Proverbs 31:16

She considers ¹  a field and buys it; from her own income ²  she plants a vineyard.

biblegateway Pro 31:16

She considers a field and buys it; out of her earnings she plants a vineyard.

biblegateway Pro 31:16

She considers a field and buys it; From her earnings she plants a vineyard.

biblegateway Pro 31:16

She goes out to inspect a field and buys it; with her earnings she plants a vineyard.

biblegateway Pro 31:16

She looks over a field and buys it, then, with money she's put aside, plants a garden.

SABDAweb Pro 31:16

After looking at a field with care, she gets it for a price, planting a vine-garden with the profit of her work.

bibleoremus Pro 31:16

She considers a field and buys it; with the fruit of her hands she plants a vineyard.

biblegateway Pro 31:16

She considers a field and buys it; From her profits she plants a vineyard.

biblegateway Pro 31:16

She considers ¹  a field and buys it; from her own income ²  she plants a vineyard.

¹ tn The first word of the seventh line begins with ז (zayin), the seventh letter of the Hebrew alphabet.

¹ sn The word “considers” means “to plan carefully” in accordance with her purposes. The word is often used in the book of Proverbs for devising evil; but here it is used positively of the woman’s wise investment.

² tn Heb “from the fruit of her hands.” The expression employs two figures. “Hands” is a metonymy of cause, indicating the work she does. “Fruit” is a hypocatastasis, an implied comparison meaning what she produces, the income she earns. She is able to plant a vineyard from her income.