She is not afraid of the snow for her household: for all her household are clothed with scarlet.
Parallel translations
- WEB She is not afraid of the snow for her household; for all her household are clothed with scarlet.
- BSB When it snows, she has no fear for her household, for they are all clothed in scarlet.
- NKJV She is not afraid of snow for her household, For all her household is clothed with scarlet.
- NASB She is not afraid of the snow for her household, For all her household are clothed with scarlet.
- NLT She has no fear of winter for her household, for everyone has warm clothes.
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Quick answer
She has no fear of winter for her household, for they are warmly and richly clothed.
Overview
Her foresight means her family is well prepared and provided for even in hardship. The scarlet clothing suggests both warmth and quality, the fruit of her diligent planning. Her freedom from fear flows from faithful preparation, a calm confidence that mirrors the peace God gives to those who trust and labor under His care.
Cross-references & the web
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- Gen 45:22To all of them he gave each man changes of raiment; but to Benjamin he gave three hundred pieces of silver, and five changes of raiment.
- 2 Sam 1:24Ye daughters of Israel, weep over Saul, who clothed you in scarlet, with other delights, who put on ornaments of gold upon your apparel.
- Prov 25:20As he that taketh away a garment in cold weather, and as vinegar upon nitre, so is he that singeth songs to an heavy heart.
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