Proverbs 31:14
She is like the merchants' ships: she bringeth her food from afar;
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
She is like the merchants’ ships; she bringeth her food from afar.
In Context
13She seeketh wool and flax, and worketh willingly with her hands.
Cross References
1 Kings 9:26And king Solomon made a fleet of ships in Ezion-Geber, which is beside Eloth, on the shore of the Red Sea, in the land of Edom.
Proverbs 31:24She maketh body linen and selleth it, and delivereth girdles unto the merchant.
Ezekiel 27:3and say unto Tyre: O thou that art situate at the entries of the sea, and traffickest with the peoples in many isles, thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Thou, Tyre, hast said, I am perfect in beauty.
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 →