Genesis 2:18
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18 Then the Lord God said, “It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a helper as his partner.”(A)
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1 Corinthians 11:7-12
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7 For a man ought not to have his head veiled, since he is the image and reflection[a] of God, but woman is the reflection[b] of man.(A) 8 Indeed, man was not made from woman but woman from man.(B) 9 Neither was man created for the sake of woman but woman for the sake of man.(C) 10 For this reason a woman ought to have authority over her head,[c] because of the angels.(D) 11 Nevertheless, in the Lord woman is not independent of man or man independent of woman. 12 For just as woman came from man, so man comes through woman, but all things come from God.
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Ecclesiastes 4:9-12
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The Value of a Friend
9 Two are better than one because they have a good reward for their toil. 10 For if they fall, one will lift up the other, but woe to one who is alone and falls and does not have another to help. 11 Again, if two lie together, they keep warm, but how can one keep warm alone?(A) 12 And though one might prevail against another, two will withstand one. A threefold cord is not quickly broken.
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1 Peter 3:7
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7 Husbands, in the same way, show consideration for your wives in your life together, paying honor to the woman—though the weaker vessel,[a] they are joint heirs of the gracious gift of life—so that nothing may hinder your prayers.(A)
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- 3.7 Or body
1 Timothy 2:11-13
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Proverbs 18:22
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22 He who finds a wife finds a good thing
and obtains favor from the Lord.(A)
1 Corinthians 7:36
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36 If anyone thinks that he is behaving indecently toward his fiancée,[a] if his passions are strong and so it has to be, let him marry as he wishes; it is no sin. Let them marry.
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- 7.36 Gk virgin
Genesis 3:12
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12 The man said, “The woman whom you gave to be with me, she gave me fruit from the tree, and I ate.”(A)
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Ruth 3:1
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Ruth and Boaz at the Threshing Floor
3 Naomi her mother-in-law said to her, “My daughter, I need to seek some security for you, so that it may be well with you.(A)
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Genesis 1:31
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31 God saw everything that he had made, and indeed, it was very good. And there was evening and there was morning, the sixth day.(A)
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