Proverbs 31:22
20 She opens her arms to the poor and reaches out her hands to the needy.
21 When it snows, she has no fear for her household, for they are all clothed in scarlet.
She makes coverings for her bed; her clothing is fine linen and purple.
23 Her husband is known at the city gate, where he sits among the elders of the land.
24 She makes linen garments and sells them; she delivers sashes to the merchants.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- She makes coverings for her bed; her clothing is fine linen and purple.
- KJV
- She maketh herself coverings of tapestry; her clothing is silk and purple.
- WEB
- She makes for herself carpets of tapestry. Her clothing is fine linen and purple.
- ASV
- She maketh for herself carpets of tapestry; Her clothing is fine linen and purple.
- DARBY
- She maketh herself coverlets; her clothing is byssus and purple.
- BLB
- Coverings she has made for herself; fine linen and purple [are] her clothing.
- ÅB
- Hun gjør seg tepper; fint lin og purpur er hennes kledning.
- OTB
- Hun lager dekker til sin seng; hennes klær er av fint lin og purpur.
- B1930
- Hun gjør sig tepper; fint lin og purpur er hennes klædning.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Revelation 19:8
She was given clothing of fine linen, bright and pure.” For the fine linen she wears is the righteous acts of the saints.
Read in contextProverbs 7:16
I have decked my bed with coverings, with colored linen from Egypt.
Read in contextGenesis 41:42
Then Pharaoh removed the signet ring from his finger, put it on Joseph’s finger, clothed him in garments of fine linen, and placed a gold chain around his neck.
Read in contextEzekiel 16:10–13
I clothed you in embroidered cloth and gave you sandals of fine leather. I wrapped you in fine linen and covered you with silk.
Read in contextEsther 8:15
Mordecai went out from the presence of the king in royal garments of blue and white, with a large gold crown and a purple robe of fine linen. And the city of Susa shouted and rejoiced.
Read in contextRevelation 19:14
The armies of heaven, dressed in fine linen, white and pure, follow Him on white horses.
Read in contextPsalms 45:13–14
All glorious is the princess in her chamber; her gown is embroidered with gold.
Read in contextJudges 8:26
The weight of the gold earrings he had requested was 1,700 shekels, in addition to the crescent ornaments, the pendants, the purple garments of the kings of Midian, and the chains from the necks of their camels.
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