Proverbs 31:14
“She is like the merchants ships, she bringeth her food from afarre.”
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Proverbs 31:14 Context
12She will doe him good, and not euill, all the dayes of her life. 13She seeketh wooll and flaxe, and worketh willingly with her hands. 14She is like the merchants ships, she bringeth her food from afarre. 15Shee riseth also while it is yet night, and giueth meate to her household, and a portion to her maydens. 16She considereth a field, and buyeth it: with the fruit of her handes she planteth a Uineyard.
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Other Translations for Proverbs 31:14
She is like the merchants' ships; she bringeth her food from afar.
- King James Version
She is like merchant ships; She brings her food from afar.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
She is like the merchant-ships; She bringeth her bread from afar.
- American Standard Version (1901)
She is like the trading-ships, getting food from far away.
- Basic English Bible
She is like the merchants' ships: she bringeth her food from afar;
- Darby Bible
She is like the merchant's ships; she bringeth her food from afar.
- Webster's Bible
She is like the merchant ships. She brings her bread from afar.
- World English Bible
She hath been as ships of the merchant, From afar she bringeth in her bread.
- Youngs Literal Bible
She is like the merchant-ships; she bringeth her food from afar.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
Wesley's Notes for Proverbs 31:14
31:14 From afar - By the sale of her home - spun commodities she purchases the choicest goods which come from far countries.