Proverbs 31:26
Her mouth, she openeth with wisdom, and, the instruction of kindness, is on her tongue:
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
She openeth her mouth with wisdom; and in her tongue is the law of kindness.
In Context
25Strength and dignity, are her clothing, and she laugheth at the time to come:
27She looketh well to the goings of her household, and, the bread of idleness, will she not eat.
Cross References
Judges 13:23But his wife said unto him, If Yahweh had been pleased to put us to death, he would not have received at our hand, an ascending-sacrifice and a meal-offering, nor would he have shewed us all these things,—and, at such a time, have let us hear the like of this!
2 Samuel 20:16Then cried a wise woman out of the city,—Hear ye! hear ye! I pray you, say unto Joab, Come near hither, and let me speak unto thee.
Esther 4:4So the maidens of Esther and her eunuchs went in and told her, and the queen writhed in great anguish,—and sent garments to clothe Mordecai, and to remove his sackcloth from off him, but he accepted them not.
Esther 7:3Then answered Esther the queen, and said, If I have found favour in thine eyes, O king, and if, unto the king, it seem good, let my life be granted me, as my petition, and my people, as my request;
Proverbs 10:31The mouth of the righteous, beareth the fruit of wisdom, but, a perverse tongue, shall be cut off.
Proverbs 16:24A comb of honey, are pleasant words, sweet to the taste and healing to the bone.
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 →