Proverbs 31:13
She finds wool and flax in the market, and she enjoys spinning it to make yarn.
Translation for Translators
In The King James Version
She seeketh wool, and flax, and worketh willingly with her hands.
In Context
12She never does anything that would harm him; she does good things for him all the days of her life.
Cross References
Genesis 24:13Listen to me. I am standing near a well of water, and the young women of the city are coming to get water.
Genesis 29:9While he was still talking with them, Rachel came with her father’s sheep. She was the one who took care of her father’s sheep.
Ruth 2:2One day Ruth said to Naomi, “Let me go to the fields and pick up the grain left behind by the workers.” Naomi replied, “Go ahead, my daughter.”
Isaiah 3:16Yahweh says this: “The women of Jerusalem are haughty/proud; they walk around sticking their chins out, and flirting with men with their eyes. They walk with tiny steps with bracelets on their ankles that jingle.
Acts 9:39So right away Peter got ready and went with them. When they arrived at the house in Joppa, the two men took Peter to the upstairs room where Dorcas’ body was lying. All the widows therecrowded around Peter. They were crying and showing him the cloaks and other garments that Dorcas had made for people while she was still alive.
2 Thessalonians 3:10Remember that when we were there with you, we kept commanding you that if any fellow believer refuses to work, you should not give him food to eat.
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 →