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Proverbs 31:26
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She opens her mouth in wisdom,And the instruction of lovingkindness is on her tongue.
She opens her mouth in wisdom, And the teaching of kindness is on her tongue.
She openeth her mouth with wisdome, and in her tongue is the lawe of grace.
She openeth her mouth with wisdom; and upon her tongue is the law of kindness.
She opens her mouth with wisdom, And on her tongue is the law of kindness.
She opens her mouth in wisdom, and the law of kindness is on her tongue.
She speaks with wisdom and teaches others to be loving and kind.
She opens her mouth with wisdom. Instruction of faithfulness is on her tongue.
She openeth her mouth with wisedome; and in her tongue is the law of kindnesse.
She openeth her mouth with wisdom; and in her tongue is the law of kindness.
She openeth hir mouth with wy?dome, & in hir toge is the lawe of grace.
She opens her mouth in [skillful and godly] wisdom, And the teaching of kindness is on her tongue [giving counsel and instruction].
She openeth her mouth with wisdom; And the law of kindness is on her tongue.
Her mouth is open to give out wisdom, and the law of mercy is on her tongue.
She opens her mouth with wisdom; And the law of kindness is on her tongue.
She openeth her mouth with wisdom; and on her tongue [is] the law of kindness.
She opens her mouth with wisdom, and loving instruction is on her tongue.
Her words are sensible, and her advice is thoughtful.
פ When she opens her mouth, she speaks wisely; on her tongue is loving instruction.
She openeth her mouth with wisdome, and the lawe of grace is in her tongue.
She opens her mouth with wisdom; and upon her tongue is the law of kindness.
She opens her mouth with wisdom. Faithful instruction is on her tongue.
She openeth her mouth with wisdom; and the law of kindness is on her tongue.
She opens her mouth with wisdom. The teaching of kindness is on her tongue.
But she opens her mouth wisely, and according to law.
She openeth her mouth with wisdom; and the law of kindness is on her tongue.
She opens her mouth with wisdom, and faithful instruction is on her tongue.
She opens her mouth with wisdom, and the teaching of kindness is on her tongue.
Her mouth, she openeth with wisdom, and, the instruction of kindness, is on her tongue:
She hath opened her mouth to wisdom, and the law of clemency is on her tongue.
She opens her mouth with wisdom, and instruction of kindness is upon her tongue.
She opens her mouth with wisdom, and the teaching of kindness is on her tongue.
She opens her mouth in wisdom, And the teaching of kindness is on her tongue.
She speaks wise words and teaches others to be kind.
She speaks with a gentle wisdom.
She opens her mouth with wisdom and loving instruction is on her tongue.
Sche openyde hir mouth to wisdom; and the lawe of merci is in hir tunge.
She opens her mouth with wisdom, and the teaching of kindness is on her tongue.
Her mouth she hath opened in wisdom, And the law of kindness [is] on her tongue.
Contextual Overview
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
This explains why a man leaves his father and mother and is joined to his wife, and the two are united into one.
Then the Lord God asked the woman, "What have you done?" "The serpent deceived me," she replied. "That's why I ate it."
But the Lord said, "What have you done? Listen! Your brother's blood cries out to me from the ground!
So Pharaoh summoned Abram and accused him sharply. "What have you done to me?" he demanded. "Why didn't you tell me she was your wife?
"How could you do this to us?" Abimelech exclaimed. "One of my people might easily have taken your wife and slept with her, and you would have made us guilty of great sin."
In this way, God has taken your father's animals and given them to me.
"One time during the mating season, I had a dream and saw that the male goats mating with the females were streaked, speckled, and spotted.
All the wealth God has given you from our father legally belongs to us and our children. So go ahead and do whatever God has told you."
Then Jacob became very angry, and he challenged Laban. "What's my crime?" he demanded. "What have I done wrong to make you chase after me as though I were a criminal?
They looted all their wealth and plundered their houses. They also took all their little children and wives and led them away as captives.
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!
