Proverbs 31:31
New International Version
Honor her for all that her hands have done, and let her works bring her praise at the city gate.

New Living Translation
Reward her for all she has done. Let her deeds publicly declare her praise.

English Standard Version
Give her of the fruit of her hands, and let her works praise her in the gates.

Berean Standard Bible
Give her the fruit of her hands, and let her works praise her at the gates.

King James Bible
Give her of the fruit of her hands; and let her own works praise her in the gates.

New King James Version
Give her of the fruit of her hands, And let her own works praise her in the gates.

New American Standard Bible
Give her the product of her hands, And let her works praise her in the gates.

NASB 1995
Give her the product of her hands, And let her works praise her in the gates.

NASB 1977
Give her the product of her hands, And let her works praise her in the gates.

Legacy Standard Bible
Give to her from the fruit of her hands, And let her works praise her in the gates.

Amplified Bible
Give her of the product of her hands, And let her own works praise her in the gates [of the city].

Christian Standard Bible
Give her the reward of her labor, and let her works praise her at the city gates.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Give her the reward of her labor, and let her works praise her at the city gates.

American Standard Version
Give her of the fruit of her hands; And let her works praise her in the gates.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
Give her of the fruit of her hands, and her deeds will praise her in the gate.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
Give her of the fruit of her lips; and let her husband be praised in the gates.

Contemporary English Version
Show her respect--praise her in public for what she has done.

Douay-Rheims Bible
Give her of the fruit of her hands: and let her works praise her in the gates.

English Revised Version
Give her of the fruit of her hands; and let her works praise her in the gates.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Reward her for what she has done, and let her achievements praise her at the city gates. God's Word-Proverbs-12

Good News Translation
Give her credit for all she does. She deserves the respect of everyone.

International Standard Version
Reward her for her work— let her actions result in public praise.

JPS Tanakh 1917
Give her of the fruit of her hands; And let her works praise her in the gates.

Literal Standard Version
Give to her of the fruit of her hands, | And her works praise her in the gates!

Majority Standard Bible
Give her the fruit of her hands, and let her works praise her at the gates.

New American Bible
Acclaim her for the work of her hands, and let her deeds praise her at the city gates.

NET Bible
Give her credit for what she has accomplished, and let her works praise her in the city gates.

New Revised Standard Version
Give her a share in the fruit of her hands, and let her works praise her in the city gates.

New Heart English Bible
Give her of the fruit of her hands. Let her works praise her in the gates.

Webster's Bible Translation
Give her of the fruit of her hands; and let her own works praise her in the gates.

World English Bible
Give her of the fruit of her hands! Let her works praise her in the gates!

Young's Literal Translation
Give ye to her of the fruit of her hands, And her works do praise her in the gates!

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Context
The Virtues of a Noble Woman
30Charm is deceptive and beauty is fleeting, but a woman who fears the LORD is to be praised. 31Give her the fruit of her hands, and let her works praise her at the gates.

Cross References
Proverbs 31:30
Charm is deceptive and beauty is fleeting, but a woman who fears the LORD is to be praised.

Ecclesiastes 1:1
These are the words of the Teacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem:


Treasury of Scripture

Give her of the fruit of her hands; and let her own works praise her in the gates.

of the

Proverbs 31:16
She considereth a field, and buyeth it: with the fruit of her hands she planteth a vineyard.

Proverbs 11:30
The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life; and he that winneth souls is wise.

Psalm 128:2
For thou shalt eat the labour of thine hands: happy shalt thou be, and it shall be well with thee.

and let

Mark 14:7-9
For ye have the poor with you always, and whensoever ye will ye may do them good: but me ye have not always…

Acts 9:39
Then Peter arose and went with them. When he was come, they brought him into the upper chamber: and all the widows stood by him weeping, and shewing the coats and garments which Dorcas made, while she was with them.

Romans 16:1-4,6,12
I commend unto you Phebe our sister, which is a servant of the church which is at Cenchrea: …

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(31) Give her of the fruit of her hands--i.e., honour her for her noble life, "and let her own works praise her in the gates;" let them be recounted when men meet together; the mere mention of them will be sufficient, as no words could add anything to her praise.

Verse 31. - TAV. Give her of the fruit of her hands. So may she enjoy the various blessings which her zeal, prudence, and economy have obtained. Psalm 128:2, "Thou shalt eat the labour of thine hands; happy shalt thou be, and it shall be well with thee." Septuagint, "Give her of the fruit of her lips." And let her own works praise her in the gates. She needs no farfetched laudation; her life long actions speak for themselves. Where men most congregate, where the heads of the people meet in solemn assembly, there her praise is sung, and a unanimous verdict assigns to her the highest honour. Septuagint, "Let her husband be praised in the gates." This frequent introduction of the husband is cuprous. St. Gregory thus spiritualizes the passage: "As the entrance of a city is called the gate, so is the day of judgment the gate of the kingdom, since all the elect go in thereby to the glory of their heavenly country.... Of these gates Solomon says, 'Give her of the fruit of her hands, and her own works shall praise her in the gates.' For holy Church then receives of 'the fruit of her hands,' when the recompensing of her labour raises her up to the possession of heavenly blessings; for her 'works then praise her in the gates,' when in the very entrance to his kingdom the words are spoken to his members, 'I was an hungred, and ye gave me meat,' etc." ('Moral.,' 6:9).



Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
Give
תְּנוּ־ (tə·nū-)
Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural
Strong's 5414: To give, put, set

her
לָ֭הּ (lāh)
Preposition | third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew

the fruit
מִפְּרִ֣י (mip·pə·rî)
Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 6529: Fruit

of her hands,
יָדֶ֑יהָ (yā·ḏe·hā)
Noun - fdc | third person feminine singular
Strong's 3027: A hand

and let her works
מַעֲשֶֽׂיהָ׃ (ma·‘ă·śe·hā)
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular
Strong's 4639: An action, a transaction, activity, a product, property

praise her
וִֽיהַלְל֖וּהָ (wî·hal·lū·hā)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural | third person feminine singular
Strong's 1984: To shine

at the gates.
בַשְּׁעָרִ֣ים (ḇaš·šə·‘ā·rîm)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 8179: An opening, door, gate


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