Proverbs 31:14
She is become like the merchant's ships: from afar doth she bring her food.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
She is like the merchants’ ships; she bringeth her food from afar.
In Context
13She seeketh for wool and flax, and worketh with her willing hands.
Cross References
1 Kings 9:26And king Solomon made a ship in 'Ezyon-geber, which is near Eloth, on the shore of the Red Sea, in the land of Edom.
Proverbs 31:24Fine tunics she maketh, and selleth them, and girdles she furnisheth unto the merchant.
Ezekiel 27:3And say unto Tyre, O thou that art situated at the entrances of the sea, the merchant of the people unto many isles, Thus hath said the Lord Eternal, O Tyre, thou hast indeed 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 →