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New American Standard Bible

Proverbs 31:26

She opens her mouth in wisdom, And the teaching of kindness is on her tongue.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Economics;   Industry;   Kindness;   Poetry;   Speaking;   Wife;   Women;   Thompson Chain Reference - Brotherly Kindness;   Kind Words;   Kindness;   Kindness-Cruelty;   Mouth of the Righteous;   Silence-Speech;   Social Duties;   Woman;   Words;   The Topic Concordance - Praise;   Speech/communication;   Virtue;   Women;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Industry;   Missionaries, All Christians Should Be as;   Prudence;   Wives;   Woman;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Lemuel;   Letters;   Proverb, the Book of;   Woman;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Wife;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Beauty;   Education in Bible Times;   Woman;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Poetry;   Wife;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Education;   Lemuel;   Marriage;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Acrostic;   Proverbs, Book of;   Wisdom and Wise Men;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Acrostic;   Ethics;   Marriage;   Massa;   Song of Songs;   Trade and Commerce;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Home (2);   Parents (2);   Sirach;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Poetry;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Writing;  

Encyclopedias:

- The Jewish Encyclopedia - Acrostics;   Monogamy;   Poetry;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Her mouth speaks wisdom,and loving instruction is on her tongue.
Hebrew Names Version
She opens her mouth with wisdom. Faithful instruction is on her tongue.
King James Version
She openeth her mouth with wisdom; and in her tongue is the law of kindness.
English Standard Version
She opens her mouth with wisdom, and the teaching of kindness is on her tongue.
New Century Version
She speaks wise words and teaches others to be kind.
Amplified Bible
She opens her mouth in [skillful and godly] wisdom, And the teaching of kindness is on her tongue [giving counsel and instruction].
World English Bible
She opens her mouth with wisdom. Instruction of faithfulness is on her tongue.
Geneva Bible (1587)
She openeth her mouth with wisdome, and the lawe of grace is in her tongue.
Legacy Standard Bible
She opens her mouth in wisdom,And the instruction of lovingkindness is on her tongue.
Berean Standard Bible
She opens her mouth with wisdom, and faithful instruction is on her tongue.
Contemporary English Version
Her words are sensible, and her advice is thoughtful.
Complete Jewish Bible
פ When she opens her mouth, she speaks wisely; on her tongue is loving instruction.
Darby Translation
She openeth her mouth with wisdom; and upon her tongue is the law of kindness.
Easy-to-Read Version
She speaks with wisdom and teaches others to be loving and kind.
George Lamsa Translation
She opens her mouth with wisdom; and upon her tongue is the law of kindness.
Good News Translation
She speaks with a gentle wisdom.
Lexham English Bible
She opens her mouth with wisdom, and instruction of kindness is upon her tongue.
Literal Translation
She opens her mouth in wisdom, and the law of kindness is on her tongue.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
She openeth hir mouth with wy?dome, & in hir toge is the lawe of grace.
American Standard Version
She openeth her mouth with wisdom; And the law of kindness is on her tongue.
Bible in Basic English
Her mouth is open to give out wisdom, and the law of mercy is on her tongue.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
She openeth her mouth with wisdom; and the law of kindness is on her tongue.
King James Version (1611)
She openeth her mouth with wisedome; and in her tongue is the law of kindnesse.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
She openeth her mouth with wisdome, and in her tongue is the lawe of grace.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
But she opens her mouth wisely, and according to law.
English Revised Version
She openeth her mouth with wisdom; and the law of kindness is on her tongue.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Sche openyde hir mouth to wisdom; and the lawe of merci is in hir tunge.
Update Bible Version
She opens her mouth with wisdom; And the law of kindness is on her tongue.
Webster's Bible Translation
She openeth her mouth with wisdom; and on her tongue [is] the law of kindness.
New English Translation
She opens her mouth with wisdom, and loving instruction is on her tongue.
New King James Version
She opens her mouth with wisdom, And on her tongue is the law of kindness.
New Living Translation
When she speaks, her words are wise, and she gives instructions with kindness.
New Life Bible
She opens her mouth with wisdom. The teaching of kindness is on her tongue.
New Revised Standard
She opens her mouth with wisdom, and the teaching of kindness is on her tongue.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Her mouth, she openeth with wisdom, and, the instruction of kindness, is on her tongue:
Douay-Rheims Bible
She hath opened her mouth to wisdom, and the law of clemency is on her tongue.
Revised Standard Version
She opens her mouth with wisdom, and the teaching of kindness is on her tongue.
Young's Literal Translation
Her mouth she hath opened in wisdom, And the law of kindness [is] on her tongue.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
She opens her mouth in wisdom, And the teaching of kindness is on her tongue.

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

openeth: Proverbs 31:8, Proverbs 31:9, Judges 13:23, 1 Samuel 25:24-31, 2 Samuel 20:16-22, 2 Kings 22:15-20, Esther 4:4, Esther 5:8, Esther 7:3-6, Esther 8:3-6, Luke 1:38, Luke 1:42-56, Acts 18:26, Ephesians 4:29, Colossians 4:5

in her: Proverbs 12:18, Proverbs 16:24, Proverbs 25:15, Genesis 24:18-20, Song of Solomon 2:14, Song of Solomon 4:11, Malachi 2:6, Acts 6:15, 1 Peter 3:1, 1 Peter 3:4, 1 Peter 3:5, 1 Peter 3:8, 1 Peter 3:9

Reciprocal: 1 Samuel 25:3 - good Ecclesiastes 10:12 - words Song of Solomon 4:3 - scarlet 1 Corinthians 13:4 - is kind

Cross-References

Genesis 2:24
For this reason a man shall leave his father and his mother, and be joined to his wife; and they shall become one flesh.
Genesis 3:13
Then the LORD God said to the woman, "What is this that you have done?" And the woman said, "The serpent deceived me, and I ate."
Genesis 4:10
Then He said, "What have you done? The voice of your brother's blood is crying out to Me from the ground.
Genesis 12:18
Then Pharaoh called Abram and said, "What is this that you have done to me? Why did you not tell me that she was your wife?
Genesis 26:10
And Abimelech said, "What is this that you have done to us? One of the people might easily have slept with your wife, and you would have brought guilt upon us."
Genesis 31:9
"So God has taken away your father's livestock and given them to me.
Genesis 31:10
"And it came about at the time when the flock was breeding that I raised my eyes and saw in a dream—and behold—the male goats that were mating were striped, speckled, or mottled.
Genesis 31:16
"Surely all the wealth which God has taken away from our father belongs to us and our children; now then, do whatever God has told you."
Genesis 31:36
Then Jacob became angry and argued with Laban; and Jacob said to Laban, "What is my offense? What is my sin that you have hotly pursued me?
Genesis 34:29
and they captured and looted all their wealth and all their little ones and their wives, even everything that was in the houses.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

She openeth her mouth with wisdom,.... When she opens her mouth, for it is not always open, she expresses herself in a discreet and prudent manner; as well as speaks of things not foolish and trifling, but of moment and importance, and of usefulness to others: or "concerning wisdom" a; the church and people of Christ talk of the wisdom of God in the works of creation, providence, and redemption; of Christ, the Wisdom of God, and as made so to them; of the Gospel, the wisdom of God in a mystery, the hidden wisdom; and of wisdom in the hidden part, or the truth of grace in their souls; of their gracious experiences; nor will they suffer any foolish, filthy, and corrupt communication to proceed out of their mouths, but speak the pure language of Canaan; what is for the use of edifying, and being taken out of the Scriptures is profitable for instruction in righteousness; see Psalms 37:30;

and in her tongue [is] the law of kindness; or "the law of love" b, grace and mercy; which is the law of Christ, Galatians 6:2; speaking kindly and tenderly to everyone, exhorting to acts of mercy and kindness, and doing them herself: or "the doctrine of grace [is] in her tongue" c; the Gospel, which is called the Gospel of the grace of God, and the grace of God itself; it is the doctrine of the grace and love of God the Father towards men in Christ, as it appears in their election in him and redemption by him; of the grace of Christ in his incarnation, sufferings, and death; and of the grace of the Spirit in regeneration, conversion, and sanctification; and which contains various doctrines of grace, as of justification, pardon of sin, and effectual calling; and of salvation itself, which is all of grace: and this doctrine of grace, in the several branches of it, the church, and all gracious souls, cannot forbear speaking of; it is often in their mouths, it dwells upon their tongues; and careful are they in other respects that their speech be seasoned with grace, and be such that ministers grace to the hearers, Ephesians 4:29.

a בחכמה "de sapientia", Mercerus. b תורת חסד "lex misericordiae", Montanus. c "Instructio gratiae", Gejerus; "lex, vel doctrina gratiae", Cocceius, so the Targum; "doctrina benigniatis", Junius & Tremellius, Piscator.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Law of kindness - The words which come from the lips of the true wife are as a law giving guidance and instruction to those that hear them; but the law is not proclaimed in its sterner aspects, but as one in which “mercy tempers justice,” and love, the fulfilling of the law, is seen to be the source from which it springs.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Proverbs 31:26. She openeth her mouth with wisdom

17. He comes now to the moral management of her family.

1) She is wise and intelligent; she has not neglected the cultivation of her mind.

2) She is amiable in her carriage, full of good nature, well tempered, and conciliating in her manners and address.

In her tongue is the law of kindness. — This is the most distinguishing excellence of this woman. There are very few of those who are called managing women who are not lords over their husbands, tyrants over their servants, and insolent among their neighbours. But this woman, with all her eminence and excellence, was of a meek and quiet spirit. Blessed woman!


 
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