The Virtues of a Noble Woman
Proverbs 31:10
In 11 translations
- BSB
- A wife of noble character, who can find? She is far more precious than rubies.Verses 10–31 are an acrostic poem, each verse beginning with the successive letters of the Hebrew alphabet.
- KJV
- ¶ Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies.
- WEB
- Who can find a worthy woman? For her value is far above rubies.Proverbs 31:10-31 form an acrostic, with each verse starting with each letter of the Hebrew alphabet, in order.
- ASV
- A worthy woman who can find? For her price is far above rubies.
- LSV
- [ALEPH-BET] A woman of worth who finds? Indeed, her price [is] far above rubies.
- YLT
- A woman of worth who doth find? Yea, far above rubies [is] her price.
- DBY
- Who can find a woman of worth? for her price is far above rubies.
- DRC
- Who shall find a valiant woman? far and from the uttermost coasts is the price of her.
- GNV
- Who shall finde a vertuous woman? for her price is farre aboue the pearles.
- JPS
- A woman of valour who can find? for her price is far above rubies.
- LXXE
- Who shall find a virtuous woman? for such a one is more valuable than precious stones.
Word by word Hebrew · tap a word
Words in brackets are English the glossers added; the Hebrew has no word for them, and they can carry a choice of tense or meaning.
Original-language editions
- WLC
- אֵֽשֶׁת־חַ֭יִל מִ֣י יִמְצָ֑א וְרָחֹ֖ק מִפְּנִינִ֣ים מִכְרָֽהּ׃
- LXX-Br
- Γυναῖκα ἀνδρείαν τίς εὑρήσει; τιμιωτέρα δέ ἐστι λίθων πολυτελῶν ἡ τοιαύτη.
In the reference works topics that cite this verse
From public-domain Bible dictionaries and topical indexes (1884–1915).
Cross-references most cited first
- Proverbs 19:14Houses and wealth are inherited from fathers, but a prudent wife is from the LORD.
- Proverbs 12:4A wife of noble character is her husband’s crown, but she who causes shame is like decay in his bones.
- Proverbs 18:22He who finds a wife finds a good thing and obtains favor from the LORD.
- Ephesians 5:25–33Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave Himself up for her to sanctify her, cleansing her by the washing with water through the word, and to present her to Himself as a glorious church,…
- Proverbs 3:15She is more precious than rubies; nothing you desire compares with her.
- Ruth 3:11And now do not be afraid, my daughter. I will do for you whatever you request, since all my fellow townspeople know that you are a woman of noble character.
- Song of Songs 6:8–9There are sixty queens and eighty concubines, and maidens without number, but my dove, my perfect one, is unique, the favorite of the mother who bore her. The maidens see her and call her blessed; the queens and…
- Ecclesiastes 7:28While my soul was still searching but not finding, among a thousand I have found one upright man, but among all these I have not found one such woman.
- Proverbs 20:15There is an abundance of gold and rubies, but lips of knowledge are a rare treasure.
- Proverbs 8:11For wisdom is more precious than rubies, and nothing you desire compares with her.
- Job 28:18Coral and quartz are unworthy of mention; the price of wisdom is beyond rubies.
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