Proverbs 31:18
16 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.
She sees that her gain is good, and her lamp is not extinguished at night.
19 She stretches out her hands to the distaff and grasps the spindle with her fingers.
20 She opens her arms to the poor and reaches out her hands to the needy.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- She sees that her gain is good, and her lamp is not extinguished at night.
- KJV
- She perceiveth that her merchandise is good: her candle goeth not out by night.
- WEB
- She perceives that her merchandise is profitable. Her lamp doesn’t go out by night.
- ASV
- She perceiveth that her merchandise is profitable: Her lamp goeth not out by night.
- DARBY
- She perceiveth that her earning is good; her lamp goeth not out by night.
- BLB
- She tastes that her profit [is] good; her lamp is not extinguished in the night.
- ÅB
- Hun merker at det går godt med hennes arbeid; hennes lampe slukkes ikke om natten.
- OTB
- Hun merker at hennes handel er lønnsom, og hennes lampe slukner ikke om natten.
- B1930
- Hun merker at det går godt med hennes arbeid; hennes lampe slukkes ikke om natten.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
1 Thessalonians 2:9
Surely you recall, brothers, our labor and toil. We worked night and day so that we would not be a burden to anyone while we proclaimed to you the gospel of God.
Read in contextMatthew 25:3–10
The foolish ones took their lamps but did not take along any extra oil.
Read in contextGenesis 31:40
As it was, the heat consumed me by day and the frost by night, and sleep fled from my eyes.
Read in contextPsalms 127:2
In vain you rise early and stay up late, toiling for bread to eat— for He gives sleep to His beloved.
Read in context2 Thessalonians 3:7–9
For you yourselves know how you ought to imitate us, because we were not undisciplined among you,
Read in context