Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version She watches over the affairs of her household and does not eat the bread of idleness. New Living Translation She carefully watches everything in her household and suffers nothing from laziness. English Standard Version She looks well to the ways of her household and does not eat the bread of idleness. Berean Standard Bible She watches over the affairs of her household and does not eat the bread of idleness. King James Bible She looketh well to the ways of her household, and eateth not the bread of idleness. New King James Version She watches over the ways of her household, And does not eat the bread of idleness. New American Standard Bible She watches over the activities of her household, And does not eat the bread of idleness. NASB 1995 She looks well to the ways of her household, And does not eat the bread of idleness. NASB 1977 She looks well to the ways of her household, And does not eat the bread of idleness. Legacy Standard Bible She watches over the ways of her household, And does not eat the bread of idleness. Amplified Bible She looks well to how things go in her household, And does not eat the bread of idleness. Christian Standard Bible She watches over the activities of her household and is never idle. Holman Christian Standard Bible She watches over the activities of her household and is never idle. American Standard Version She looketh well to the ways of her household, And eateth not the bread of idleness. Aramaic Bible in Plain English The ways of her house are open and she has not eaten the bread of laziness. Brenton Septuagint Translation The ways of her household are careful, and she eats not the bread of idleness. Contemporary English Version She takes good care of her family and is never lazy. Douay-Rheims Bible She hath looked well to the paths of her house, and hath not eaten her bread idle. English Revised Version She looketh well to the ways of her household, and eateth not the bread of idleness. GOD'S WORD® Translation She keeps a close eye on the conduct of her family, and she does not eat the bread of idleness. Good News Translation She is always busy and looks after her family's needs. International Standard Version She looks discretely to the affairs of her household, and she is never lazy. JPS Tanakh 1917 She looketh well to the ways of her household, And eateth not the bread of idleness. Literal Standard Version She [is] watching the ways of her household, | And she does not eat bread of sloth. Majority Standard Bible She watches over the affairs of her household and does not eat the bread of idleness. New American Bible She watches over the affairs of her household, and does not eat the bread of idleness. NET Bible She watches over the ways of her household, and does not eat the bread of idleness. New Revised Standard Version She looks well to the ways of her household, and does not eat the bread of idleness. New Heart English Bible She looks well to the ways of her household, and doesn't eat the bread of idleness. Webster's Bible Translation She looketh well to the ways of her household, and eateth not the bread of idleness. World English Bible She looks well to the ways of her household, and doesn’t eat the bread of idleness. Young's Literal Translation She is watching the ways of her household, And bread of sloth she eateth not. Additional Translations ... Context The Virtues of a Noble Woman…26She opens her mouth with wisdom, and faithful instruction is on her tongue. 27She watches over the affairs of her household and does not eat the bread of idleness. 28Her children rise up and call her blessed; her husband praises her as well:… Cross References Proverbs 19:15 Laziness brings on deep sleep, and an idle soul will suffer hunger. Proverbs 31:28 Her children rise up and call her blessed; her husband praises her as well: Treasury of Scripture She looks well to the ways of her household, and eats not the bread of idleness. Proverbs 14:1 Every wise woman buildeth her house: but the foolish plucketh it down with her hands. 1 Thessalonians 4:11 And that ye study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we commanded you; 2 Thessalonians 3:6 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. Jump to Previous Affairs Attention Bread Eat Eateth Family Food Gives Household Idleness Looks Sloth Watches Watching Ways WorkingJump to Next Affairs Attention Bread Eat Eateth Family Food Gives Household Idleness Looks Sloth Watches Watching Ways WorkingProverbs 31 1. Lemuel's lesson of chastity and temperance6. The afflicted are to be comforted and defended 10. The praise and properties of a good wife Verse 27. - TSADE. She looketh well to the ways of her house; the actions and habits of the household. She exercises careful surveillance over all that goes on in the family. Eateth not the bread of idleness; but rather bread won by active labour and conscientious diligence. She is of the opinion of the apostle who said "that if any would not work, neither should he eat" (2 Thessalonians 3:10). Septuagint, "The ways of her house are confined (στεγναὶ διατριβαὶ οἴκων αὐτῆς), and she eats not idle bread." The first of these clauses may mean that the proceedings of her household, being confined to a narrow circle, are readily supervised. But the meaning is very doubtful; and Schleusner renders, "continuae conversationes in aedibus ejus." St. Gregory applies our verse to the conscience, thus: "She considers the ways of her house, because she accurately examines all the thoughts of her conscience. She eateth not her bread in idleness, because that which she learned out of Holy Scripture by her understanding, she places before the eyes of the Judge by exhibiting it in her works" ('Moral.,' 35:47). Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew She watches overצ֭וֹפִיָּה (ṣō·w·p̄î·yāh) Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular Strong's 6822: To lean forward, to peer into the distance, to observe, await the affairs הֲלִיכ֣וֹת (hă·lî·ḵō·wṯ) Noun - feminine plural construct Strong's 1979: A walking, a procession, march, a caravan of her household בֵּיתָ֑הּ (bê·ṯāh) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular Strong's 1004: A house and does not לֹ֣א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no eat תֹאכֵֽל׃ (ṯō·ḵêl) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 398: To eat the bread וְלֶ֥חֶם (wə·le·ḥem) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3899: Food, bread, grain of idleness. עַ֝צְל֗וּת (‘aṣ·lūṯ) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 6104: Sluggishness Links Proverbs 31:27 NIVProverbs 31:27 NLT Proverbs 31:27 ESV Proverbs 31:27 NASB Proverbs 31:27 KJV Proverbs 31:27 BibleApps.com Proverbs 31:27 Biblia Paralela Proverbs 31:27 Chinese Bible Proverbs 31:27 French Bible Proverbs 31:27 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Proverbs 31:27 She looks well to the ways (Prov. 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