Proverbs 31:17

Modern

She girds herself with strength and shows that her arms are strong.

Traditional

She girdeth her loins with strength, and strengtheneth her arms.

Literal

She girds her loins with strength and strengthens her arms.

Latin

Accinxit fortitudine lumbos suos, et roboravit brachium suum.

Hebrew

English

She girds herself with strength and shows that her arms are strong.

An excellent wife participates in business activities outside her home.

Proverbs concludes with a strong poem honoring the virtuous wife. The acrostic format makes it feel complete and helps students learn.

Theme notes and profiles

Job 38:3
Now brace yourself like a man; I will question you, and you shall inform Me.
1 Peter 1:13
Therefore prepare your minds for action. Be sober-minded. Set your hope fully on the grace to be given you at the revelation of Jesus Christ.
Ephesians 6:10
Finally, be strong in the Lord and in His mighty power.
Luke 12:35
Be dressed for service and keep your lamps burning.
1 Kings 18:46
And the hand of the LORD came upon Elijah, and he tucked his cloak into his belt and ran ahead of Ahab all the way to Jezreel.
Ephesians 6:14
Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness arrayed,
2 Kings 4:29
So Elisha said to Gehazi, “Tie up your garment, take my staff in your hand, and go! If you meet anyone, do not greet him, and if anyone greets you, do not answer him. Then lay my staff on the boy’s face.”
Isaiah 44:12
The blacksmith takes a tool and labors over the coals; he fashions an idol with hammers and forges it with his strong arms. Yet he grows hungry and loses his strength; he fails to drink water and grows faint.
Genesis 49:24
Yet he steadied his bow, and his strong arms were tempered by the hands of the Mighty One of Jacob, in the name of the Shepherd, the Rock of Israel,
Hosea 7:15
Although I trained and strengthened their arms, they plot evil against Me.