Proverbs 31:10-20 New American Standard Bible
Description of a Worthy Woman
10 An (A)excellent wife, who can find her?
For her worth is far (B)above jewels.
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 linen,
And works with her [a]hands [b]in delight.
14 She is like (C)merchant ships;
She brings her food from afar.
15 And she (D)rises while it is still night
And (E)gives food to her household,
And [c]portions to her attendants.
16 She considers a field and buys it;
From [d]her earnings she plants a vineyard.
17 She (F)surrounds her waist with strength
And makes her arms strong.
18 She senses that her profit is good;
Her lamp does not go out at night.
19 She stretches out her hands to the [e]distaff,
And her [f]hands grasp the spindle.
20 She [g](G)extends her hand to the poor,
And she stretches out her hands to the needy.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 31:13 Lit palms
- Proverbs 31:13 Or willingly
- Proverbs 31:15 Or prescribed tasks
- Proverbs 31:16 Lit the fruit of her palms
- Proverbs 31:19 I.e., the staff that holds the textile fibers for spinning
- Proverbs 31:19 Lit palms
- Proverbs 31:20 Lit spreads out her palm
Cross references
- Proverbs 31:10 : Ruth 3:11; Prov 12:4; 19:14
- Proverbs 31:10 : Job 28:18; Prov 8:11
- Proverbs 31:14 : Ezek 27:25
- Proverbs 31:15 : Prov 20:13; Rom 12:11
- Proverbs 31:15 : Luke 12:42
- Proverbs 31:17 : 1 Kin 18:46; 2 Kin 4:29; Job 38:3
- Proverbs 31:20 : Deut 15:11; Job 31:16-20; Prov 22:9; Rom 12:13; Eph 4:28
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