Proverbs 31:10

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Proverbs 31:10


← Proverbs 31:9 Proverbs 31:10 (KJV) Proverbs 31:11 →
Open thy mouth, judge righteously, and plead the cause of the poor and needy.
Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies.
The heart of her husband doth safely trust in her, so that he shall have no need of spoil.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

Who can findH4672 a virtuousH2428 womanH802? for her priceH4377 is farH7350 above rubiesH6443.


Original Hebrew

אֵשֶׁת־חַיִל מִי יִמְצָא וְרָחֹק מִפְּנִינִים מִכְרָהּ׃

Hebrew Transliteration Strong's Morphology Gloss
אֵֽשֶׁת
'e.shet- H802 HNcfsc a wife of
חַ֭יִל
Cha.yil H2428 HNcmsa ability
מִ֣י
mi H4310 HTi who?
יִמְצָ֑א
yim.Tza' H4672 HVqi3ms will he find
וְ/רָחֹ֖ק
ve./ra.Chok H7350 HC/Aamsa and/ (is) far
מִ/פְּנִינִ֣ים
mi./pe.ni.Nim H6443 HR/Ncbpa more than/ jewels
מִכְרָֽ/הּ
mikh.Ra/h H4377 HNcmsc/Sp3fs price/ her
Strong's References
  • H802 — אִשָּׁה (ʼishshâh, ish-shaw'): feminine of אִישׁ (ʼîysh) H376 or אֱנוֹשׁ (ʼĕnôwsh) H582; irregular plural, נָשִׁים (nâshîym);(used in the same wide sense as אֱנוֹשׁ (ʼĕnôwsh) H582); a woman; (adulter) ess, each, every, female, [idiom] many, [phrase] none, one, [phrase] together, wife, woman. Often unexpressed in English.
  • H2428 — חַיִל (chayil, khah'-yil): from חוּל (chûwl) H2342; probably a force, whether of men, means or other resources; an army, wealth, virtue, valor, strength; able, activity, ([phrase]) army, band of men (soldiers), company, (great) forces, goods, host, might, power, riches, strength, strong, substance, train, ([phrase]) valiant(-ly), valour, virtuous(-ly), war, worthy(-ily).
  • H4377 — מֶכֶר (meker, meh'-ker): from מָכַר (mâkar) H4376; merchandise; also value; pay, price, ware.
  • H4672 — מָצָא (mâtsâʼ, maw-tsaw'): a primitive root; properly, to come forth to, i.e. appear or exist; transitively, to attain, i.e. find or acquire; figuratively, to occur, meet or be present; [phrase] be able, befall, being, catch, [idiom] certainly, (cause to) come (on, to, to hand), deliver, be enough (cause to) find(-ing, occasion, out), get (hold upon), [idiom] have (here), be here, hit, be left, light (up-) on, meet (with), [idiom] occasion serve, (be) present, ready, speed, suffice, take hold on.
  • H6443 — פָּנִין (pânîyn, paw-neen'): or פָּנִי (pânîy); from the same as פֵּן (pên) H6434; probably a pearl (as round); ruby.
  • H7350 — רָחוֹק (râchôwq, raw-khoke'): or רָחֹק (râchôq); from רָחַק (râchaq) H7368; remote, literally or figuratively, of place or time; specifically, precious; often used adverbially (with preposition); (a-) far (abroad, off), long ago, of old, space, great while to come.

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

  • H4310 — מִי (mîy, me): an interrogative pronoun of persons, as מָה (mâh) H4100 is of things; who? (occasionally, by a peculiar idiom, of things); also (indefinitely) whoever; often used in oblique construction with prefix or suffix; any (man), [idiom] he, [idiom] him, [phrase] O that! what, which, who(-m, -se, -soever), [phrase] would to God.
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