Proverbs 7:15

7:15 That is why I came out to meet you,

to look for you, ¹  and I found you!

Proverbs 31:20

31:20 She extends ²  her hand ³  to the poor,

and reaches out her hand to the needy.

[7:15]  ¹ tn Heb “to look diligently for your face.”

[31:20]  ² sn The parallel expressions here underscore her care for the needy. The first part uses “she spreads her palm” and the second “she thrusts out her hand,” repeating some of the vocabulary introduced in the last verse.

[31:20]  ³ tn The first word of the eleventh line begins with כּ (kaf), the eleventh letter of the Hebrew alphabet.