Proverbs 31:16
14 She is like the merchant ships, bringing her food from afar.
15 She rises while it is still night to provide food for her household and portions for her maidservants.
She appraises a field and buys it; from her earnings she plants a vineyard.
17 She girds herself with strength and shows that her arms are strong.
18 She sees that her gain is good, and her lamp is not extinguished at night.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- She appraises a field and buys it; from her earnings she plants a vineyard.
- KJV
- She considereth a field, and buyeth it: with the fruit of her hands she planteth a vineyard.
- WEB
- She considers a field, and buys it. With the fruit of her hands, she plants a vineyard.
- ASV
- She considereth a field, and buyeth it; With the fruit of her hands she planteth a vineyard.
- DARBY
- She considereth a field, and acquireth it; of the fruit of her hands she planteth a vineyard.
- BLB
- She considers a field and buys it; from the fruit of her palms she plants a vineyard.
- ÅB
- Hun tenker på en mark og får den; for det hun tjener med sine hender, planter hun en vingård.
- OTB
- Hun vurderer en mark og kjøper den; med sine inntekter planter hun en vingård.
- B1930
- Hun tenker på en mark og får den; for det hun tjener med sine hender, planter hun en vingård.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Matthew 13:44
The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field. When a man found it, he hid it again, and in his joy he went and sold all he had and bought that field.
Read in contextSong of Solomon 8:12
But my own vineyard is mine to give; the thousand shekels are for you, O Solomon, and two hundred are for those who tend its fruit.
Read in contextJoshua 15:18
One day Acsah came to Othniel and urged him to ask her father for a field. When she got off her donkey, Caleb asked her, “What do you desire?”
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