Proverbs 31:10–27

The Capable Wife

¹⁰How hard it is to find a capable wife! She is worth far more than jewels!

¹¹Her husband puts his confidence in her, and he will never be poor.

¹²As long as she lives, she does him good and never harm.

¹³She keeps herself busy making wool and linen cloth.

¹⁴She brings home food from out-of-the-way places, as merchant ships do.

¹⁵She gets up before daylight to prepare food for her family and to tell her servant women what to do.

¹⁶She looks at land and buys it, and with money she has earned she plants a vineyard.

¹⁷She is a hard worker, strong and industrious.

¹⁸She knows the value of everything she makes, and works late into the night.

¹⁹She spins her own thread and weaves her own cloth.

²⁰She is generous to the poor and needy.

²¹She doesn’t worry when it snows, because her family has warm clothing.

²²She makes bedspreads and wears clothes of fine purple linen.

²³Her husband is well known, one of the leading citizens.

²⁴She makes clothes and belts, and sells them to merchants.

²⁵She is strong and respected and not afraid of the future.

²⁶She speaks with a gentle wisdom.

²⁷She is always busy and looks after her family’s needs.