Proverbs 31:27
She watches over everything that is done in her household, and she [IDM] is never lazy.
Translation for Translators
In The King James Version
She looketh well to the ways of her household, and eateth not the bread of idleness.
In Context
28Her children all together speak highly of her, and her husband also praises her.
Cross References
Proverbs 14:1Wise women [PRS] hold their families together by the wise things that they do, but foolish women ruin their families by the foolish things that they do.
1 Thessalonians 4:11We urge you also to eagerly strive/try to mind your own affairs and to not meddle/interfere with the affairs of others. We urge you also to work at your own occupations/jobs to earn what you need to live. Remember that we taught you previously to live like that.
1 Timothy 5:10Put women’s names on that list only if it is known that they have wholeheartedly done every kind of good deed, if they have helped children who were afflicted/suffering, if they have ◄brought up/cared for► their children properly/well, if they have welcomed and cared for guests, and if they have humbly served [MTY] other believers.
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 →