOK_NAME_19 128:3
Your wife will be like a fruitful vine within your house, your sons, like young olive trees around your table.
ZEFANIABIBLE_BIBLE_BOOK_NAME_23 44:3-5
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For I will pour water on the thirsty land, and streams on the dry ground; I will pour out My Spirit on your descendants and My blessing on your offspring.
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They will sprout among the grass like poplars by the streambeds.
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This one will say: I am the LORD's; another will call [himself] by the name of Jacob; still another will write on his hand: The LORD's, and name [himself] by the name of Israel."
ZEFANIABIBLE_BIBLE_BOOK_NAME_25 4:2
Zion's precious people-- [once] worth their weight in pure gold-- how they are regarded as clay jars, the work of a potter's hands!
as corner stones
ZEFANIABIBLE_BIBLE_BOOK_NAME_18 42:15
No women as beautiful as Job's daughters could be found in all the land, and their father granted them an inheritance with their brothers.
ZEFANIABIBLE_BIBLE_BOOK_NAME_20 31:10-27
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Who can find a capable wife? She is far more precious than jewels.
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The heart of her husband trusts in her, and he will not lack anything good.
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She rewards him with good, not evil, all the days of her life.
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She selects wool and flax and works with willing hands.
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She is like the merchant ships, bringing her food from far away.
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She rises while it is still night and provides food for her household and portions for her servants.
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She evaluates a field and buys it; she plants a vineyard with her earnings.
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She draws on her strength and reveals that her arms are strong.
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She sees that her profits are good, and her lamp never goes out at night.
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She extends her hands to the spinning staff, and her hands hold the spindle.
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Her hands reach out to the poor, and she extends her hands to the needy.
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She is not afraid for her household when it snows, for all in her household are doubly clothed.
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She makes her own bed coverings; her clothing is fine linen and purple.
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Her husband is known at the city gates, where he sits among the elders of the land.
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She makes and sells linen garments; she delivers belts to the merchants.
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Strength and honor are her clothing, and she can laugh at the time to come.
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She opens her mouth with wisdom, and loving instruction is on her tongue.
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She watches over the activities of her household and is never idle.
ZEFANIABIBLE_BIBLE_BOOK_NAME_23 3:16-24
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The LORD also says: Because the daughters of Zion are haughty, walking with heads held high and seductive eyes, going along with prancing steps, jingling their ankle bracelets,
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the Lord will put scabs on the heads of the daughters of Zion, and the LORD will shave their foreheads bare.
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On that day the Lord will strip their finery: ankle bracelets, headbands, crescents,
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pendants, bracelets, veils,
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headdresses, ankle jewelry, sashes, perfume bottles, amulets,
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signet rings, nose rings,
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festive robes, capes, cloaks, purses,
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garments, linen clothes, turbans, and veils.
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Instead of perfume there will be a stench; instead of a belt, a rope; instead of beautifully styled hair, baldness; instead of fine clothes, sackcloth; instead of beauty, branding.
the similitude
ZEFANIABIBLE_BIBLE_BOOK_NAME_22 8:8
Our sister is young; she has no breasts. What will we do for our sister on the day she is spoken for?
ZEFANIABIBLE_BIBLE_BOOK_NAME_22 8:9
If she is a wall, we will build a silver parapet on it. If she is a door, we will enclose it with cedar planks.
ZEFANIABIBLE_BIBLE_BOOK_NAME_60 3:3-6
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Your beauty should not consist of outward things [like] elaborate hairstyles and the wearing of gold ornaments or fine clothes;
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instead, [it should consist of] the hidden person of the heart with the imperishable quality of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is very valuable in God's eyes.
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For in the past, the holy women who hoped in God also beautified themselves in this way, submitting to their own husbands,
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just as Sarah obeyed Abraham, calling him lord. You have become her children when you do good and aren't frightened by anything alarming.