Proverbs 31:17 KJV — MannaFest

Proverbs 31:17

She girdeth her loins with strength, and strengtheneth her arms.

KJV

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ASV

She girdeth her loins with strength, And maketh strong her arms.

WEB

She girds herself with strength and shows that her arms are strong.

YLT

She hath girded with might her loins, And doth strengthen her arms.

DBT

She girdeth her loins with strength, and maketh strong her arms.

About this book

Old Testament

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Proverbs — Gnomic wisdom — sayings, instructions, and the binary of wisdom vs. folly. Fear of the LORD as the integrative theme; the virtuous woman of Prov 31 as the book's closing portrait of wisdom embodied.

Author: Solomon principally (1:1; chs 10–22:16 and 25–29 explicitly); Agur (ch 30); Lemuel's mother (ch 31:1–9); editorial compilation by Hezekiah's men (25:1).
Date: Solomon's reign c. 970–930 BC; Hezekiah's editorial layer c. 715–687 BC.

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10 verses on the floor

Luke 12:35
Let your loins be girded about, and your lights burning;
Job 38:3
Gird up now thy loins like a man; for I will demand of thee, and answer thou me.
Ephesians 6:10
Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might.
1 Peter 1:13
Wherefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and hope to the end for the grace that is to be brought unto you at the revelation of Jesus Christ;
Ephesians 6:14
Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness;

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Cross-references: OpenBible.info (CC-BY), based on the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

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She is one that makes what she does to turn to a good account, by her prudent management of it. She does not toil all night and catch nothing; no, she herself perceives that her merchandise is good (

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

3 Give not thy strength unto women, nor thy ways to that which destroyeth kings. 4 It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine; nor for princes strong drink: 5 Lest they drink, and forget the law, and pervert the judgment of any of the afflicted. 6 Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, and wine unto those that be of heavy hearts.

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

In Hebrew the verses begin with the letters of the Hebrew alphabet in order (compare Introduction to Poetical Books). Who . . . woman--The question implies that such are rare, though not entirely wanting (compare Pr 18:22; 19:14). virtuous--literally, "of strength," that is, moral courage (compare Pr 12:4;

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown· Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 1871reformed

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Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread — the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

H55341× in canon H579792× in canon

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Two steps out along the cross-reference floor, votes-ranked — destinations reached by more than one path rise (the text's own hubs). Every stop is a page.

PRO 31:17EPH 6:10 PHP 4:13
PRO 31:17EPH 6:10 ISA 40:31
PRO 31:17EPH 6:10 JOS 1:9
PRO 31:17EPH 6:10 1CO 16:13
PRO 31:171PE 1:13 LUK 12:35
Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
PRO 31:17EPH 6:10 1PE 5:10
PRO 31:17EPH 6:14 ISA 59:17
PRO 31:171PE 1:13 1PE 5:8

The whole web at once: see the Arc.

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