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Proverbs 31:25 KJV
Proverbs · chapter 31 · verse 25
Strength and honour are her clothing; and she shall rejoice in time to come.Proverbs 31:25 · King James Version
What Proverbs 31:25 means
Clothing is what people see first, and what's named is strength and honour rather than appearance. Rejoice in time to come means she isn't anxious about the future, which the rest of the chapter earns with ordinary work — buying, planting, rising early. The confidence is built, not claimed.
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Proverbs 31:25 in context
23Her husband is known in the gates, when he sitteth among the elders of the land.
24She maketh fine linen, and selleth it; and delivereth girdles unto the merchant.
25Strength and honour are her clothing; and she shall rejoice in time to come.
26She openeth her mouth with wisdom; and in her tongue is the law of kindness.
27She looketh well to the ways of her household, and eateth not the bread of idleness.
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Key words (Strong's)
- Strengthʻôzstrength in various applicationsH5797 →
- clothinglᵉbûwsha garmentH3830 →
- rejoicesâchaqto laughH7832 →
- honourhâdârmagnificenceH1926 →
- timeyôwma day , whether literal , or figurativeH3117 →
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