Proverbs 31:27 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

²⁷ She watches over the activities of her household and is never idle.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

²⁷ She looketh well to the ways of her household, And eateth not the bread of idleness.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²⁷ She looks well to how things go in her household, and the bread of idleness (gossip, discontent, and self-pity) she will not eat. [I Tim. 5:14; Tit. 2:5.]

American Standard Version (1901)

²⁷ She looketh well to the ways of her household, And eateth not the bread of idleness.

Common English Bible

²⁷ She is vigilant over the activities of her household; she doesn’t eat the food of laziness.

Catholic Public Domain Version

²⁷ She has considered the paths of her household, and she has not eaten her bread in idleness.

Proverbs 31:27 Cross References

Proverbs 14:1

Every wise woman builds her house, but a foolish one tears it down with her own hands.

Proverbs 19:15

Laziness induces deep sleep, and a lazy person will go hungry.

Proverbs 31:14

She is like the merchant ships, bringing her food from far away.

Proverbs 31:28

Her children rise up and call her blessed; her husband also praises her:

1 Thessalonians 4:11

to seek to lead a quiet life,  to mind your own business,  and to work  with your own hands, as we commanded you,

2 Thessalonians 3:6

Now we command you, brothers and sisters, in the name  of our Lord Jesus Christ, to keep away from every brother or sister  who is idle and does not live  according to the tradition  received  from us.

1 Timothy 5:10

and is well known for good works   #– #that is, if she has brought up children, shown hospitality,  washed the saints’ feet,  helped the afflicted,  and devoted herself to every good work.

Titus 2:4

so that they may encourage the young women to love their husbands and to love their children,