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Proverbs 31

Pr. 31:10 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Whoh can find
matsa' (Hebrew #4672)
properly, to come forth to, i.e. appear or exist; transitively, to attain, i.e. find or acquire; figuratively, to occur, meet or be present
KJV usage: + be able, befall, being, catch, X certainly, (cause to) come (on, to, to hand), deliver, be enough (cause to) find(-ing, occasion, out), get (hold upon), X have (here), be here, hit, be left, light (up-)on, meet (with), X occasion serve, (be) present, ready, speed, suffice, take hold on.
Pronounce: maw-tsaw'
Origin: a primitive root
a virtuous
chayil (Hebrew #2428)
probably a force, whether of men, means or other resources; an army, wealth, virtue, valor, strength
KJV usage: able, activity, (+) army, band of men (soldiers), company, (great) forces, goods, host, might, power, riches, strength, strong, substance, train, (+)valiant(-ly), valour, virtuous(-ly), war, worthy(-ily).
Pronounce: khah'-yil
Origin: from 2342
i woman
'ishshah (Hebrew #802)
irregular plural, nashiym {naw-sheem'}; a woman (used in the same wide sense as 582)
KJV usage: (adulter)ess, each, every, female, X many, + none, one, + together, wife, woman. Often unexpressed in English.
Pronounce: ish-shaw'
Origin: feminine of 376 or 582
? for her price
meker (Hebrew #4377)
merchandise; also value
KJV usage: pay, price, ware.
Pronounce: meh'-ker
Origin: from 4376
is far
rachowq (Hebrew #7350)
from 7368; remote, literally or figuratively, of place or time; specifically, precious; often used adverbially (with preposition)
KJV usage: (a-)far (abroad, off), long ago, of old, space, great while to come.
Pronounce: raw-khoke'
Origin: or rachoq {raw-khoke'}
above rubies
paniyn (Hebrew #6443)
from the same as 6434; probably a pearl (as round)
KJV usage: ruby.
Pronounce: paw-neen'
Origin: or paniy {paw-nee'}
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Who.This is the commencement of an alphabetical poem, each verse beginning consecutively with a letter of the Hebrew alphabet; in which we are presented with an admirable picture of a good wife, according to the primitive manners of the East.can.
Pr. 12:4• 4La mujer virtuosa corona es de su marido: Mas la mala, como carcoma en sus huesos. (Pr. 12:4)
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Pr. 18:22• 22El que halló esposa halló el bien, Y alcanzó la benevolencia de Jehová. (Pr. 18:22)
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Pr. 19:14• 14La casa y las riquezas herencia son de los padres: Mas de Jehová la mujer prudente. (Pr. 19:14)
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Rt. 3:11• 11Ahora pues, no temas, hija mía: yo haré contigo lo que tú dijeres, pues que toda la puerta de mi pueblo sabe que eres mujer virtuosa. (Rt. 3:11)
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Ec. 7:28• 28Lo que aun busca mi alma, y no encuentro: un hombre entre mil he hallado; mas mujer de todas éstas nunca hallé. (Ec. 7:28)
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Cnt. 6:8‑9• 8Sesenta son las reinas, y ochenta las concubinas, Y las doncellas sin cuento:
9Mas una es la paloma mía, la perfecta mía; Unica es á su madre, Escogida á la que la engendró. Viéronla las doncellas, y llamáronla bienaventurada; Las reinas y las concubinas, y la alabaron.
(Cnt. 6:8‑9)
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Ef. 5:25‑33• 25Maridos, amad á vuestras mujeres, así como Cristo amó á la iglesia, y se entregó á sí mismo por ella,
26Para santificarla limpiándola en el lavacro del agua por la palabra,
27Para presentársela gloriosa para sí, una iglesia que no tuviese mancha ni arruga, ni cosa semejante; sino que fuese santa y sin mancha.
28Así también los maridos deben amar á sus mujeres como á sus mismos cuerpos. El que ama á su mujer, á sí mismo se ama.
29Porque ninguno aborreció jamás á su propia carne, antes la sustenta y regala, como también Cristo á la iglesia;
30Porque somos miembros de su cuerpo, de su carne y de sus huesos.
31Por esto dejará el hombre á su padre y á su madre, y se allegará á su mujer, y serán dos en una carne.
32Este misterio grande es: mas yo digo esto con respecto á Cristo y á la iglesia.
33Cada uno empero de vosotros de por sí, ame también á su mujer como á sí mismo; y la mujer reverencie á su marido.
(Ef. 5:25‑33)
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 From verse 10 to the end of the chapter, the subject is the virtuous woman. This section is an acrostic poem, each verse beginning, in the original, with one of the letters of the Hebrew alphabet as indicated in the text here used, though not seen in our authorized Bibles. It was a favorite form of composition among the Hebrews, and is used frequently in the Psalms and in the Lamentations of Jeremiah. (Proverbs Thirty-One by H.A. Ironside)
 (Aleph) Virtuous is used in the sense of thrifty and devoted. The thought of chastity is of course included, because the devoted wife would be faithful to her husband; but it is not that which is particularly before the mind. The virtuous woman is a dependable woman; one who can be counted on in every emergency. Capable and energetic, with a high sense of the dignity and importance of administering the affairs of the home, her worth is not to be compared with that of jewels, however valuable. (Proverbs Thirty-One by H.A. Ironside)

J. N. Darby Translation

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iWho can find a woman of worth? for her price is far above rubiesk.

JND Translation Notes

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From ver. 10 to the end, the initial Hebrew letter of each verse follows the alphabetical order.
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As ch. 3.15.