Proverbs 31:24

She makes linen garments ¹  and sells them, and supplies the merchants ²  with sashes.

biblegateway Pro 31:24

She makes linen garments and sells them, and supplies the merchants with sashes.

biblegateway Pro 31:24

She makes linen garments and sells them, And supplies belts to the tradesmen.

biblegateway Pro 31:24

She makes belted linen garments and sashes to sell to the merchants.

biblegateway Pro 31:24

She designs gowns and sells them, brings the sweaters she knits to the dress shops.

SABDAweb Pro 31:24

She makes linen robes and gets a price for them, and traders take her cloth bands for a price.

bibleoremus Pro 31:24

She makes linen garments and sells them; she supplies the merchant with sashes.

biblegateway Pro 31:24

She makes linen garments and sells them , And supplies sashes for the merchants.

biblegateway Pro 31:24

She makes linen garments ¹  and sells them, and supplies the merchants ²  with sashes.

¹ tn The first word of the fifteenth line begins with ס (samek), the fifteenth letter of the Hebrew alphabet.

¹ sn The poet did not think it strange or unworthy for a woman of this stature to be a businesswoman engaged in an honest trade. In fact, weaving of fine linens was a common trade for women in the ancient world.

² tn Heb “to the Canaanites.” These are the Phoenician traders that survived the wars and continued to do business down to the exile.