Proverbs 31:27
Old Testament • 7 words with Strong's data
"She looketh well to the ways of her household, and eateth not the bread of idleness."
Word-by-Word Analysis
פָּנָה
pânâh
to turn; by implication, to face, i.e. appear, look, etc.
יָטַב
yâṭab
to be (causative) make well, literally (sound, beautiful) or figuratively (happy, successful, right)
דֶּרֶךְ
derek
a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
בַּיִת
bayith
a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
לֶחֶם
lechem
food (for man or beast), especially bread, or grain (for making it)
Key Terms in This Verse
בַּיִת bayith
a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
Study H1004 →דֶּרֶךְ derek
a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
Study H1870 →יָטַב yâṭab
to be (causative) make well, literally (sound, beautiful) or figuratively (happy, successful, right)
Study H3190 →לֶחֶם lechem
food (for man or beast), especially bread, or grain (for making it)
Study H3899 →Cross References
Well reported of for good works; if she have brought up children, if she have lodged strangers, if she have washed the saints’ feet, if she have relieved the afflicted, if she have diligently followed...
That they may teach the young women to be sober, to love their husbands, to love their children,
Now we command you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye withdraw yourselves from every brother that walketh disorderly, and not after the tradition which he received of us.
Every wise woman buildeth her house: but the foolish plucketh it down with her hands.
And that ye study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we commanded you;
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