Proverbs, Chapter 31, verses 10-31: BIBLE, New American Standard Bible == BIBLE-CENTER

Proverbs, Chapter 31, verses 10-31

¹⁰ An excellent wife, who can find? For her worth is far above jewels.	10 Rut 3:11 Pro 12:4 Pro 19:14 Job 28:18 Pro 8:11
¹¹ The heart of her husband trusts in her, And he will have no lack of gain.
¹² She does him good and not evil All the days of her life.
¹³ She looks for wool and flax And works with her^h Lit palmshandsⁱ Or willinglyin delight.
¹⁴ She is like merchant ships; She brings her food from afar.	14 Eze 27:25
¹⁵ She rises also while it is still night And gives food to her household And^j Or prescribed tasksportions to her maidens.	15 Pro 20:13 Rom 12:11 Luk 12:42
¹⁶ She considers a field and buys it; From^k Lit the fruit of her palmsher earnings she plants a vineyard.
¹⁷ She girds^l Lit her loinsherself with strength And makes her arms strong.	17 Ki1 18:46 Ki2 4:29 Job 38:3
¹⁸ She senses that her gain is good; Her lamp does not go out at night.
¹⁹ She stretches out her hands to the distaff, And her^m Lit palmshands grasp the spindle.
²⁰ Sheⁿ Lit spreads out her palmextends her hand to the poor, And she stretches out her hands to the needy.	20 Deu 15:11 Job 31:16-20 Pro 22:9 Rom 12:13 Eph 4:28
²¹ She is not afraid of the snow for her household, For all her household are clothed with scarlet.	21 Sa2 1:24
²² She makes coverings for herself; Her clothing is fine linen and purple.	22 Pro 7:16 Gen 41:42 Rev 19:8 Rev 19:14 Jdg 8:26 Luk 16:19
²³ Her husband is known in the gates, When he sits among the elders of the land.	23 Deu 16:18 Rut 4:1 Rut 4:11
²⁴ She makes linen garments and sells them, And^o Lit givessupplies belts to the^p Lit Canaanitetradesmen.	24 Jdg 14:12
²⁵ Strength and dignity are her clothing, And she smiles at the^q Lit latter daysfuture.	25 Ti1 2:9 Ti1 2:10
²⁶ She opens her mouth in wisdom, And the^r Or lawteaching of kindness is on her tongue.	26 Pro 10:31
²⁷ She looks well to the ways of her household, And does not eat the bread of idleness.	27 Pro 19:15
²⁸ Her children rise up and bless her; Her husband also, and he praises her, saying:
²⁹ “Many daughters have done nobly, But you excel them all.”
³⁰ Charm is deceitful and beauty is vain, But a woman who^s Or reverencesfears the LORD, she shall be praised.	30 Psa 112:1 Pro 22:4
³¹ Give her the^t Lit fruitproduct of her hands, And let her works praise her in the gates.


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