Proverbs 31:10-31 — Legacy Standard Bible

¹⁰¹An ^aexcellent wife, who can find?For her worth is far ^babove pearls.

¹¹The heart of her husband trusts in her,And he will have no lack of gain.

¹²She deals bountifully with him for good and not evilAll the days of her life.

¹³She searches for wool and flaxAnd works with her ¹hands ²in delight.

¹⁴She is like ^amerchant ships;She brings her food from afar.

¹⁵And she ^arises while it is still night,And ^bgives ¹food to her householdAnd a ²portion to her young women.

¹⁶She makes plans for a field and buys it;From the fruit of her ¹hands she plants a vineyard.

¹⁷She ^agirds ¹herself with strengthAnd makes her arms strong.

¹⁸She senses that her gain is good;Her lamp does not go out at night.

¹⁹She stretches out her hands to the distaff,And her ¹hands hold fast the spindle.

²⁰She ¹^,^aextends her hand to the poor,And she stretches out her hands to the needy.

²¹She is not afraid of the snow for her household,For all her household are ^aclothed with scarlet.

²²She makes ^acoverings for herself;Her clothing is ^bfine linen and ^cpurple.

²³Her husband is known ^ain the gates,When he sits with the elders of the land.

²⁴She makes ^alinen garments and sells them,And gives belts to the ¹tradesmen.

²⁵Strength and ^amajesty are her clothing,And she smiles at the ¹future.

²⁶She ^aopens her mouth in wisdom,And the ¹instruction of lovingkindness is on her tongue.

²⁷She watches over the ways of her household,And does not eat the ^abread of ¹idleness.

²⁸Her children rise up and bless her;As for her husband, he also praises her, saying:

²⁹“Many daughters have done excellently,But you have gone above them all.”

³⁰¹Charm is deceitful and beauty is vain,But a woman who ²^,^afears Yahweh, she shall be praised.

³¹Give to her from the fruit of her hands,And let her works praise her in the gates.