9 Let a widow be enrolled if she is not less than sixty years of age, having been the wife of one husband, 10 and having a reputation for good works: if she has brought up children, has shown hospitality, has washed the feet of the saints, has cared for the afflicted, and has devoted herself to every good work.
14 So I would have younger widows marry, bear children, manage their households, and give the adversary no occasion for slander.
When women care for others, God frequently praises it. Cf. Dorcas in Acts 9:36-43.