Bible verses about "helpmate" | Great

¹ The heauens also and the erth were fynished, and all the hoost of them. ² And in the seuenth daye God ended his worcke which he had made. In the seuenth daye also, he rested from all hys worke which he had made. ³ And God blessed the seuenth daye, and sanctifyed it, because that in it he had rested from all his worke, which God ordeyned to make. ⁴ These are the generacions of the heauens and of the earth when they were created, in the daye, when the Lorde God made the earth and the heauens ⁵ and euery plant of the felde, before it was in the earth: and euery herbe of the felde, before it grewe. For the Lord God had not caused it to raygne vpon the earth, nether was there a man to tyll the grounde. ⁶ And there went vp a myste from of the earth, and watred the whole face of the grounde. ⁷ The Lorde God also shope man, euen dust from of the grounde, and brethed into his nastrels the breth of lyfe: and Adam was made a lyuing soule. ⁸ And the Lorde God planted a garden eastwarde from Eden, and there he put man whom he had made. ⁹ Moreouer, out of the grounde made the Lorde God to growe, euery tre that was pleasaunt to the sight, and commodious for meate. The tre of lyfe also and the tre of knowledge of good and of euyll was in the myddes of the garden. ¹⁰ And out of Eden, there went forth a riuer to water the garden. And from thence it was deuyded, and became into foure heades. ¹¹ The name of one is Pison. The same is it that compasseth the whole lande of Hauilah, ¹² where there is golde. And the golde of that lande is good. There is also Bdelliun, and the onix stone. ¹³ The name of the second ryuer is, Gihon: the same is it that compasseth the whole lande of Ethiopia. ¹⁴ The name of the third ryuer is Hidekel, & it goth towarde the eastsyde of Assiria. And the fourth ryuer is Euphrates. ¹⁵ The Lord God also toke Adam, and put him into the garden of Eden, that he myght dresse and kepe it. ¹⁶ And the Lorde God commaunded Adam, saying: Eating, thou shalt eate of euery tre of the garden. ¹⁷ But as touchynge the tre of knowledge of good and euell, thou shalt not eate of it. Els, in what daye soeuer thou eatest therof, thou shalt dye the death. ¹⁸ And agayne, the Lord God sayd: It is not good that Adam shulde be alone I will make him an helpe, which maye be present wt him. ¹⁹ And so out of the grounde shope the Lorde God euery beast of the felde, and euery foule of the ayre, and brought it vnto man, that he myght se howe he wolde call it. For likewyse as man hym selfe named euery liuyng thyng, euen so was the name therof. ²⁰ Man him selfe therfore named the names vnto all catell, and foule of the ayre, and to euery beast of the felde. And for man founde he not an helpe that myght be present with him. ²¹ The Lorde God also caused a slomber to fall vpon Adam, and he slept. And he toke one of hys ribbes, & closed vp the flesh in stead therof. ²² And the rybbe which the Lorde God had taken from man, made he a woman, and brought her vnto man. ²³ And man sayde: This is nowe bone of my bones, and fleshe of my fleshe. She shalbe called woman, because she was taken out of man. ²⁴ For this cause shall a man leaue hys father and hys mother, & shalbe ioyned with hys wyfe, and they shall become one flesh: ²⁵ and they were both naked, the man and his wife, and were not ashamed.

²⁴ For this cause shall a man leaue hys father and hys mother, & shalbe ioyned with hys wyfe, and they shall become one flesh:

²⁸ There is no Iewe, nether Gentyll: there is nether bonde, ner fre: there is nether man, ner woman. For ye are all one in Christ Iesu.

² A Bisshoppe therfore must be blameles, the husbande of one wyfe, dilygent, sober, discrete, a keper of hospitalite: apte to teach:

⁷ Lykewyse, ye men, dwell with them accordynge to knowledge: geuyng honoure vnto the wife, as vnto the weaker vessell, & as vnto them that are heyres also of the grace of lyfe that youre prayers be not hyndred.

²⁷ And so God created man in his awne ymage: in the ymage of God created he hym, male and female created he them.

¹⁰ Who so fyndeth an honest faythfull woman, she is moch more worth then perles. ¹¹ The hert of her husband maye safely trust in her, so that he shall fall in no pouertye. ¹² She will do hym good and not euell, all the dayes of her lyfe. ¹³ She occupyeth woll and flaxe, & laboureth gladly with her handes. ¹⁴ She is lyke a marchauntes shyppe, that bryngeth her vytayles from a farre. ¹⁵ She is vp in the nyght season, to prouyde meate for her housholde, and fode for her maydens. ¹⁶ She consydreth lande, & byeth it, and with the frute of her handes she planteth a vyneyarde. ¹⁷ She gyrdeth her loynes with strength, & courageth her armes. ¹⁸ And yf the perceaue that her houswyferye doth good, her candle goeth not out by nyght. ¹⁹ She layeth her fyngers to the spyndell: and her hande taketh holde of the distaffe. ²⁰ She openeth her hande to the poore, yee she stretcheth forth her handes to soche as haue nede. ²¹ She feareth not that the colde of wynter shall hurte her house, for all her housholde folkes are clothed with skarlett. ²² She maketh her selfe fayre ornamentes, her clothynge is whyte sylke & purple. ²³ Her husband is moch set by in the gates, when he sytteth amonge the rulers of the land. ²⁴ She maketh cloth of sylke and selleth it, & delyuereth gyrdles vnto the marchaunt. ²⁵ Strength and honoure is her clothynge, & in the latter daye she shall reioyse. ²⁶ She openeth her mouth with wysdome, and in her tonge is the lawe of grace. ²⁷ She loketh well to the wayes of her housholde: & eateth not her bred with ydylnes. ²⁸ Her children shall aryse, and call her blessed: & her housband shall make moch of her. ²⁹ Many daughters there be that gather riches together, but thou goest aboue them all. ³⁰ As for fauoure, it is disceatfull, and beutie is a vayne thynge: but a woman that feareth the Lorde, she is worthy to be praysed. ³¹ Geue her of the frute of her handes and let her awne worckes prayse her in the gates.

¹⁸ And agayne, the Lord God sayd: It is not good that Adam shulde be alone I will make him an helpe, which maye be present wt him.