Proverbs 31:16
She goes out and looks at a field that someone wants to sell; and if it is a good field, she buys it. She buys grapevines [MTY] with the money that she has earned, and then she plants them.
Translation for Translators
In The King James Version
She considereth a field, and buyeth it: with the fruit of her hands she planteth a vineyard.
In Context
17She works very hard [IDM]; she makes her arms strong by the work she does.
Cross References
Joshua 15:18When Caleb’s daughter married Othniel, she told him to ask her father to give her a field. Then Acsah went to talk with her father Caleb. As she got down from her donkey, Caleb asked her, “Do you want something?”
Song of Solomon 8:12But my body is like [MET] my own vineyard, and Solomon, I am giving it to you. You do not need to pay me 1,000 pieces of silver to enjoy my body, but I will give 200 pieces of silver to those who take care of me [MET].
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 →