Proverbs 31:29
Many daughters have done worthily, but thou excel them all.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
Many daughters have done virtuously, but thou excellest them all.
In Context
28Her sons rise up, and call her blessed. Her husband [also], and he praises her.
30Charm is deceitful, and beauty is vain, [but] a woman who fears LORD, she shall be praised.
Cross References
Ruth 3:11And now, my daughter, fear not. I will do to thee all that thou say, for all the city of my people knows that thou are a worthy woman.
Song of Solomon 6:8There are sixty queens, and eighty concubines, and virgins without number.
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 →