Proverbs 31:17
She girdeth her loins with strength, 1 and strengtheneth her zero'ot (arms). 1
Orthodox Jewish Bible
In The King James Version
She girdeth her loins with strength, and strengtheneth her arms.
In Context
18She perceiveth that her merchandise is tov; 1 her ner (light) goeth not out balailah. 1
Cross References
Genesis 49:24But his keshet (bow) remained steady, 1 and the arms of his hands remain strong, 1 from the hands of the Avir Ya'akov, 1 from there, from the Ro'eh, Even Yisroel; 1
2 Kings 4:29Then he said to Geichazi, Gird up thy loins, and take my mishe'net (staff) in thine yad, and run: if thou meet any ish, salute him not; and if any ish salute thee, answer him not again: and lay my mishe'net (staff) upon the face of the na'ar.
Isaiah 44:12The charash barzel (ironsmith) with his ma'atzad (chizel) both worketh in the red-hot coals, and formeth it with hammers, and forgeth it with his zero'a ko'ach and also, he is hungry, and his ko'ach faileth; he drinketh no mayim, and grows faint.
Luke 12:35Tighten your gartels for action and have your menorahs lit.
Ephesians 6:14Stand, therefore, having girded your waist with HaEmes and having put on the breastplate of Tzedek, + 6:14 Isa 11:5; Ps 132:9; Isa 59:17
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 →