Proverbs 31:10
8 Open your mouth for those with no voice, for the cause of all the dispossessed.
9 Open your mouth, judge righteously, and defend the cause of the poor and needy.
A wife of noble character, who can find? She is far more precious than rubies.
11 The heart of her husband trusts in her, and he lacks nothing of value.
12 She brings him good and not harm all the days of her life.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- A wife of noble character, who can find? She is far more precious than rubies.
- KJV
- Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies.
- WEB
- Who can find a worthy woman? For her value is far above rubies.
- ASV
- A worthy woman who can find? For her price is far above rubies.
- DARBY
- Who can find a woman of worth? for her price is far above rubies.
- BLB
- A wife of worth, who can find [her]? And far above rubies [is] her value.
- ÅB
- En god hustru -- hvem finner henne? Langt mere enn perler er hun verd.
- OTB
- En hustru av edel karakter, hvem kan finne henne? Hennes verdi er langt over rubiner.
- B1930
- En god hustru - hvem finner henne? Langt mere enn perler er hun verd.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Proverbs 19:14
Houses and wealth are inherited from fathers, but a prudent wife is from the LORD.
Read in contextProverbs 12:4
A wife of noble character is her husband’s crown, but she who causes shame is like decay in his bones.
Read in contextEphesians 5:25–33
Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave Himself up for her
Read in contextProverbs 18:22
He who finds a wife finds a good thing and obtains favor from the LORD.
Read in contextProverbs 3:15
She is more precious than rubies; nothing you desire compares with her.
Read in contextSong of Solomon 6:8–9
There are sixty queens and eighty concubines, and maidens without number,
Read in contextRuth 3:11
And now do not be afraid, my daughter. I will do for you whatever you request, since all my fellow townspeople know that you are a woman of noble character.
Read in contextEcclesiastes 7:28
While my soul was still searching but not finding, among a thousand I have found one upright man, but among all these I have not found one such woman.
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