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Proverbs 31:12

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Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Economics;   Poetry;   Wife;   Women;   Thompson Chain Reference - Co-Operation;   Unity-Strife;   Woman;   The Topic Concordance - Charity;   Praise;   Speech/communication;   Virtue;   Women;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Wives;   Woman;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Lemuel;   Letters;   Proverb, the Book of;   Woman;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Wife;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Beauty;   Woman;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Poetry;   Wife;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Education;   Lemuel;   Marriage;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Acrostic;   Proverbs, Book of;   Wisdom and Wise Men;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Acrostic;   Ethics;   Marriage;   Massa;   Song of Songs;   Trade and Commerce;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Home (2);   Parents (2);   Sirach;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Poetry;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Writing;  

Encyclopedias:

- The Jewish Encyclopedia - Acrostics;   Monogamy;   Poetry;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
She rewards him with good, not evil,all the days of her life.
Hebrew Names Version
She does him good, and not harm, All the days of her life.
King James Version
She will do him good and not evil all the days of her life.
English Standard Version
She does him good, and not harm, all the days of her life.
New American Standard Bible
She does him good and not evil All the days of her life.
New Century Version
She does him good and not harm for as long as she lives.
Amplified Bible
She comforts, encourages, and does him only good and not evil All the days of her life.
World English Bible
She does him good, and not harm, All the days of her life.
Geneva Bible (1587)
She will doe him good, and not euill all the dayes of her life.
Legacy Standard Bible
She deals bountifully with him for good and not evilAll the days of her life.
Berean Standard Bible
She will bring him good and not harm all the days of her life.
Contemporary English Version
She is good to him every day of her life,
Complete Jewish Bible
ג She works to bring him good, not harm, all the days of her life.
Darby Translation
She doeth him good, and not evil, all the days of her life.
Easy-to-Read Version
She does good for her husband all her life. She never causes him trouble.
George Lamsa Translation
She does him good and not evil all the days of her life.
Good News Translation
As long as she lives, she does him good and never harm.
Lexham English Bible
She does him good, but not harm all the days of her life.
Literal Translation
She deals good with him, and not evil, all the days of her life.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
She wil do him good & not euel all ye dayes of hir life.
American Standard Version
She doeth him good and not evil All the days of her life.
Bible in Basic English
She does him good and not evil all the days of her life.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
She doeth him good and not evil all the days of her life.
King James Version (1611)
She will doe him good, and not euill, all the dayes of her life.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
She wyll do hym good, and not euill, all the dayes of her lyfe.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
For she employs all her living for her husband’s good.
English Revised Version
She doeth him good and not evil all the days of her life.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Sche schal yelde to hym good, and not yuel, in alle the daies of hir lijf.
Update Bible Version
She does him good and not evil All the days of her life.
Webster's Bible Translation
She will do him good and not evil all the days of her life.
New English Translation
She brings him good and not evil all the days of her life.
New King James Version
She does him good and not evil All the days of her life.
New Living Translation
She brings him good, not harm, all the days of her life.
New Life Bible
She does him good and not bad all the days of her life.
New Revised Standard
She does him good, and not harm, all the days of her life.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
She doeth him good and not evil, all the days of her life:
Douay-Rheims Bible
She will render him good, and not evil all the days of her life.
Revised Standard Version
She does him good, and not harm, all the days of her life.
Young's Literal Translation
She hath done him good, and not evil, All days of her life.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
She does him good and not evil All the days of her life.

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

1 Samuel 25:18-22, 1 Samuel 25:26, 1 Samuel 25:27

Reciprocal: 1 Samuel 25:19 - But

Cross-References

Genesis 31:43
Laban defended himself: "The daughters are my daughters, the children are my children, the flock is my flock—everything you see is mine. But what can I do about my daughters or for the children they've had? So let's settle things between us, make a covenant—God will be the witness between us."
Exodus 3:7
God said, "I've taken a good, long look at the affliction of my people in Egypt. I've heard their cries for deliverance from their slave masters; I know all about their pain. And now I have come down to help them, pry them loose from the grip of Egypt, get them out of that country and bring them to a good land with wide-open spaces, a land lush with milk and honey, the land of the Canaanite, the Hittite, the Amorite, the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite.
Exodus 3:9
"The Israelite cry for help has come to me, and I've seen for myself how cruelly they're being treated by the Egyptians. It's time for you to go back: I'm sending you to Pharaoh to bring my people, the People of Israel, out of Egypt."
Leviticus 19:13
"Don't exploit your friend or rob him. "Don't hold back the wages of a hired hand overnight.
Psalms 12:5
Into the hovels of the poor, Into the dark streets where the homeless groan, God speaks: "I've had enough; I'm on my way To heal the ache in the heart of the wretched."
Ecclesiastes 5:8
Don't be too upset when you see the poor kicked around, and justice and right violated all over the place. Exploitation filters down from one petty official to another. There's no end to it, and nothing can be done about it. But the good earth doesn't cheat anyone—even a bad king is honestly served by a field.
Ephesians 6:9
Masters, it's the same with you. No abuse, please, and no threats. You and your servants are both under the same Master in heaven. He makes no distinction between you and them.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

She will do him good, and not evil,.... Or, repay good unto him, give him thanks for all the good things bestowed by him on her; will seek his interest, and promote his honour and glory to the uttermost; all the good works she does, which she is qualified for, and ready to perform, are all done in his name and strength, and with a view to his glory; nor will she do any evil willingly and knowingly against him, against his truths and ordinances; or that is detrimental to his honour, and prejudicial to his interest, 2 Corinthians 13:8;

all the days of her life; through which she desires to serve him in righteousness and true holiness; and to be steadfast and immovable, always abounding in his work, Luke 1:74.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Proverbs 31:12. She will do him good

4. She has her husband's happiness in view constantly. She recompenses all his kindness to her in beneficent acts. For kind words she returns kind deeds.

1) Her good is unmixed; she will do him good, and not evil.

2) Her good is not capricious; it is constant and permanent, while she and her husband live. His heart safely trusts in her, for she will do him good all the days of her life. This is her general character.


 
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