Proverbs 31:14
She has been as ships of the merchant, || She brings in her bread from afar.
Literal Standard Version
In The King James Version
She is like the merchants’ ships; she bringeth her food from afar.
In Context
13She has sought wool and flax, || And with delight she works [with] her hands.
Cross References
1 Kings 9:26And King Solomon has made a navy in Ezion-Geber, that is beside Eloth, on the edge of the Sea of Suph, in the land of Edom.
Proverbs 31:24She has made linen garments, and sells, || And she has given a girdle to the merchant.
Ezekiel 27:3O dweller on the entrances of the sea, || Merchant of the peoples to many islands, Thus said Lord YHWH: O Tyre, you have said, || I [am] the perfection of 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 →