25 Strength and honor are her clothing, and she can laugh at the days to come.
26 She opens her mouth with wisdom, and faithful instruction is on her tongue.
27 She watches over the affairs of her household and does not eat the bread of idleness.
Focused Passage
Proverbs 31:25-27
The Words of Lemuel: Righteous Kingship, Justice for the Needy, and the Woman Who Fears the LORD
The chapter moves from royal warning against sensual and intoxicating distraction, to the king's duty to judge fairly and defend the vulnerable, then to an acrostic portrait of wisdom embodied in a noble woman whose diligence, generosity, enterprise, speech, household oversight, and fear of the LORD bring lasting praise.
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Verse 25
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Original words
Strength עֹז־ H5797 Noun - masculine singular and honor וְהָדָ֥ר H1926 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular are her clothing לְבוּשָׁ֑הּ H3830 Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular and she can laugh וַ֝תִּשְׂחַ֗ק H7832 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular at the days לְי֣וֹם H3117 Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular to come אַחֲרֽוֹן׃ H314 Adjective - masculine singular
Verse 26
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She opens פָּתְחָ֣ה H6605 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular her mouth פִּ֭יהָ H6310 Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular with wisdom בְחָכְמָ֑ה H2451 Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular and faithful חֶ֝֗סֶד H2617 Noun - masculine singular instruction וְתֽוֹרַת־ H8451 Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct is on עַל־ H5921 Preposition her tongue לְשׁוֹנָֽהּ׃ H3956 Noun - common singular construct | third person feminine singular
Verse 27
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She watches over צ֭וֹפִיָּה H6822 Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular the affairs הֲלִיכ֣וֹת H1979 Noun - feminine plural construct of her household בֵּיתָ֑הּ H1004 Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular and does not לֹ֣א H3808 Adverb - Negative particle eat תֹאכֵֽל׃ H398 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular the bread וְלֶ֥חֶם H3899 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct of idleness עַ֝צְל֗וּת H6104 Noun - feminine singular