Proverbs 31:19 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

She puts her hands to the distaff, and her hands hold the spindle.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

She layeth her hands to the spindle, And her hands hold the distaff.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

She lays her hands to the spindle, and her hands hold the distaff.

American Standard Version (1901)

She layeth her hands to the distaff, And her hands hold the spindle.

Common English Bible

She puts her hands to the spindle; her palms grasp the whorl.

Catholic Public Domain Version

She has put her hand to strong things, and her fingers have taken hold of the spindle.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

She hath put out her hand to strong things, and her fingers have taken hold of the spindle.

Proverbs 31:19 Cross References

2 Samuel 3:29

May the bloodguilt fall on the head of Joab and on all his father’s house, and may the house of Joab never be without one who has a discharge, or who has a defiling skin disease, or who holds a spindle, or who falls by the sword, or who lacks food!”

Proverbs 31:18

She perceives that her merchandise is profitable. Her lamp does not go out at night.

Proverbs 31:20

She opens her hand to the poor and reaches out her hands to the needy.