Proverbs 31:17 · KJV
“She girdeth her loins with strength, and strengtheneth her arms.”
— Proverbs 31:17
She considereth a field, and buyeth it: with the fruit of her hands she planteth a vineyard. {buyeth: Heb. taketh}
She perceiveth that her merchandise {is} good: her candle goeth not out by night. {She...: Heb. She tasteth}
Proverbs 31 — Context
She riseth also while it is yet night, and giveth meat to her household, and a portion to her maidens.
16She considereth a field, and buyeth it: with the fruit of her hands she planteth a vineyard. {buyeth: Heb. taketh}
17She girdeth her loins with strength, and strengtheneth her arms.
18She perceiveth that her merchandise {is} good: her candle goeth not out by night. {She...: Heb. She tasteth}
19She layeth her hands to the spindle, and her hands hold the distaff.
Cross References
Job 38:3
Gird up now thy loins like a man; for I will demand of thee, and answer thou me. {answer...: Heb. make me know}
Ephesians 6:10
Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might.
1 Peter 1:13
Wherefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and hope to the end for the grace that is to be brought unto you at the revelation of Jesus Christ; {to the end: Gr. perfectly}
Luke 12:35
Let your loins be girded about, and {your} lights burning;
1 Kings 18:46
And the hand of the LORD was on Elijah; and he girded up his loins, and ran before Ahab to the entrance of Jezreel. {to the...: Heb. till thou come to Jezreel}
Ephesians 6:14
Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness;
2 Kings 4:29
Then he said to Gehazi, Gird up thy loins, and take my staff in thine hand, and go thy way: if thou meet any man, salute him not; and if any salute thee, answer him not again: and lay my staff upon the face of the child.
Isaiah 44:12
The smith with the tongs both worketh in the coals, and fashioneth it with hammers, and worketh it with the strength of his arms: yea, he is hungry, and his strength faileth: he drinketh no water, and is faint. {with the tongs: or, with an axe}