Proverbs 31:13
She selects wool and flax, 1 and works with the delight of her hands. 1
Unlocked Literal Bible
In The King James Version
She seeketh wool, and flax, and worketh willingly with her hands.
In Context
12She does good things for him and not evil 1 all the days of her life. 1
14She is like the merchant ships; 1 she brings her food from far away. 1
Cross References
Genesis 24:13Look, here I am standing by the spring of water, and the daughters of the men of the city are coming out to draw water.
Genesis 29:9While Jacob was still speaking with them, Rachel came with her father's sheep, for she was tending them.
Ruth 2:2Ruth, the Moabite woman, said to Naomi, “Now let me go and glean what remains among the ears of grain in the fields. I will follow anyone in whose eyes I will find favor.” So Naomi said to her, “Go, my daughter.”
Isaiah 3:16Yahweh says that because the daughters of Zion are proud, 1 they walk with their necks extended, 1 with flirting eyes, walking with tiny steps as they go, 1 making tinkling sounds from bracelets on their ankles. 1
Acts 9:39Peter arose and went with them. When he had arrived, they brought him to the upper room, and all the widows stood by him weeping, showing him the coats and garments that Dorcas had made while she had been with them.
2 Thessalonians 3:10When we were with you, we commanded you, “The one who is unwilling to work must not 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 →