Proverbs 31:22
She maketh herself coverlets; her clothing is byssus and purple.
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
She maketh herself coverings of tapestry; her clothing is silk and purple.
In Context
21She is not afraid of the snow for her household; for all her household are clothed with scarlet.
23Her husband is known in the gates, when he sitteth among the elders of the land.
Cross References
Judges 8:26And the weight of the golden earrings that he requested was a thousand seven hundred [shekels] of gold; besides the moons, and eardrops, and the purple garments that were on the kings of Midian, and besides the chains that were about their camels' necks.
Esther 8:15And Mordecai went out from the presence of the king in royal apparel of blue and white, and with a great crown of gold, and with a mantle of byssus and purple; and the city of Shushan shouted and was glad.
Proverbs 7:16I have decked my bed with tapestry coverlets of variegated linen from Egypt;
1 Peter 3:3whose adorning let it not be that outward one of tressing of hair, and wearing gold, or putting on apparel;
Revelation 19:14And the armies which [are] in the heaven followed him upon white horses, clad in white, pure, fine linen.
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 →