King James Version
Proverbs 31:12 in the King James Version says “She will do him good and not evil all the days of her life.” — study this verse from Proverbs chapter 31 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“She will do him good and not evil all the days of her life.”
Proverbs 31:12 · KJV
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.
She will do him good and not evil all the days of her life.
She seeketh wool, and flax, and worketh willingly with her hands.
She is like the merchants' ships; she bringeth her food from afar.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“She will do”
H1580to treat a person (well or ill), i.e., benefit or requite; by implication (of toil), to ripen, i.e., (specifically) to wean
“him good”
H2896good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
“all the days”
H3117a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an asso
“of her life”
H2416alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or livin
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