Proverbs 31:27
She beheld the paths of her house; and she ate not bread idly (or and she did not eat the bread of idleness).
Wycliffe Modern Spelling
In The King James Version
She looketh well to the ways of her household, and eateth not the bread of idleness.
In Context
28Her sons rose up, and preached her most blessed; her husband rose (up), and praised her.
Cross References
Proverbs 14:1A wise woman buildeth her house; and an unwise woman shall destroy with hands, that is, with her evil works, an house builded. (A wise woman buildeth up her own house; but an unwise woman shall destroy with her own hands, that is, with her own evil works, the house that she hath built.)
1 Thessalonians 4:11and take keep, that ye be quiet, [or and give work, or busyness, that ye be quiet], (or and take care, that ye be calm, or that ye live quietly); and that ye do your need, and that ye work with your [own] hands, as we have commanded to you;
1 Timothy 5:10and hath witnessing in good works (or and hath testimony of good works), (yea), if she nourished children, if she received poor men to harbour, if she hath washed the feet of holy men, if she ministered to men that suffered tribulation, if she followed all good work (s).
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 →