Proverbs 31:16

She appraises a field and buys it; from her earnings she plants a vineyard.

Berean Standard Bible

Study note

Setting — The poet describes the daily routine of the noble woman, transitioning from her pre-dawn labor to her daytime business activities. The words — זָמְמָה (za.me.Mah) means she considers or plans, and כָּרֶם (Ka.rem) denotes a vineyard, highlighting deliberate evaluation followed by agricultural investment. The thread — The motif of acquiring and tending a field or vineyard appears in Joshua 15:18, Song of Solomon 8:12, and Matthew 13:44, where land acquisition symbolizes value and stewardship. Why it lands — The text demands practical foresight and disciplined labor, requiring the reader to assess resources, invest earned income, and cultivate sustainable provision.

Drafted by a language model from the text, its original words and its cross-references, then checked against them. It can still be wrong: open the verse in the app to report it.

The Hebrew words

זָמְמָ֣הza.me.Mahshe considers שָׂ֭דֶהSa.deha field וַתִּקָּחֵ֑הוּva./ti.ka.Che./huand/ she took/ it מִפְּרִ֥יmi./pe.Rifrom/ [the] fruit of כַ֝פֶּ֗יהָkha.Pei./hahands/ her נָ֣טְעָהne.ta'she plants כָּֽרֶם׃Ka.rema vineyard

King James Version

She considereth a field, and buyeth it: with the fruit of her hands she planteth a vineyard.

Cross-references

Matthew 13:44 The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field. When a man found it, he hid it again, and in his joy he went and sold all he had and bought that field.
Song of Solomon 8:12 But my own vineyard is mine to give; the thousand shekels are for you, O Solomon, and two hundred are for those who tend its fruit.
Joshua 15:18 One day Acsah came to Othniel and urged him to ask her father for a field. When she got off her donkey, Caleb asked her, “What do you desire?”