Strength and dignity are her clothing. She laughs at the time to come.
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Strength and dignity are her clothing. She laughs at the time to come.
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Strength and honour are her clothing; and she shall rejoice in time to come.
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Strength and dignity are her clothing; and she laugheth at the time to come.
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Passages linked to Proverbs 31:25 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Job 40:10 “Now deck yourself with excellency and dignity. Array yourself with honor and majesty.
- Romans 13:14 But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh, for its lusts.
- Isaiah 61:10 I will greatly rejoice in Yahweh! My soul will be joyful in my God, for he has clothed me with the garments of salvation. He has covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decks himself with a garland and as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.
- Job 29:14 I put on righteousness, and it clothed me. My justice was as a robe and a diadem.
- Ephesians 4:24 and put on the new man, who in the likeness of God has been created in righteousness and holiness of truth.
- 1 Timothy 2:10 but with good works, which is appropriate for women professing godliness.
- 1 Peter 5:5-6 Likewise, you younger ones, be subject to the elder. Yes, all of you clothe yourselves with humility, to subject yourselves to one another; for “God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble.” Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time,
- Psalms 97:11-12 Light is sown for the righteous, and gladness for the upright in heart. Be glad in Yahweh, you righteous people! Give thanks to his holy Name.
- Psalms 132:9 Let your priests be clothed with righteousness. Let your saints shout for joy!”
- Psalms 132:16 I will also clothe her priests with salvation. Her saints will shout aloud for joy.
- Isaiah 65:13-14 Therefore the Lord Yahweh says, “Behold, my servants will eat, but you will be hungry; behold, my servants will drink, but you will be thirsty. Behold, my servants will rejoice, but you will be disappointed; Behold, my servants will sing for joy of heart, but you will cry for sorrow of heart, and will wail for anguish of spirit.
- Matthew 25:20-21 He who received the five talents came and brought another five talents, saying, ‘Lord, you delivered to me five talents. Behold, I have gained another five talents in addition to them.’ “His lord said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant. You have been faithful over a few things, I will set you over many things. Enter into the joy of your lord.’
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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain After that he had spoken of the apparel of…
After that he had spoken of the apparel of the body, he now declareth the apparel of the spirit.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain Pro 31:25 Strength and honour [are] her clothing; and…
Pro 31:25 Strength and honour [are] her clothing; and she shall rejoice in time to come.
Ver. 25. Strength and honour are her clothing.] See Pro 31:22. She is not of those, quae fulgent monilibus, sordent moribus, that are well habited but ill mannered. No; she is inwardly decked with spiritual attire, such as rendereth her glorious in the eyes of God and angels. "The joy of the Lord is her strength," so that she laugheth at the time to come. This "daughter of Sarah, so long as she doth well," and hath the euge a good conscience, "is not afraid with any amazement," as women are apt to be. {1Pe 3:6} Gaudebat Crispina cum tenebatur, cure audiebatur, cum damnabatur, cam dacebutur. {a} So did Mistress Anne Askew, Alice Driver, and many other gracious women that suffered for the truth in Queen Mary’s days. Strength and honour were their clothing, and they rejoiced at the time to come: they went as merry to die as to dine, and cheered up one another with this, that although they had but a bitter breakfast, yet they should sup with Christ in joy.
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{a} Aug. in Ps. cxxxvii.
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain Strength; not strength of body, which is no ornament…
Strength; not strength of body, which is no ornament of that sex, save only as she preserves her health and strength by sobriety and exercise, which other men waste by intemperance and idleness; but strength of mind, magnanimity, courage, resolution, activity.
Honour; either,
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1. Her prudent, and pious, and amiable behaviour, in which true honour principally consists. Or,
2. That good name and honourable esteem which she hath gained amongst all that know her by her virtuous disposition and carnage.
Her clothing; these, and not her rich garments mentioned before, are her great ornament and glory.
She shall rejoice in thee to come: the sense is either,
1. In her old age she reaps the comfort and benefit of her youthful labours, Or rather,
2. She lives in constant tranquillity of mind, and a confident and cheerful expectation of all future events, how calamitous soever, partly because she hath laid in provisions for a rainy day, and chiefly because she hath the comfortable remembrance of a well-spent life, and, which follows thereupon, a just confidence in God’s gracious providence and promises made to such persons.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain Strength and honour are her clothing,.... Strength, not of…
Strength and honour are her clothing,.... Strength, not of body, but of mind. The church is clothed with strength, as her Lord, head, and husband, is said to be, Psa 93:1; and which she has from him; for though she is the weaker vessel, and weak in herself, yet is strong in him; and is able to bear and do all things, with a fortitude of mind to withstand every enemy, and persevere in well doing: and she is clothed with "honour"; with honourable garments, suitable to her rank and dignity; in cloth of gold, in raiment of needlework; with the garments of salvation, and the robe of righteousness;
and she shall rejoice in time to come; Aben Ezra interprets it of old age, or of the world to come; and Jarchi and Gersom of the day of death: having fulness of food and clothing, she is not afraid of want in old age, or in any time of distress that may come; and having a good name, laughs at death, and departs in peace; so these interpreters. The church of Christ fears no want at any time, nor need any of her members; they have a clothing that never waxes old, a righteousness that will answer for them in a time to come; their bread is given, and their waters are sure; they shall want no good thing; all their need is supplied from Christ; they have hope in their death, and rejoice then and sing, "O death, where is thy sting?" Co1 15:55; they will have confidence in the day of judgment, and not be ashamed; shall come to Zion with everlasting joy; and shall rejoice with Christ, angels and saints, to all eternity.
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John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain Strength - Strength of mind, magnanimity, courage, activity. Her…
Strength - Strength of mind, magnanimity, courage, activity. Her clothing - Her ornament and glory. Rejoice - She lives in constant tranquillity of mind, from a just confidence in God's gracious providence.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 25. Strength and honour are her clothing]
Verse 25. Strength and honour are her clothing]
16. All the articles manufactured by herself or under her care have a double perfection:
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1). They are strong.
2) They are elegant; Strength and honour are her clothing; and on account of this she shall rejoice in time to come; she shall never have occasion to blush for any thing she has made, for any thing she or hers have worn, or for any thing she has sold. Besides, she has so conducted herself that she has reason to expect that the hand of the Lord shall be still with her, and shall keep her from evil that it may not grieve her.
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Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain Shall rejoice in time to come - Better, rejoiceth…
Shall rejoice in time to come - Better, rejoiceth over the time to come; i. e., looks forward to the future, not with anxious care, but with confident gladness.
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain Clothing: it is very beautiful, or wisdom and virtue…
Clothing: it is very beautiful, or wisdom and virtue surround her. --- Day. She fears not death, (Calmet) or future distress of hunger, &c. (Jansenius)
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Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown 1871 · Public Domain Strength and honour--Strong and beautiful is her clothing; or,…
Strength and honour--Strong and beautiful is her clothing; or, figuratively, for moral character, vigorous and honorable.
shall rejoice . . . come--in confidence of certain maintenance.
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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 25. Strength and honour — Or, beauty; (the abstract…
25. Strength and honour — Or, beauty; (the abstract for the concrete;) her clothing is strong and beautiful, both that which she wears and that which she sells; and, therefore, she has no depressing solicitude for the future.
Shall rejoice in time to come — Rather, rejoices, or is cheerful for the future; literally, she laughs at the after day. Fearing God and working righteousness, pursuing a lucrative business and blessed of Providence, she is cheerful in view of the future.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 25. she shall rejoice in] Rather: she laugheth at,…
25. she shall rejoice in] Rather: she laugheth at, i.e. so far from regarding it with apprehension, she can look forward to it with joyful confidence. Comp. “He laugheth at the rushing of the javelin,” in the description of Leviathan, Job_41:29.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (25) Strength and honour are her clothing.—She never parts…
(25) Strength and honour are her clothing.—She never parts with them; they serve her, like clothing, for protection and ornament. (Comp. Psa_104:1.)
And she shall rejoice in time to come.—Rather, smiles at the coming day; does not fear the future.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain AYIN. Strength and honour are her clothing (ver. 17);…
AYIN. Strength and honour are her clothing (ver. 17); iscu euprepeian , Septuagint. She is invested with a moral force and dignity which arm her against care and worry; the power of a righteous purpose and strong will reveals itself in her carriage and demeanour. And thus equipped, she shall rejoice in time to come; or, she laugheth (Job_5:22 Job_39:7) at the future. (Isa_30:8) She is not disquieted by any fear of what may happen, knowing in whom she trusts, and having done her duty to the utmost of her ability. The Greek and Latin versions seem to take the expression as referring to the day of death; thus the Vulgate, Ridebit in die novissimo; Septuagint, "She rejoices in the last days (en hmeraiv escataiv ). But it is best interpreted as above. The true servant of God is not afraid of any evil tidings, his heart being fixed, trusting in the Lord. (Psa_112:7)
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Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 31:25-27 The noble wife’s character exemplifies wisdom. She is…
31:25-27 The noble wife’s character exemplifies wisdom. She is coolheaded as she faces future uncertainties. She gives advice in a winsome way.
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