Proverbs 31:14
She is like the merchant ships. She brings her bread from afar.
World Messianic Bible
In The King James Version
She is like the merchants’ ships; she bringeth her food from afar.
In Context
13She seeks wool and flax, and works eagerly with her hands.
Cross References
1 Kings 9:26King Solomon made a fleet of ships in Ezion Geber, which is beside Eloth, on the shore of the Sea of Suf, in the land of Edom.
Proverbs 31:24She makes linen garments and sells them, and delivers sashes to the merchant.
Ezekiel 27:3and tell Tyre, ‘You who dwell at the entry of the sea, who are the merchant of the peoples to many islands, the Lord GOD says: “You, Tyre, have said, ‘I am perfect in beauty.’
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 →