Proverbs 31:26
She openeth her mouth with wisdom, and the law of kindness is on her tongue.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
She openeth her mouth with wisdom; and in her tongue is the law of kindness.
In Context
25Strength and dignity are her clothing: and she smileth at the coming of the last day.
27She looketh well to the ways of her household, and the bread of idleness she doth not eat.
Cross References
Judges 13:23But his wife said unto him, If the Lord were pleased to kill us, he would not have received from our hand a burnt-offering and a meat-offering, nor would he have let us see all these things, and at this time he would not have let us hear [such a thing] as this.
2 Samuel 20:16Then called a wise woman out of the city, Hear, hear: say, I pray you, unto Joab, Come near as far as hither, that I may speak with thee.
Esther 4:4Then came the maidens of Esther with her chamberlains and told it her; and the queen was exceedingly terrified; and she sent garments to clothe Mordecai, and to remove his sackcloth from him, but he accepted them not.
Esther 7:3Then answered Esther the queen and said, If I have found grace in thy eyes, O king! and if it be pleasing unto the king, let my life be given me at my petition, and my people at my request;
Proverbs 10:31The mouth of the just uttereth wisdom; but the tongue of perverseness shall be cut out.
Proverbs 16:24[Like] the droppings of honey are pleasant sayings, sweet to the soul, and healing to the bones.
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 →