The Book of Proverbs 31 |
The Young's Literal Translation Online Bible (YLT) |
Proverbs 31:1 | Words of Lemuel a king, a declaration that his mother taught him: |
Proverbs 31:2 | `What, my son? and what, son of my womb? And what, son of my vows? |
Proverbs 31:3 | Give not to women thy strength, And thy ways to wiping away of kings. |
Proverbs 31:4 | Not for kings, O Lemuel, Not for kings, to drink wine, And for princes a desire of strong drink. |
Proverbs 31:5 | Lest he drink, and forget the decree, And change the judgment of any of the sons of affliction. |
Proverbs 31:6 | Give strong drink to the perishing, And wine to the bitter in soul, |
Proverbs 31:7 | He drinketh, and forgetteth his poverty, And his misery he remembereth not again. |
Proverbs 31:8 | Open thy mouth for the dumb, For the right of all sons of change. |
Proverbs 31:9 | Open thy mouth, judge righteously, Both the cause of the poor and needy!` |
Proverbs 31:10 | A woman of worth who doth find? Yea, far above rubies [is] her price. |
Proverbs 31:11 | The heart of her husband hath trusted in her, And spoil he lacketh not. |
Proverbs 31:12 | She hath done him good, and not evil, All days of her life. |
Proverbs 31:13 | She hath sought wool and flax, And with delight she worketh [with] her hands. |
Proverbs 31:14 | She hath been as ships of the merchant, From afar she bringeth in her bread. |
Proverbs 31:15 | Yea, she riseth while yet night, And giveth food to her household, And a portion to her damsels. |
Proverbs 31:16 | She hath considered a field, and taketh it, From the fruit of her hands she hath planted a vineyard. |
Proverbs 31:17 | She hath girded with might her loins, And doth strengthen her arms. |
Proverbs 31:18 | She hath perceived when her merchandise [is] good, Her lamp is not extinguished in the night. |
Proverbs 31:19 | Her hands she hath sent forth on a spindle, And her hands have held a distaff. |
Proverbs 31:20 | Her hand she hath spread forth to the poor, Yea, her hands she sent forth to the needy. |
Proverbs 31:21 | She is not afraid of her household from snow, For all her household are clothed [with] scarlet. |
Proverbs 31:22 | Ornamental coverings she hath made for herself, Silk and purple [are] her clothing. |
Proverbs 31:23 | Known in the gates is her husband, In his sitting with elders of the land. |
Proverbs 31:24 | Linen garments she hath made, and selleth, And a girdle she hath given to the merchant. |
Proverbs 31:25 | Strength and honour [are] her clothing, And she rejoiceth at a latter day. |
Proverbs 31:26 | Her mouth she hath opened in wisdom, And the law of kindness [is] on her tongue. |
Proverbs 31:27 | She [is] watching the ways of her household, And bread of sloth she eateth not. |
Proverbs 31:28 | Her sons have risen up, and pronounce her happy, Her husband, and he praiseth her, |
Proverbs 31:29 | `Many [are] the daughters who have done worthily, Thou hast gone up above them all.` |
Proverbs 31:30 | The grace [is] false, and the beauty [is] vain, A woman fearing Jehovah, she may boast herself. |
Proverbs 31:31 | Give ye to her of the fruit of her hands, And her works do praise her in the gates! |