Proverbs 31:22
She maketh her selfe faire ornametes, her clothyng is white silke and purple.
Bible (Bishops')
In The King James Version
She maketh herself coverings of tapestry; her clothing is silk and purple.
In Context
23Her husbande is much set by in the gates, when he sitteth among the rulers of the lande.
Cross References
Judges 8:26And the wayght of ye golden earinges that he required, was a thousand and seuen hundred sicles of golde, besyde chaynes and iewelles, and purple rayment that was on the kynges of Madian, and besyde the chaynes that were about their camels neckes.
Proverbs 7:16I haue deckt my bed with coueringes of tapessarie, and clothes of Egypt.
1 Peter 3:3Whose apparel shal not be outward with brayded heere, & hanging on of gold, eyther in putting on of gorgeous apparel.
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 →