She makes for herself carpets of tapestry. Her clothing is fine linen and purple.
Parallel translations
- KJV She maketh herself coverings of tapestry; her clothing is silk and purple.
- BSB She makes coverings for her bed; her clothing is fine linen and purple.
- ESV She makes bed coverings for herself; her clothing is fine linen and purple.
- NKJV She makes tapestry for herself; Her clothing is fine linen and purple.
- NASB She makes coverings for herself; Her clothing is fine linen and purple.
- NLT She makes her own bedspreads. She dresses in fine linen and purple gowns.
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Quick answer
She makes fine coverings for herself and dresses in quality linen and purple.
Overview
The worthy woman's industry produces both beauty and provision, including dignified clothing of fine materials. Her skill yields excellence, not mere bare necessity. The verse affirms that wise diligence can bring honorable provision and dignity, all received gratefully as gifts within a life ordered by godly priorities.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 10
- Rev 19:8It was given to her that she would array herself in bright, pure, fine linen: for the fine linen is the righteous acts of the saints.
- Gen 41:42Pharaoh took off his signet ring from his hand, and put it on Joseph’s hand, and arrayed him in robes of fine linen, and put a gold chain about his neck,
- Prov 7:16I have spread my couch with carpets of tapestry, with striped cloths of the yarn of Egypt.
- Ps 45:13–14The princess inside is all glorious. Her clothing is interwoven with gold.
- Ezek 16:10–13I clothed you also with embroidered work, and put sealskin shoes on you. I dressed you with fine linen and covered you with silk.
- Judg 8:26The weight of the golden earrings that he requested was one thousand and seven hundred shekels of gold, besides the crescents, and the pendants, and the purple clothing that was on the kings of Midian, and besides the chains that were about their camels’ necks.
- Esth 8:15Mordecai went out of the presence of the king in royal clothing of blue and white, and with a great crown of gold, and with a robe of fine linen and purple; and the city of Susa shouted and was glad.
- 1 Pet 3:3Let your beauty be not just the outward adorning of braiding the hair, and of wearing jewels of gold, or of putting on fine clothing;
- Rev 19:14The armies which are in heaven followed him on white horses, clothed in white, pure, fine linen.
- Esth 5:1Now on the third day, Esther put on her royal clothing, and stood in the inner court of the king’s house, next to the king’s house. The king sat on his royal throne in the royal house, next to the entrance of the house.
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