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8 aOpen your mouth for the speechless,
In the cause of all who are1 appointed to die. 
9 Open your mouth, ajudge righteously,
And bplead the cause of the poor and needy. 

The Virtuous Wife

10 aWho1 can find a virtuous wife?
For her worth is far above rubies. 
11 The heart of her husband safely trusts her;
So he will have no lack of gain.
12 She does him good and not evil
All the days of her life.
13 She seeks wool and flax,
And willingly works with her hands.
14 She is like the merchant ships,
She brings her food from afar.
15 aShe also rises while it is yet night,
And bprovides food for her household,
And a portion for her maidservants. 
16 She considers a field and buys it;
From1 her profits she plants a vineyard. 
17 She girds herself with strength,
And strengthens her arms.
18 She perceives that her merchandise is good,
And her lamp does not go out by night.
19 She stretches out her hands to the distaff,
And her hand holds the spindle.
20 aShe extends her hand to the poor,
Yes, she reaches out her hands to the needy. 
21 She is not afraid of snow for her household,
For all her household is clothed with scarlet.
22 She makes tapestry for herself;
Her clothing is fine linen and purple.
23 aHer husband is known in the gates,
When he sits among the elders of the land. 
24 She makes linen garments and sells them,
And supplies sashes for the merchants.
25 Strength and honor are her clothing;
She shall rejoice in time to come.
26 She opens her mouth with wisdom,
And on her tongue is the law of kindness.
27 She watches over the ways of her household,
And does not eat the bread of idleness.
28 Her children rise up and call her blessed;
Her husband also, and he praises her:
29 “Many daughters have done well,
But you excel them all.”
30 Charm is deceitful and beauty is passing,
But a woman who fears the Lord, she shall be praised.
31 Give her of the fruit of her hands,
And let her own works praise her in the gates.
Commentaries:
Adam Clarke
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Proverbs 31:10

Who can find a virtuous woman? - This and the following verses are acrostic, each beginning with a consecutive letter of the Hebrew alphabet: Proverbs 31:10, aleph ; Proverbs 31:11, beth ; Proverbs 31:12, gimel ; and so on to the end of the chapter, the last verse of which has the letter tau . From this to the end of the chapter we have the character of a woman of genuine worth laid down; first, in general, Proverbs 31:10-12; secondly, in its particular or component parts, verses 13-29; and, thirdly, the summing up of the character, Proverbs 31:30, Proverbs 31:31.

I. Her general character.

1. She is a virtuous wo man - a woman of power and strength. esheth chayil , a strong or virtuous wife, full of mental energy.

2. She is invaluable; her price is far above rubies - no quantity of precious stones can be equal to her worth.




Other Adam Clarke entries containing Proverbs 31:10:

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