Proverbs 31:26 KJV — MannaFest

Proverbs 31:26

She openeth her mouth with wisdom; and in her tongue is the law of kindness.

KJV

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ASV

She openeth her mouth with wisdom; And the law of kindness is on her tongue.

WEB

She opens her mouth with wisdom, and faithful instruction is on her tongue.

YLT

Her mouth she hath opened in wisdom, And the law of kindness is on her tongue.

DBT

She openeth her mouth with wisdom; and upon her tongue is the law of kindness.

About this book

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Proverbs — Gnomic wisdom — sayings, instructions, and the binary of wisdom vs. folly. Fear of the LORD as the integrative theme; the virtuous woman of Prov 31 as the book's closing portrait of wisdom embodied.

Author: Solomon principally (1:1; chs 10–22:16 and 25–29 explicitly); Agur (ch 30); Lemuel's mother (ch 31:1–9); editorial compilation by Hezekiah's men (25:1).
Date: Solomon's reign c. 970–930 BC; Hezekiah's editorial layer c. 715–687 BC.

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30 verses on the floor

Ephesians 4:29
Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers.
Proverbs 16:24
Pleasant words are as an honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.
Proverbs 10:31
The mouth of the just bringeth forth wisdom: but the froward tongue shall be cut out.
Proverbs 12:18
There is that speaketh like the piercings of a sword: but the tongue of the wise is health.
Colossians 4:5
Walk in wisdom toward them that are without, redeeming the time.

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Cross-references: OpenBible.info (CC-BY), based on the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

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In her tongue - Her speeches are guided by wisdom and grace, and not by inordinate passions. And this practice is called a law in her tongue, because it is constant and customary, and proceeds from an inward and powerful principle of true wisdom.

John Wesley (NT Notes)· Explanatory Notes upon the Bible, 1765evangelical

3 Give not thy strength unto women, nor thy ways to that which destroyeth kings. 4 It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine; nor for princes strong drink: 5 Lest they drink, and forget the law, and pervert the judgment of any of the afflicted. 6 Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, and wine unto those that be of heavy hearts.

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

In Hebrew the verses begin with the letters of the Hebrew alphabet in order (compare Introduction to Poetical Books). Who . . . woman--The question implies that such are rare, though not entirely wanting (compare Pr 18:22; 19:14). virtuous--literally, "of strength," that is, moral courage (compare Pr 12:4;

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown· Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 1871reformed

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Two steps out along the cross-reference floor, votes-ranked — destinations reached by more than one path rise (the text's own hubs). Every stop is a page.

PRO 31:26EPH 4:29 COL 4:6
PRO 31:26EPH 4:29 1TH 5:11
PRO 31:26EPH 4:29 ECC 10:12
PRO 31:26EPH 4:29 PRO 15:7
PRO 31:26EPH 4:29 COL 3:8-9
PRO 31:26COL 4:5 EPH 5:15-17
PRO 31:26COL 4:5 JAS 3:13
PRO 31:26COL 4:5 1TH 4:12

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