Proverbs 31:27
She looks well to the ways of her household, and does not eat the bread of idleness.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
She looketh well to the ways of her household, and eateth not the bread of idleness.
In Context
26She opens her mouth with wisdom, and the law of kindness is on her tongue.
28Her sons rise up, and call her blessed. Her husband [also], and he praises her.
Cross References
Proverbs 14:1Every wise woman builds her house, but a foolish woman plucks it down with her own hands.
1 Thessalonians 4:11and to aspire to live quietly, and to do your own things, and to work with your own hands, just as we commanded you,
1 Timothy 5:10being testified in good works: if she has reared children, if she has been hospitable to strangers, if she has washed the feet of the sanctified, if she has relieved those who are afflicted, if she has followed every good work.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 31:11-31
The Virtuous Woman. 10 Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies. 11 The heart of her husband doth safely trust in her, so that he shall have no need of spoil. 12 She will do him good and not evil all the days of her life. 13 She seeketh wool, and flax, and worketh willingly with her hands. 14 She is like the merchants' ships; she bringeth her food from afar. 15 She riseth also while it is yet night, and giveth meat to her household, and a portion to her maidens. 16 She considereth a field,… Read the whole commentary →