Every wise woman buildeth her house: But the foolish plucketh it down with her own hands.
Proverbs 31:27 - Revised Version 1885 She looketh well to the ways of her household, And eateth not the bread of idleness. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 She looketh well to the ways of her household, And eateth not the bread of idleness. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition 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) She looketh well to the ways of her household, And eateth not the bread of idleness. Common English Bible She is vigilant over the activities of her household; she doesn’t eat the food of laziness. Catholic Public Domain Version She has considered the paths of her household, and she has not eaten her bread in idleness. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version She hath looked well to the paths of her house, and hath not eaten her bread idle. |
Every wise woman buildeth her house: But the foolish plucketh it down with her own hands.
Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; And the idle soul shall suffer hunger.
Her children rise up, and call her blessed; Her husband also, and he praiseth her, saying:
and that ye study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your hands, even as we charged you;
Now we command you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye withdraw yourselves from every brother that walketh disorderly, and not after the tradition which they received of us.
well reported of for good works; if she hath brought up children, if she hath used hospitality to strangers, if she hath washed the saints' feet, if she hath relieved the afflicted, if she hath diligently followed every good work.
that they may train the young women to love their husbands, to love their children,