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

¹⁹ She puts her hands to the distaff, and her hands hold the spindle.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁹ She layeth her hands to the spindle, And her hands hold the distaff.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁹ She lays her hands to the spindle, and her hands hold the distaff.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁹ She layeth her hands to the distaff, And her hands hold the spindle.

Common English Bible

¹⁹ She puts her hands to the spindle; her palms grasp the whorl.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁹ She has put 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.