Proverbs 31:22
She has made embroidered clothing for herself. Fine linen and purple is her garment.
Catholic Public Domain Version
In The King James Version
She maketh herself coverings of tapestry; her clothing is silk and purple.
In Context
23Her husband is noble at the gates, when he sits among the senators of the land.
Cross References
Judges 8:26And the weight of the earrings that he requested was one thousand seven hundred shekels of gold, aside from the ornaments, and necklaces, and purple garments, which the kings of Midian were accustomed to use, and aside from the gold chains on the camels.
Esther 8:15But Mordecai, going forth from the palace and from the king’s presence, shone in royal apparel the color of hyacinth and of the sky, wearing a golden crown on his head, and clothed with a cloak of silk and purple. And all the city rejoiced and was joyful.
Proverbs 7:16I have woven my bed with cords. I have strewn it with embroidered tapestries from Egypt.
1 Peter 3:3For you, there should be no unnecessary adornment of the hair, or surrounding with gold, or the wearing of ornate clothing.
Revelation 19:14And the armies that are in heaven were following him on white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean.
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 →