Proverbs 31:21 BSB — MannaFest

Proverbs 31:21

When it snows, she has no fear for her household, for they are all clothed in scarlet.

BSB

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ASV

She is not afraid of the snow for her household; For all her household are clothed with scarlet.

KJV

She is not afraid of the snow for her household: for all her household are clothed with scarlet.

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Commentary

1 voice

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

Scarlet - Probably some well-known articles of dress, at once conspicuous for their color, or, as some think, for their double texture and warmth.

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Original language & word study

9 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
לֹא־	lo'-	not	H3808 →
תִירָ֣א	ti.Ra'	she is afraid	H3372 →
לְבֵיתָ֣הּ	le.vei.Tah	for household her	H1004 →
מִשָּׁ֑לֶג	mi.Sha.leg	from snow	H7950 →
כִּ֥י	ki	for	H3588 →
כָל־	khol-	all	H3605 →
בֵּ֝יתָ֗הּ	bei.Tah	household her	H1004 →
לָבֻ֥שׁ	la.Vush	[is] clothed	H3847 →
שָׁנִֽים׃	sha.Nim	scarlet<s>	H8144 →

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Through
Proverbs 25:20
Like one who removes a garment on a cold day or vinegar poured on a wound is one who sings songs to a heavy heart.
leads to
- Romans 12:15
  Rejoice with those who rejoice; weep with those who weep.
- Ecclesiastes 3:4
  a time to weep and a time to laugh, a time to mourn and a time to dance,
- Deuteronomy 24:12–17
  If he is a poor man, you must not go to sleep with the security in your possession;
Through
Genesis 45:22
He gave new garments to each of them, but to Benjamin he gave three hundred shekels of silver and five sets of clothes.
leads to
- Genesis 43:34
  When the portions were served to them from Joseph’s table, Benjamin’s portion was five times larger than any of the others. So they feasted and drank freely with Joseph.
- 2 Kings 5:5
  “Go now,” said the king of Aram, “and I will send you with a letter to the king of Israel.” So Naaman departed, taking with him ten talents of silver, six thousand shekels of…
- Judges 14:12
  “Let me tell you a riddle,” Samson said to them. “If you can solve it for me within the seven days of the feast, I will give you thirty linen garments and thirty sets…
Through
2 Samuel 1:24
O daughters of Israel, weep for Saul, who clothed you in scarlet and luxury, who decked your garments with ornaments of gold.
leads to
- Judges 5:30
  ‘Are they not finding and dividing the spoil—a girl or two for each warrior, a plunder of dyed garments for Sisera, the spoil of embroidered garments for the neck of the looter?’
- 1 Timothy 2:9–10
  Likewise, I want the women to adorn themselves with respectable apparel, with modesty, and with self-control, not with braided hair or gold or pearls or expensive clothes,

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01Commentary

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02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

05Featured studies on this passage

06About Proverbs

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About Proverbs