Proverbs 31:14
She is like the merchant ships; 1 she brings her food from far away. 1
Unlocked Literal Bible
In The King James Version
She is like the merchants’ ships; she bringeth her food from afar.
In Context
13She selects wool and flax, 1 and works with the delight of her hands. 1
Cross References
1 Kings 9:26King Solomon built a fleet of ships in Ezion Geber, which is near Elath on the shore of the Red Sea, in the land of Edom.
Proverbs 31:24She makes linen garments and sells them, 1 and she supplies sashes to the merchants. 1
Ezekiel 27:3and say to Tyre, who lives within the gates of the sea, merchants of peoples to many islands, the Lord Yahweh says this to you: 1 Tyre, you have said, 'I am perfect in beauty.' 1
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 →