Proverbs 31:15
She gets up while it's still dark to make breakfast for her family, and to plan what her servant girls need to do.
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In Context
14Like a merchant's ship, she brings food from far away.
16She looks at a field, and decides to buy it; from the money she's earned she buys a vineyard.
Cross References
2 Chronicles 36:15Again and again the Lord, the God of their fathers, warned his people through his prophets, because he wanted to show mercy to them and to his Temple.
Proverbs 20:13If you love sleeping you'll become poor. Wake up and get busy, and you'll have plenty to eat.
Matthew 24:25Notice that I've told you this before it even happens.
Luke 12:42The Lord replied, “Who then is the trustworthy and wise manager, the one person in the household that the master puts in charge to share out their food at the right time?
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 →