Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version She selects wool and flax and works with eager hands. New Living Translation She finds wool and flax and busily spins it. English Standard Version She seeks wool and flax, and works with willing hands. Berean Standard Bible She selects wool and flax and works with eager hands. King James Bible She seeketh wool, and flax, and worketh willingly with her hands. New King James Version She seeks wool and flax, And willingly works with her hands. New American Standard Bible She looks for wool and linen, And works with her hands in delight. NASB 1995 She looks for wool and flax And works with her hands in delight. NASB 1977 She looks for wool and flax, And works with her hands in delight. Legacy Standard Bible She searches for wool and flax And works with her hands in delight. Amplified Bible She looks for wool and flax And works with willing hands in delight. Christian Standard Bible She selects wool and flax and works with willing hands. Holman Christian Standard Bible She selects wool and flax and works with willing hands. American Standard Version She seeketh wool and flax, And worketh willingly with her hands. Contemporary English Version and with her own hands she gladly makes clothes. English Revised Version She seeketh wool and flax, and worketh willingly with her hands. GOD'S WORD® Translation "She seeks out wool and linen [with care] and works with willing hands. Good News Translation She keeps herself busy making wool and linen cloth. International Standard Version She seeks out wool and flax, working with eager hands. Majority Standard Bible She selects wool and flax and works with eager hands. NET Bible She obtains wool and flax, and she is pleased to work with her hands. New Heart English Bible She seeks wool and flax, and works eagerly with her hands. Webster's Bible Translation She seeketh wool, and flax, and worketh willingly with her hands. World English Bible She seeks wool and flax, and works eagerly with her hands. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionShe has sought wool and flax, "" And with delight she works [with] her hands. Young's Literal Translation She hath sought wool and flax, And with delight she worketh with her hands. Smith's Literal Translation She sought wool and flax, and she will work in delight with her hands. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleShe hath sought wool and flax, and hath wrought by the counsel of her hands. Catholic Public Domain Version She has sought wool and flax, and she has worked these by the counsel of her hands. New American Bible She seeks out wool and flax and weaves with skillful hands. New Revised Standard Version She seeks wool and flax, and works with willing hands. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleShe seeks wool and linen, and works willingly with her hands. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated She has sought wool and fine linen and her hands have worked according to his pleasure. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917She seeketh wool and flax, And worketh willingly with her hands. Brenton Septuagint Translation Gathering wool and flax, she makes it serviceable with her hands. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Virtues of a Noble Woman…12She brings him good and not harm all the days of her life. 13She selects wool and flax and works with eager hands. 14She is like the merchant ships, bringing her food from afar.… Cross References Exodus 35:25-26 Every skilled woman spun with her hands and brought what she had spun: blue, purple, or scarlet yarn, or fine linen. / And all the skilled women whose hearts were stirred spun the goat hair. Proverbs 31:19 She stretches out her hands to the distaff and grasps the spindle with her fingers. Proverbs 31:24 She makes linen garments and sells them; she delivers sashes to the merchants. Isaiah 19:9 The workers in flax will be dismayed, and the weavers of fine linen will turn pale. Acts 9:39 So Peter got up and went with them. On his arrival, they took him to the upper room. All the widows stood around him, weeping and showing him the tunics and other clothing that Dorcas had made while she was still with them. 1 Timothy 2:9-10 Likewise, I want the women to adorn themselves with respectable apparel, with modesty, and with self-control, not with braided hair or gold or pearls or expensive clothes, / but with good deeds, as is proper for women who profess to worship God. 1 Peter 3:3-4 Your beauty should not come from outward adornment, such as braided hair or gold jewelry or fine clothes, / but from the inner disposition of your heart, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is precious in God’s sight. Genesis 18:6 So Abraham hurried into the tent and said to Sarah, “Quick! Prepare three seahs of fine flour, knead it, and bake some bread.” 2 Kings 23:7 He also tore down the quarters of the male shrine prostitutes that were in the house of the LORD, where the women had woven tapestries for Asherah. Ezekiel 27:16 Aram was your customer because of your many products; they exchanged turquoise, purple, embroidered work, fine linen, coral, and rubies for your wares. Luke 8:3 Joanna the wife of Herod’s household manager Chuza, Susanna, and many others. These women were ministering to them out of their own means. Acts 16:14 Among those listening was a woman named Lydia, a dealer in purple cloth from the city of Thyatira, who was a worshiper of God. The Lord opened her heart to respond to Paul’s message. 1 Thessalonians 4:11-12 and to aspire to live quietly, to attend to your own matters, and to work with your own hands, as we instructed you. / Then you will behave properly toward outsiders, without being dependent on anyone. 1 Corinthians 4:12 We work hard with our own hands. When we are vilified, we bless; when we are persecuted, we endure it; Titus 2:3-5 Older women, likewise, are to be reverent in their behavior, not slanderers or addicted to much wine, but teachers of good. / In this way they can train the young women to love their husbands and children, / to be self-controlled, pure, managers of their households, kind, and submissive to their own husbands, so that the word of God will not be discredited. Treasury of Scripture She seeks wool, and flax, and works willingly with her hands. worketh Genesis 18:6-8 And Abraham hastened into the tent unto Sarah, and said, Make ready quickly three measures of fine meal, knead it, and make cakes upon the hearth… Genesis 24:13,14,18-20 Behold, I stand here by the well of water; and the daughters of the men of the city come out to draw water: … Genesis 29:9,10 And while he yet spake with them, Rachel came with her father's sheep: for she kept them… Jump to Previous Business Delight Eager Eagerly Flax Gets Hands Looks Seeketh Seeks Selects Sought Willing Willingly Wool Worketh Working WorksJump to Next Business Delight Eager Eagerly Flax Gets Hands Looks Seeketh Seeks Selects Sought Willing Willingly Wool Worketh Working WorksProverbs 31 1. Lemuel's lesson of chastity and temperance6. The afflicted are to be comforted and defended 10. The praise and properties of a good wife She selects wool and flax The phrase "She selects wool and flax" highlights the industrious and discerning nature of the virtuous woman. In the Hebrew text, the word for "selects" is "דָּרְשָׁה" (darshah), which implies a careful and diligent seeking or choosing. This suggests that the woman is not haphazard in her choices but exercises wisdom and discernment. Wool and flax were essential materials in ancient times, used for making clothing and textiles. Wool, derived from sheep, was a staple for warmth and durability, while flax, from which linen is made, was valued for its coolness and comfort. The virtuous woman’s ability to select these materials indicates her knowledge of quality and her commitment to providing for her household. and works with eager hands Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew She selectsדָּ֭רְשָׁה (dā·rə·šāh) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 1875: To tread, frequent, to follow, to seek, ask, to worship wool צֶ֣מֶר (ṣe·mer) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 6785: Wool and flax וּפִשְׁתִּ֑ים (ū·p̄iš·tîm) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural Strong's 6593: Flax, linen and works וַ֝תַּ֗עַשׂ (wat·ta·‘aś) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 6213: To do, make with eager בְּחֵ֣פֶץ (bə·ḥê·p̄eṣ) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 2656: Pleasure, desire, a valuable thing, a matter hands. כַּפֶּֽיהָ׃ (kap·pe·hā) Noun - fdc | third person feminine singular Strong's 3709: Hollow or flat of the hand, palm, sole (of the foot), a pan Links Proverbs 31:13 NIVProverbs 31:13 NLT Proverbs 31:13 ESV Proverbs 31:13 NASB Proverbs 31:13 KJV Proverbs 31:13 BibleApps.com Proverbs 31:13 Biblia Paralela Proverbs 31:13 Chinese Bible Proverbs 31:13 French Bible Proverbs 31:13 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Proverbs 31:13 She seeks wool and flax and works (Prov. 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