Proverbs 31:25

New Living Translation

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

Parallel Translations

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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].

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

Contextual Overview

¹⁰ Who can find a virtuous and capable wife? She is more precious than rubies. ¹¹ Her husband can trust her, and she will greatly enrich his life. ¹² She brings him good, not harm, all the days of her life. ¹³ She finds wool and flax and busily spins it. ¹⁴ She is like a merchant's ship, bringing her food from afar. ¹⁵ She gets up before dawn to prepare breakfast for her household and plan the day's work for her servant girls. ¹⁶ She goes to inspect a field and buys it; with her earnings she plants a vineyard. ¹⁷ She is energetic and strong, a hard worker. ¹⁸ She makes sure her dealings are profitable; her lamp burns late into the night. ¹⁹ Her hands are busy spinning thread, her fingers twisting fiber.

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
After that, Abram traveled south and set up camp in the hill country, with Bethel to the west and Ai to the east. There he built another altar and dedicated it to the Lord , and he worshiped the Lord .

Genesis 33:18
Later, having traveled all the way from Paddan-aram, Jacob arrived safely at the town of Shechem, in the land of Canaan. There he set up camp outside the town.

Hebrews 11:9
And even when he reached the land God promised him, he lived there by faith—for he was like a foreigner, living in tents. And so did Isaac and Jacob, who inherited 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.