Proverbs 31:27
She [is] watching the ways of her household, And bread of sloth she eateth not.
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
She looketh well to the ways of her household, and eateth not the bread of idleness.
In Context
26Her mouth she hath opened in wisdom, And the law of kindness [is] on her tongue.
28Her sons have risen up, and pronounce her happy, Her husband, and he praiseth her,
Cross References
Proverbs 14:1Every wise woman hath builded her house, And the foolish with her hands breaketh it down.
1 Thessalonians 4:11and to study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we did command you,
1 Timothy 5:10in good works being testified to: if she brought up children, if she entertained strangers, if saints' feet she washed, if those in tribulation she relieved, if every good work she followed after;
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 →