Proverbs 31:26
She opens her mouth with wisdom, and faithful instruction is on her tongue.
Majority Standard Bible
In The King James Version
She openeth her mouth with wisdom; and in her tongue is the law of kindness.
In Context
25Strength and honor are her clothing, and she can laugh at the days to come.
27She watches over the affairs of her household and does not eat the bread of idleness.
Cross References
Judges 13:23But his wife replied, “If the LORD had intended to kill us, He would not have accepted the burnt offering and the grain offering from our hands, nor would He have shown us all these things or spoken to us this way.”
2 Samuel 20:16a wise woman called out from the city, “Listen! Listen! Please tell Joab to come here so that I may speak with him.”
Esther 4:4When Esther’s maidens and eunuchs came and told her about Mordecai, the queen was overcome with distress. She sent clothes for Mordecai to wear instead of his sackcloth, but he would not accept them.
Esther 7:3Queen Esther replied, “If I have found favor in your sight, O king, and if it pleases the king, grant me my life as my petition, and the lives of my people as my request.
Proverbs 10:31The mouth of the righteous brings forth wisdom, but a perverse tongue will be cut out.
Proverbs 16:24Pleasant words are a honeycomb, 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 →