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Proverbs 31:25

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31:25 She is clothed 1  with strength 2  and honor, 3 

and she can laugh 4  at the time 5  to come.

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[31:25]  1 sn The idea of clothing and being clothed is a favorite figure in Hebrew. It makes a comparison between wearing clothes and having strength and honor. Just as clothes immediately indicate something of the nature and circumstances of the person, so do these virtues.

[31:25]  2 tn The first word of the sixteenth line begins with ע (ayin), the sixteenth letter of the Hebrew alphabet.

[31:25]  3 sn This word appears in Ps 111:3 which says that the Lord’s work is honorable, and here the woman is clothed with strength and honor.

[31:25]  4 sn Here “laugh” is either a metonymy of adjunct or effect. The point is that she is confident for the future because of all her industry and planning.

[31:25]  5 tn Heb “day.” This word is a metonymy of subject meaning any events that take place on the day or in the time to come.



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