Proverbs 31:12–14

12 She does him good, and not harm,

all the days of her life.

13 She wseeks wool and flax,

and works with willing hands.

14 She is like the ships of the merchant;

she brings her food from afar.

Proverbs 31:12–14 — New International Version (2011) (NIV)

12 She brings him good, not harm,

all the days of her life.

13 She selects wool and flax

and works with eager hands.

14 She is like the merchant ships,

bringing her food from afar.

Proverbs 31:12–14 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

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.

Proverbs 31:12–14 — New Living Translation (NLT)

12 She brings him good, not harm,

all the days of her life.

13 She finds wool and flax

and busily spins it.

14 She is like a merchant’s ship,

bringing her food from afar.

Proverbs 31:12–14 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

12 She does him good and not evil

All the days of her life.

13 She seeks wool and flax,

And willingly works with her hands.

14 She is like the merchant ships,

She brings her food from afar.

Proverbs 31:12–14 — New Century Version (NCV)

12 She does him good and not harm

for as long as she lives.

13 She looks for wool and flax

and likes to work with her hands.

14 She is like a trader’s ship,

bringing food from far away.

Proverbs 31:12–14 — American Standard Version (ASV)

12 She doeth 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 merchant-ships;

She bringeth her bread from afar.

Proverbs 31:12–14 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

12 She doeth 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;

Proverbs 31:12–14 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

12 She helps him and never harms him all the days of her life.

13 “She seeks out wool and linen ⸤with care⸥

and works with willing hands.

14 She is like merchant ships.

She brings her food from far away.

Proverbs 31:12–14 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

12 She rewards him with good, not evil,

all the days of her life.

13 She selects wool and flax

and works with willing hands.

14 She is like the merchant ships,

bringing her food from far away.

Proverbs 31:12–14 — New Revised Standard Version: Updated Edition (NRSVue)

12 She does him good and not harm

all the days of her life.

13 She seeks wool and flax

and works with willing hands.

14 She is like the ships of the merchant;

she brings her food from far away.

Proverbs 31:12–14 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

12 She does him good, but not harm

all the days of her life.

13 She seeks wool and flax,

and she works with the diligence of her hands.

14 She is like the ships of a merchant;

from far off she brings her food;

Proverbs 31:12–14 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

12 She brings him good, not harm,

all the days of her life.

13 She chooses wool and flax.

She loves to work with her hands.

14 She is like the ships of traders.

She brings her food from far away.

Proverbs 31:12–14 — New American Standard Bible (1995) (NASB95)

12 She does him good and not evil

All the days of her life.

13 She looks for wool and flax

And works with her hands in delight.

14 She is like merchant ships;

She brings her food from afar.

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