She riseth also while it is yet night, and giveth meat to her household, and a portion to her maidens.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
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4 additional translationsASV
She riseth also while it is yet night, And giveth food to her household, And their task to her maidens.
WEB
She rises while it is still night to provide food for her household and portions for her maidservants.
YLT
Yea, she riseth while yet night, And giveth food to her household, And a portion to her damsels.
DBT
And she riseth while it is yet night, and giveth meat to her household, and the day's work to her maidens.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old TestamentProverbs — 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.