Proverbs 31:27

King James Version 1611 (Original)

She looketh well to the ways of her household, and eateth not the bread of idleness.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 14:1 : 1 Every wise woman buildeth her house: but the foolish plucketh it down with her hands.
  • 1 Tim 5:10 : 10 Well reported of for good works; if she have brought up children, if she have lodged strangers, if she have washed the saints' feet, if she have relieved the afflicted, if she have diligently followed every good work.
  • Titus 2:4 : 4 That they may teach the young women to be sober, to love their husbands, to love their children,
  • 1 Thess 4:11 : 11 And that ye study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we commanded you;
  • 2 Thess 3:6 : 6 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 he received of us.

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    16She considereth a field, and buyeth it: with the fruit of her hands she planteth a vineyard.

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    18She perceiveth that her merchandise is good: her candle goeth not out by night.

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    20She stretcheth out her hand to the poor; yea, she reacheth forth her hands to the needy.

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    23Her husband is known in the gates, when he sitteth among the elders of the land.

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