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Proverbs 31:27-28 KJV
Proverbs · chapter 31 · verses 27–28 · King James Version
27She looketh well to the ways of her household, and eateth not the bread of idleness. 28Her children arise up, and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praiseth her.Proverbs 31:27-28 · King James Version
Proverbs 31:27-28 in context
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.
28Her children arise up, and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praiseth her.
29Many daughters have done virtuously, but thou excellest them all.
30Favour is deceitful, and beauty is vain: but a woman that feareth the LORD, she shall be praised.
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Key words (Strong's)
- householdbayitha houseH1004 →
- childrenbêna son , in the widest sense , etc.)H1121 →
- blessedʼâsharto be straightH833 →
- husbandbaʻala masterH1167 →
- eatethʼâkalto eatH398 →
- breadlechemfood , especially bread, or grainH3899 →
- welltsâphâhproperly, to lean forwardH6822 →
- wayshălîykâha walkingH1979 →
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This description of the virtuous woman is designed to show what wives the women should make and what wives the men should choose; it consists of twenty-two verses, each beginning with a letter of the Hebrew alphabet in order, as some of the Psalms, which makes some think it was no part of the lesson which Lemuel's…
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 10-31