Proverbs 31:11

THE MESSAGE

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
The heart of her husband trusts in her,and he will not lack anything good.

Hebrew Names Version
The heart of her husband trusts in her. He shall have no lack of gain.

King James Version
The heart of her husband doth safely trust in her, so that he shall have no need of spoil.

English Standard Version
The heart of her husband trusts in her, and he will have no lack of gain.

New American Standard Bible
The heart of her husband trusts in her, And he will have no lack of gain.

New Century Version
Her husband trusts her completely. With her, he has everything he needs.

Amplified Bible
The heart of her husband trusts in her [with secure confidence], And he will have no lack of gain.

World English Bible
The heart of her husband trusts in her. He shall have no lack of gain.

Geneva Bible (1587)
The heart of her husbande trusteth in her, and he shall haue no neede of spoyle.

Legacy Standard Bible
The heart of her husband trusts in her,And he will have no lack of gain.

Berean Standard Bible
The heart of her husband trusts in her, and he will lack nothing of value.

Contemporary English Version
Her husband depends on her, and she never lets him down.

Complete Jewish Bible
ב Her husband trusts her from his heart, and she will prove a great asset to him.

Darby Translation
The heart of her husband confideth in her, and he shall have no lack of spoil.

Easy-to-Read Version
Her husband depends on her. He will never be poor.

George Lamsa Translation
The heart of her husband safely trusts in her, and her food supplies never diminish.

Good News Translation
Her husband puts his confidence in her, and he will never be poor.

Lexham English Bible
The heart of her husband trusts in her, and gain he will not lack.

Literal Translation
The heart of her husband trusts in her, so that he has no lack of gain.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
The herte of hir husbande maye safely trust in her, so that he shal haue no nede of spoyles.

American Standard Version
The heart of her husband trusteth in her, And he shall have no lack of gain.

Bible in Basic English
The heart of her husband has faith in her, and he will have profit in full measure.

JPS Old Testament (1917)
The heart of her husband doth safely trust in her, and he hath no lack of gain.

King James Version (1611)
The heart of her husband doeth safely trust in her, so that he shall haue no need of spoile.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
The heart of her husbande may safely trust in her, so that he shall fall into no pouertie.

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
The heart of her husband trusts in her: such a one shall stand in no need of fine spoils.

English Revised Version
The heart of her husband trusteth in her, and he shall have no lack of gain.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
The herte of hir hosebond tristith in hir; and sche schal not haue nede to spuylis.

Update Bible Version
The heart of her husband trusts in her, And he shall have no lack of gain.

Webster's Bible Translation
The heart of her husband doth safely trust in her, so that he shall have no need of spoil.

New English Translation
The heart of her husband has confidence in her, and he has no lack of gain.

New King James Version
The heart of her husband safely trusts her; So he will have no lack of gain.

New Living Translation
Her husband can trust her, and she will greatly enrich his life.

New Life Bible
The heart of her husband trusts in her, and he will never stop getting good things.

New Revised Standard
The heart of her husband trusts in her, and he will have no lack of gain.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
The heart of her husband, trusteth her, and, gain, he shall not lack:

Douay-Rheims Bible
The heart of her husband trusteth in her, and he shall have no need of spoils.

Revised Standard Version
The heart of her husband trusts in her, and he will have no lack of gain.

Young's Literal Translation
The heart of her husband hath trusted in her, And spoil he lacketh not.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
The heart of her husband trusts in her, And he will have no lack of gain.

Contextual Overview

¹⁰A good woman is hard to find, and worth far more than diamonds. Her husband trusts her without reserve, and never has reason to regret it. Never spiteful, she treats him generously all her life long. She shops around for the best yarns and cottons, and enjoys knitting and sewing. She's like a trading ship that sails to faraway places and brings back exotic surprises. She's up before dawn, preparing breakfast for her family and organizing her day. She looks over a field and buys it, then, with money she's put aside, plants a garden. First thing in the morning, she dresses for work, rolls up her sleeves, eager to get started. She senses the worth of her work, is in no hurry to call it quits for the day. She's skilled in the crafts of home and hearth, diligent in homemaking. She's quick to assist anyone in need, reaches out to help the poor. She doesn't worry about her family when it snows; their winter clothes are all mended and ready to wear. She makes her own clothing, and dresses in colorful linens and silks. Her husband is greatly respected when he deliberates with the city fathers. She designs gowns and sells them, brings the sweaters she knits to the dress shops. Her clothes are well-made and elegant, and she always faces tomorrow with a smile. When she speaks she has something worthwhile to say, and she always says it kindly. She keeps an eye on everyone in her household, and keeps them all busy and productive. Her children respect and bless her; her husband joins in with words of praise: "Many women have done wonderful things, but you've outclassed them all!" Charm can mislead and beauty soon fades. The woman to be admired and praised is the woman who lives in the Fear-of- God . Give her everything she deserves! Festoon her life with praises!

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

2 Kings 4:9, 2 Kings 4:10, 2 Kings 4:22, 2 Kings 4:23, 1 Peter 3:1-7

Reciprocal: Genesis 39:6 - save Ruth 4:10 - have I 1 Samuel 25:19 - But

Cross-References

Genesis 18:1
God appeared to Abraham at the Oaks of Mamre while he was sitting at the entrance of his tent. It was the hottest part of the day. He looked up and saw three men standing. He ran from his tent to greet them and bowed before them.

Genesis 18:17
Then God said, "Shall I keep back from Abraham what I'm about to do? Abraham is going to become a large and strong nation; all the nations of the world are going to find themselves blessed through him. Yes, I've settled on him as the one to train his children and future family to observe God 's way of life, live kindly and generously and fairly, so that God can complete in Abraham what he promised him."

Genesis 22:1
After all this, God tested Abraham. God said, "Abraham!" "Yes?" answered Abraham. "I'm listening."

Exodus 3:4
God saw that he had stopped to look. God called to him from out of the bush, "Moses! Moses!" He said, "Yes? I'm right here!"

1 Samuel 3:4
Then God called out, "Samuel, Samuel!" Samuel answered, "Yes? I'm here." Then he ran to Eli saying, "I heard you call. Here I am." Eli said, "I didn't call you. Go back to bed." And so he did.

1 Samuel 3:6
God called again, "Samuel, Samuel!" Samuel got up and went to Eli, "I heard you call. Here I am." Again Eli said, "Son, I didn't call you. Go back to bed." (This all happened before Samuel knew God for himself. It was before the revelation of God had been given to him personally.)

1 Samuel 3:8
God called again, "Samuel!"—the third time! Yet again Samuel got up and went to Eli, "Yes? I heard you call me. Here I am." That's when it dawned on Eli that God was calling the boy. So Eli directed Samuel, "Go back and lie down. If the voice calls again, say, ‘Speak, God . I'm your servant, ready to listen.'" Samuel returned to his bed.

1 Samuel 3:16
But then Eli summoned Samuel: "Samuel, my son!" Samuel came running: "Yes? What can I do for you?"

Gill's Notes on the Bible

The heart of her husband doth safely trust in her,.... Christ her Maker is her husband, who has asked her in marriage, and has betrothed her to himself in righteousness; and of whose chaste love, and inviolable attachment to him, he is fully satisfied, as well as of her fidelity in keeping what he commits unto her; he trusts her with his Gospel and ordinances, which she faithfully retains and observes; and with his children born in her, who are nursed up at her side, to whom she gives the breasts of ordinances, bears them on her sides, and dandles them on her knees, as a tender and careful mother does,

Isaiah 60:4;

so that he shall have no need of spoil; he shall never want any; by means of the word preached in her, prey and spoil shall be taken out of the hands of the mighty, and he shall divide the spoil with them; or have souls snatched out of the hands of Satan, and translated into his kingdom, Isaiah 53:12. The Septuagint version understands it of the virtuous woman, and not of her husband; "such an one as she shall not want good spoils"; now, prey or spoil sometimes signifies food, as in

Psalms 111:5; and so Jarchi interprets it here; and then the sense is, she shall not want spiritual provisions; she shall have plenty of them from her husband, who reposes such confidence in her; or shall not want excellent treasures, as the Arabic version, which also understands it of her; such are the word and ordinances, and particularly precious promises, which are more rejoicing than a great spoil, Psalms 119:162; and so Ambrose interprets y it of the church, who needs no spoils because she abounds with them, even with the spoils of the world, and of the devil.

y Enarrat. in loc. p. 1099. tom. 2.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

No need of spoil - Better, no lack of gain, lack of honest gain.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Proverbs 31:11. The heart of her husband —

3. She is an unspotted wife. The heart of her husband doth safely trust in her - he knows she will take care that a proper provision is made for his household, and will not waste any thing. He has no need for spoil - he is not obliged to go out on predatory excursions, to provide for his family, at the expense of the neighbouring tribes.