Proverbs 31:25

New American Standard Bible

Strength and dignity are her clothing, And she smiles at the future.

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Strength and honor are her clothing,and she can laugh at the time to come.

Hebrew Names Version
Strength and dignity are her clothing. She laughs at the time to come.

King James Version
Strength and honour are her clothing; and she shall rejoice in time to come.

English Standard Version
Strength and dignity are her clothing, and she laughs at the time to come.

New Century Version
She is strong and is respected by the people. She looks forward to the future with joy.

Amplified Bible
Strength and dignity are her clothing and her position is strong and secure; And she smiles at the future [knowing that she and her family are prepared].

World English Bible
Strength and dignity are her clothing. She laughs at the time to come.

Geneva Bible (1587)
Strength and honour is her clothing, and in the latter day she shall reioyce.

Legacy Standard Bible
Strength and majesty are her clothing,And she smiles at the future.

Berean Standard Bible
Strength and honor are her clothing, and she can laugh at the days to come.

Contemporary English Version
She is strong and graceful, as well as cheerful about the future.

Complete Jewish Bible
ע Clothed with strength and dignity, she can laugh at the days to come.

Darby Translation
Strength and dignity are her clothing, and she laugheth [at] the coming day.

Easy-to-Read Version
She is a strong person, and people respect her. She looks to the future with confidence.

George Lamsa Translation
Strength and honor are her clothing; and she shall rejoice in time to come.

Good News Translation
She is strong and respected and not afraid of the future.

Lexham English Bible
Strength and dignity are her clothing, and she laughs at the future.

Literal Translation
Strength and dignity are her clothing, and she shall rejoice at the day to come.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Stregth and honoure is hir clothinge, & in the latter daye she shal reioyse.

American Standard Version
Strength and dignity are her clothing; And she laugheth at the time to come.

Bible in Basic English
Strength and self-respect are her clothing; she is facing the future with a smile.

JPS Old Testament (1917)
Strength and dignity are her clothing; and she laugheth at the time to come.

King James Version (1611)
Strength and honour are her cloathing; and she shall reioyce in time to come.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
Strength and honour is her clothing, and in the latter day she shall reioyce.

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
She puts on strength and honour; and rejoices in the last days.

English Revised Version
Strength and dignity are her clothing; and she laugheth at the time to come.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Strengthe and fairnesse is the clothing of hir; and sche schal leiye in the laste dai.

Update Bible Version
Strength and dignity are her clothing; And she laughs at the time to come.

Webster's Bible Translation
Strength and honor [are] her clothing; and she shall rejoice in time to come.

New English Translation
She is clothed with strength and honor, and she can laugh at the time to come.

New King James Version
Strength and honor are her clothing; She shall rejoice in time to come.

New Living Translation
She is clothed with strength and dignity, and she laughs without fear of the future.

New Life Bible
Her clothes are strength and honor. She is full of joy about the future.

New Revised Standard
Strength and dignity are her clothing, and she laughs at the time to come.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Strength and dignity, are her clothing, and she laugheth at the time to come:

Douay-Rheims Bible
Strength and beauty are her clothing, and she shall laugh in the latter day.

Revised Standard Version
Strength and dignity are her clothing, and she laughs at the time to come.

Young's Literal Translation
Strength and honour [are] her clothing, And she rejoiceth at a latter day.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
Strength and dignity are her clothing, And she smiles at the future.

Contextual Overview

¹⁰ An excellent wife, who can find her? For her worth is far above jewels. ¹¹ The heart of her husband trusts in her, And he will have no lack of gain. ¹² She does him good and not evil All the days of her life. ¹³ She looks for wool and linen, And works with her hands in delight. ¹⁴ She is like merchant ships; She brings her food from afar. ¹⁵ And she rises while it is still night And gives food to her household, And portions to her attendants. ¹⁶ She considers a field and buys it; From her earnings she plants a vineyard. ¹⁷ She surrounds her waist with strength And makes her arms strong. ¹⁸ She senses that her profit is good; Her lamp does not go out at night. ¹⁹ She stretches out her hands to the distaff, And her hands grasp the spindle.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Strength: Job 29:14, Job 40:10, Psalms 132:9, Psalms 132:16, Isaiah 61:10, Romans 13:14, Ephesians 4:24, 1 Timothy 2:10, 1 Peter 5:5, 1 Peter 5:6

and she: Psalms 97:11, Psalms 97:12, Isaiah 65:13, Isaiah 65:14, Matthew 25:20, Matthew 25:21

Reciprocal: 1 Timothy 6:19 - the time

Cross-References

Genesis 12:8
Then he proceeded from there to the mountain on the east of Bethel, and pitched his tent with Bethel on the west and Ai on the east; and there he built an altar to the LORD and called upon the name of the LORD.

Genesis 33:18
Now Jacob came safely to the city of Shechem, which is in the land of Canaan, when he came from Paddan-aram, and camped before the city.

Hebrews 11:9
By faith he lived as a stranger in the land of promise, as in a foreign land, living in tents with Isaac and Jacob, fellow heirs of the same promise;

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Strength and honour [are] her clothing,.... Strength, not of body, but of mind. The church is clothed with strength, as her Lord, head, and husband, is said to be, Psalms 93:1; and which she has from him; for though she is the weaker vessel, and weak in herself, yet is strong in him; and is able to bear and do all things, with a fortitude of mind to withstand every enemy, and persevere in well doing: and she is clothed with "honour"; with honourable garments, suitable to her rank and dignity; in cloth of gold, in raiment of needlework; with the garments of salvation, and the robe of righteousness;

and she shall rejoice in time to come; Aben Ezra interprets it of old age, or of the world to come; and Jarchi and Gersom of the day of death: having fulness of food and clothing, she is not afraid of want in old age, or in any time of distress that may come; and having a good name, laughs at death, and departs in peace; so these interpreters. The church of Christ fears no want at any time, nor need any of her members; they have a clothing that never waxes old, a righteousness that will answer for them in a time to come; their bread is given, and their waters are sure; they shall want no good thing; all their need is supplied from Christ; they have hope in their death, and rejoice then and sing, "O death, where is thy sting?" 1 Corinthians 15:55; they will have confidence in the day of judgment, and not be ashamed; shall come to Zion with everlasting joy; and shall rejoice with Christ, angels and saints, to all eternity.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Shall rejoice in time to come - Better, rejoiceth over the time to come; i. e., looks forward to the future, not with anxious care, but with confident gladness.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Proverbs 31:25. Strength and honour are her clothing —

16. All the articles manufactured by herself or under her care have a double perfection:

1). They are strong.

2) They are elegant; Strength and honour are her clothing; and on account of this she shall rejoice in time to come; she shall never have occasion to blush for any thing she has made, for any thing she or hers have worn, or for any thing she has sold. Besides, she has so conducted herself that she has reason to expect that the hand of the Lord shall be still with her, and shall keep her from evil that it may not grieve her.