Proverbs 31:14 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“She is like the merchants’ ships; she bringeth her food from afar.”
Proverbs 31:14 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Proverbs 31:14 in 6 Bible Translations
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Proverbs 31:14 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“She is like the merchant ships. She brings her bread from afar.”
Proverbs 31:14 — World English Bible
Proverbs 31:14 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“She is like the merchant-ships; She bringeth her bread from afar.”
Proverbs 31:14 — American Standard Version
Proverbs 31:14 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“She hath been as ships of the merchant, From afar she bringeth in her bread.”
Proverbs 31:14 — Young's Literal Translation
Proverbs 31:14 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“She is like the merchants' ships: she bringeth her food from afar;”
Proverbs 31:14 — Darby Translation
Proverbs 31:14 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“She is like the shippes of marchants: shee bringeth her foode from afarre.”
Proverbs 31:14 — Geneva Bible
Proverbs 31:14 in Context — Proverbs 31
12 She will do him good and not evil all the days of her life.
13 She seeketh wool, and flax, and worketh willingly with her hands.
14 She is like the merchants’ ships; she bringeth her food from afar.
15 She riseth also while it is yet night, and giveth meat to her household, and a portion to her maidens.
16 She considereth a field, and buyeth it: with the fruit of her hands she planteth a vineyard.
What Does Proverbs 31:14 Mean?
Proverbs 31:14 is a verse from the Book of Proverbs, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Proverbs chapter 31. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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