Proverbs 31:13
She seeketh wool and flax, and worketh willingly with her hands.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
She seeketh wool, and flax, and worketh willingly with her hands.
In Context
12She doeth him good and not evil all the days of her life.
14She is like the merchant-ships; she bringeth her food from afar.
Cross References
Genesis 24:13Behold, I stand by the fountain of water; and the daughters of the men of the city come out to draw water.
Genesis 29:9While he was yet speaking with them, Rachel came with her father's sheep; for she tended them.
Ruth 2:2And Ruth the Moabitess said unto Naomi: 'Let me now go to the field, and glean among the ears of corn after him in whose sight I shall find favour.' And she said unto her: 'Go, my daughter.'
Isaiah 3:16Moreover the LORD said: Because the daughters of Zion are haughty, and walk with stretched-forth necks and wanton eyes, walking and mincing as they go, and making a tinkling with their feet;
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 →