Bible Verses About Women in the Bible

Scriptures about women, their roles, stories of notable biblical women, and God's view of women.

King James Version
10Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies.
Proverbs 31:10
25Strength and honour are her clothing; and she shall rejoice in time to come. 26She openeth her mouth with wisdom; and in her tongue is the law of kindness.
Proverbs 31:25-26
30Favour is deceitful, and beauty is vain: but a woman that feareth the LORD, she shall be praised. 31Give her of the fruit of her hands; and let her own works praise her in the gates.
Proverbs 31:30-31
27So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.
Genesis 1:27
28There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus.
Galatians 3:28
11Let the woman learn in silence with all subjection. 12But I suffer not a woman to teach, nor to usurp authority over the man, but to be in silence.
1 Timothy 2:11-12
22Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord.
Ephesians 5:22
25Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it;
Ephesians 5:25
33Nevertheless let every one of you in particular so love his wife even as himself; and the wife see that she reverence her husband.
Ephesians 5:33
3But I would have you know, that the head of every man is Christ; and the head of the woman is the man; and the head of Christ is God.
1 Corinthians 11:3
4And Deborah, a prophetess, the wife of Lapidoth, she judged Israel at that time.
Judges 4:4
9And she said, I will surely go with thee: notwithstanding the journey that thou takest shall not be for thine honour; for the LORD shall sell Sisera into the hand of a woman. And Deborah arose, and went with Barak to Kedesh.
Judges 4:9
16And Ruth said, Intreat me not to leave thee, or to return from following after thee: for whither thou goest, I will go; and where thou lodgest, I will lodge: thy people shall be my people, and thy God my God: 17Where thou diest, will I die, and there will I be buried: the LORD do so to me, and more also, if ought but death part thee and me.
Ruth 1:16-17
14For if thou altogether holdest thy peace at this time, then shall there enlargement and deliverance arise to the Jews from another place; but thou and thy father’s house shall be destroyed: and who knoweth whether thou art come to the kingdom for such a time as this?
Esther 4:14
26And he began to speak boldly in the synagogue: whom when Aquila and Priscilla had heard, they took him unto them, and expounded unto him the way of God more perfectly.
Acts 18:26

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Frequently Asked Questions

How does the Bible portray women?

The Bible includes heroic women leaders (Deborah in Judges 4), women of faith (Ruth), courage (Esther), and wisdom (Proverbs 31). Both Genesis 1:27 and Galatians 3:28 affirm women's equal worth before God.

What did Jesus teach about women?

Jesus elevated women radically for His culture — He taught women (Luke 10:39), spoke to them publicly (John 4), included them in His ministry (Luke 8:1-3), and appeared first to women after resurrection (Mark 16:9).

Can women serve in church leadership according to the Bible?

Christians hold different views on this question. Some cite 1 Timothy 2:12 and 1 Corinthians 14:34 as prohibiting women from teaching or leading in church. Others point to Deborah as judge, Priscilla as teacher (Acts 18:26), Phoebe as deacon (Romans 16:1), and Junia as apostle (Romans 16:7) as evidence of women in leadership throughout Scripture.