Proverbs 31:14

Coverdale Bible (1535)

She is like a marchauntes shippe, that bryngeth hir vytayles from farre.

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  • 1 Kgs 9:26-28 : 26 And Salomon made shippes also at Ezeon Geber, which lyeth by Eloth besyde the Reed See shore in ye londe of the Edomites. 27 And Hiram sent his seruauntes by shippe, which were shipmen, and had experience of the See, with Salomons seruauntes, 28 and they came vnto Ophir, and fetched from thence one & twenty score hundreth weight of golde, and brought it vnto Salomon.
  • 2 Chr 9:10 : 10 And Hirams seruauntes and the seruauntes of Salomon, which broughte golde from Ophir, broughte costly tymber also & precious stones.
  • Prov 31:24 : 24 She maketh cloth of sylke & selleth it, and delyuereth a gyrdle vnto ye marchaut.
  • Ezek 27:3-9 : 3 & saye vnto Tyre, which is a porte off the see, yt occupieth with moch people: and many Iles: thus speaketh ye LORDE God: O Tyre thou hast sayde: what, I am a noble cite. 4 thy borders are in the myddest of the see, and thy buylders haue made the maruelous goodly. 5 All yi tables haue they made of Cipre trees of the mount Senir. Fro Libanus haue they take Cedre trees, to make the mastes: 6 & the Okes of Basan to make the rowers. Thy boordes haue they made of yuery, & of costly wod out of the Ile of Cethim. 7 Thy sale was of whyte small nedle worke out off the londe of Egipte, to hage vpo thy mast: & thy hanginges of yalow sylcke & purple, out of ye Iles of Elisa. 8 They of Sido & Arnad were thy maryners, & the wysest in Tyre were thy shypmasters. 9 The eldest and wysest at Gebal were they, that mended & stopped thy shippes. All shippes off the see with their shipme occupied their marchaundies in the. 10 The Perses, Lydians and Lybians were in thyne hoost, and helped the to fight: these hanged vp their shildes & helmettes with the, these set forth thy beuty. 11 They off Arnad were with thine hoost roude aboute thy walles, & were thy watchmen vpon thy towres: these hanged vp their shildes roude aboute thy walles, and made the maruelous goodly. 12 Tharsis occupide with the in all maner of wares, in syluer, yron, tynne and lead, and made thy market greate. 13 Iauan, Tubal and Mesech were thy marchauntes, which brought the men, & ornamentes off metall for thy occupyenge. 14 They off the house of Thogarma brought vnto the at the tyme off thy Marte, horse, horsmen and mules. 15 They off Dedan were thy marchautes: and many other Iles that occupyed with the, brought the wethers, elephat bones and Paycockes for a present 16 The Sirians occupied with the, because of thy dyuerse workes, and increased thy marchaundies, with Smaragdes, with scarlet, with nedle worke, wt whyte lynninge cloth, with sylcke and with Christall. 17 Iuda and the londe off Israel occupide with the, and brought vnto thy markettes, wheate, balme, hony, oyle, & triacle. 18 Damascus also vsed marchaudies with the, in the best wyne and whyte woll: because thy occupienge was so greate, and thy wares so many. 19 Dan, Iauan, and Meusal haue brought vnto thy markettes, yron redy made, with Casia and Calamus, acordinge to thyne occupienge. 20 Dedan occupied with the, in fayre tapestry worke and quy?hyns. 21 Arabia & all the princes off Cedar haue occupied wt the, in shepe, wethers and goates. 22 The marchauntes off Seba and Rema haue occupied also with the, in all costly spices, in all precious stones and golde, which they brought vnto thy marckettes. 23 Haran, Chene and Eden, the marchauntes off Saba, Assiria and Chelmad, were all doers with ye 24 and occupied with the: In costly rayment, off yalow sylke and nedle worke, (very precious, & therfore packte & boude together wt roapes) Yee and in Cedre wodde, at the tyme off yi marckettes. 25 The shippes of Tharsis were the chefe off thy occupienge. Thus thou art full, and in greate worshipe, euen in the myddest off the see. 26 Thy maryners were euer brynginge vnto the out of many waters. But ye easte wynde shal ouerbeare the in to the myddest off the see: 27 so yt thy wares, thy marchaudies, thy ryches, thy maryners, thy shipmasters, thy helpers, thy occupiers (that brought the thinges necessary) the men off warre that are in the: yee and all thy comons shall perish in the myddest off the see, in the daye off thy fall. 28 The suburbes shall shake at the loude crie off thy shippmen. 29 All whirry men, and all maryners vpo the see, shall leape out of their boates, and set them selues vpon the lode. 30 They shal lift vp their voyce because off the, and make a lamentable crye. They shall cast dust vpon their heades, ad lye downe in the asshes. 31 They shal shaue them selues, & put sacke cloth vpon them for thy sake. They shall mourne for the with hertfull sorow, 32 and heuy lamentacion, yee their children also shall wepe for the: Alas, what cite hath so bene destroyed in the see, as Tyre is? 33 When thy wares & marchaundies came fro the sees thou gauest all people ynough. The kynges off the earth hast thou made rich, thorow the multitude off thy wares and occupienge: 34 But now art thou cast downe in to the depe of the see, all thy resorte of people is perished with the. 35 All they that dwell in the Iles are abasshed at the, and all their kynges are afrayed, yee their faces haue chaunged coloure. 36 The marchauntes of the nacions wondre at the, In that thou art so clene brought to naught, & comest nomore vp.

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  • Prov 31:15-31
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    15 She is vp in ye night season, to prouyde meate for hir housholde, & foode for hir maydens.

    16 She considreth lode, & byeth it, and wt the frute of hir handes she planteth a vynyarde.

    17 She gyrdeth hir loynes with strength, and courageth hir armes.

    18 And yf she perceaue that hir houswifrie doth good, hir candle goeth not out by night.

    19 She layeth hir fyngers to the spyndle, & hir hande taketh holde of ye rocke.

    20 She openeth hir hande to ye poore, yee she stretcheth forth hir hades to soch as haue nede.

    21 She feareth not yt the colde of wynter shal hurte hir house, for all hir housholde folkes are duble clothed.

    22 She maketh hir self fayre ornametes, hir clothige is whyte sylke & purple.

    23 Hir hu?bade is moch set by in ye gates, whe he sytteth amonge ye rulers of ye londe.

    24 She maketh cloth of sylke & selleth it, and delyuereth a gyrdle vnto ye marchaut.

    25 Stregth and honoure is hir clothinge, & in the latter daye she shal reioyse.

    26 She openeth hir mouth with wy?dome, & in hir toge is the lawe of grace.

    27 She loketh wel to the wayes of hir housholde, & eateth not hir bred with ydilnes.

    28 Hir children arise & call hir blessed, & hir hu?bande maketh moch of her.

    29 Many daughters there be yt gather riches together, but thou goest aboue the all.

    30 As for fauor, it is disceatfull, and beutie is a vayne thinge: but a woman that feareth the LORDE, she is worthy to be praysed.

    31 Geue her of the frute of hir handes, and let hir owne workes prayse her in the gates.

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    10 Who so fyndeth an honest faithful woma, she is moch more worth the perles.

    11 The herte of hir husbande maye safely trust in her, so that he shal haue no nede of spoyles.

    12 She wil do him good & not euel all ye dayes of hir life.

    13 She occupieth woll & flax, & laboureth gladly wt hir handes.

  • 8 yet in the sommer she prouideth hir meate, & gathereth hir foode together i ye haruest.

  • Prov 3:14-18
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    14 for the gettinge of it is better then eny marchaundise of syluer, & the profit of it is better then golde.

    15 Wy?dome is more worth the precious stones, & all ye thinges yt thou canst desyre, are not to be compared vnto her.

    16 Vpon hir right hande is longe life, & vpon hir left hande is riches & honor.

    17 Hir wayes are pleasaunt wayes, and all hir pathes are peaceable.

    18 She is a tre of life to them that laye holde vpon her, and blessed are they that kepe her fast.

  • Prov 4:8-9
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    8 Make moch of her, and she shal promote the: Yee yf thou embracest her, she shal brynge the vnto honoure.

    9 She shal make the a gracious heade, and garnish the with ye crowne of glory.

  • 1 A wyse woma vpholdeth hir house, but a foolish wife plucketh it downe.

  • Prov 7:11-12
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    11 (a disceatfull, waton & an vnstedfast woma: whose fete coude not abyde in ye house,

    12 now is she without, now i ye stretes, & lurketh i euery corner)

  • 14 sytteth in the dores of hir house vpo a stole aboue in the cite,

  • 3 For by see were there frutes brought vnto the, and all maner of corne by water. Thou wast the comon marcket of al people.

  • 14 The kynges doughter is all glorious within, hir clothinge is of wrought golde.

  • 10 What is she this, that pepeth out as the mornynge? fayre as the Moone, excellent as the Sonne, glorious as an armye of men with their banners?

  • Prov 9:2-3
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    2 she hath slaughted, poured out hir wyne, and prepared hir table.

    3 She hath sent forth hir maydens to crie vpo the hyest place of the cite:

  • 14 House & riches maye a ma haue by ye heretage of his elders, but a discrete woma is the gifte of the LORDE.

  • 25 The shippes of Tharsis were the chefe off thy occupienge. Thus thou art full, and in greate worshipe, euen in the myddest off the see.

  • 21 Thus with many swete wordes she ouercame him, and with hir flateringe lippes she wanne him.

  • 29 From thence maye he beholde his praye, and loke farre aboute with his eyes.

  • 15 This shalbe my rest, here wil I dwel, for I haue a delite therin.

  • 4 yf thou sekest after her as after money, and dyggest for her as for treasure:

  • 4 A stedfast woman is a crowne vnto hir hu?bonde: but she that behaueth herself vnhonestly, is a corrupcion in his bones.

  • 26 An harlot wil make a ma to begg his bred, but a maried woman wil hunt for ye precious life.

  • 18 But all hir occupiege and wynnynge, shalbe halowed vnto the LORDE. For then shal they laye vp nothinge behinde them nor vpon heapes: but the marchaudise of Tirus shal beloge vnto the citisens of the LORDE, to the fedinge and susteninge of the hugrie, and to the clothinge of the aged.

  • 32 but as a wife yt breaketh wedlocke, & taketh other in steade of hir hu?bode.

  • 6 Forsake her not, and she shal preserue the: loue her, and she shal kepe the.

  • 23 thorow an ydle houswife, & thorow an handmayden yt is heyre to hir mastres.