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Proverbs 31:13
She selects wool and flax and works with eager hands.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The mother of Lemuel addresses her son, describing the daily management of the virtuous woman’s household.
The words — דָּ֭רְשָׁה (dar-sah) means “she seeks” or selects, and בְּחֵפֶץ (be-che-fetz) literally renders “in delight” or eager intent.
The thread — This emphasis on diligent labor appears in 1 Timothy 5:10 regarding good deeds, Titus 2:5 on household management, and 2 Thessalonians 3:10 linking work to sustenance.
Why it lands — The text states that the woman actively procures materials and labors with focused intent. It requires readers to apply deliberate effort to their daily responsibilities rather than remain idle.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
She seeketh wool, and flax, and worketh willingly with her hands.
Cross-references
- 1 Timothy 5:10 and well known for good deeds such as bringing up children, entertaining strangers, washing the feet of the saints, imparting relief to the afflicted, and devoting herself to every good work.
- Titus 2:5 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.
- 2 Thessalonians 3:10 For even while we were with you, we gave you this command: “If anyone is unwilling to work, he shall not eat.”
- 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.
- 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.”
- Genesis 24:13 Here I am, standing beside the spring, and the daughters of the townspeople are coming out to draw water.
- Genesis 24:18 “Drink, my lord,” she replied, and she quickly lowered her jar to her hands and gave him a drink.
- Genesis 29:9 While he was still speaking with them, Rachel arrived with her father’s sheep, for she was a shepherdess.
- Ruth 2:2 And Ruth the Moabitess said to Naomi, “Please let me go into the fields and glean heads of grain after someone in whose sight I may find favor.” “Go ahead, my daughter,” Naomi replied.
- Ruth 2:23 So Ruth stayed close to the servant girls of Boaz to glean grain until the barley and wheat harvests were finished. And she lived with her mother-in-law.