Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Proverbs 31:13 Cross-References
Explore 15 cross-references for Proverbs 31:13 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Proverbs chapter 31 verse 13 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“She seeketh wool, and flax, and worketh willingly with her hands.”
Proverbs 31:13 (KJV)
Commentary on Proverbs 31:13
She seeketh wool, and flax—The Hebrew darash (דָּרַשׁ, to seek/inquire) implies diligent searching, not passive acquisition. Tzemer (צֶמֶר, wool) and pishtim (פִּשְׁתִּים, flax/linen) were primary textile materials—wool for warmth, linen for coolness and priestly garments. Worketh willingly with her hands combines chefetz (חֵפֶץ, delight/pleasure) with kapayim (כַּפַּיִם, palms/hands)—she works with joyful eagerness, not grudging necessity.This rebukes both idleness (condemned in 2 Thessalonians 3:10) and joyless toil (the curse of Genesis 3:17-19 redeemed). The virtuous woman images the Creat...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Proverbs 31:13
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“if she has brought up children”
“chaste”
“we commanded you this: If anyone will not work, neither let him eat.”
“they brought him into the upper chamber. All the widows stood by him weeping”
“I am standing by the spring of water. The daughters of the men of the city are coming out to draw water.”
“Let me now go to the field”
“Drink, my lord. She hurried”
“Rachel came with her father's sheep”
“you women who are at ease! Hear my voice! You careless daughters”
“to glean to the end of barley harvest and of wheat harvest; and she lived with her mother-in-law.”