Proverbs 31:10
8 Open thy mouth for the dumb in the cause of all such as are appointed to destruction.
9 Open thy mouth, judge righteously, and plead the cause of the poor and needy.
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.
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
House and riches are the inheritance of fathers: and a prudent wife is from the LORD.
Read in contextProverbs 12:4
A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband: but she that maketh ashamed is as rottenness in his bones.
Read in contextEphesians 5:25–33
Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it;
Read in contextProverbs 18:22
Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing, and obtaineth favour of the LORD.
Read in contextProverbs 3:15
She is more precious than rubies: and all the things thou canst desire are not to be compared unto her.
Read in contextSong of Solomon 6:8–9
There are threescore queens, and fourscore concubines, and virgins without number.
Read in contextRuth 3:11
And now, my daughter, fear not; I will do to thee all that thou requirest: for all the city of my people doth know that thou art a virtuous woman.
Read in contextEcclesiastes 7:28
Which yet my soul seeketh, but I find not: one man among a thousand have I found; but a woman among all those have I not found.
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