Proverbs Chapter 31 verse 26 Holy Bible
She openeth her mouth with wisdom; And the law of kindness is on her tongue.
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Her mouth is open to give out wisdom, and the law of mercy is on her tongue.
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She openeth her mouth with wisdom; and upon her tongue is the law of kindness.
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She openeth her mouth with wisdom; and in her tongue is the law of kindness.
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She opens her mouth with wisdom. Faithful instruction is on her tongue.
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Her mouth she hath opened in wisdom, And the law of kindness `is' on her tongue.
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Proverbs 31 : 26 Bible Verse Songs
Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 26. - PE. She openeth her mouth with wisdom. She is not merely a good housewife, attending diligently to material interests; she guides her family with words of wisdom. When she speaks, it is not gossip, or slander, or idle talk, that she utters, but sentences of prudence and sound sense, such as may minister grace to the hearers. The Septuagint has this verse before ver. 25, and the first hemistich Again. after ver. 27. So in Lamentations 2, 3, 4, the pe and ayin vetoes change places. This is also the case in Psalm 37. In the former passage the LXX: renders, "She openeth her mouth heedfully and lawfully (προεχόντως καὶ ἐννόμως);" and in the other, "wisely and in accordance with law (σοφῶς καὶ νομοθέσμως)." In her tongue is the law of kindness (thorath chesed); i.e. her language to those around her is animated and regulated by love. As mistress of a family, she has to teach and direct her dependents, and she performs this duty with gracious kindness and ready sympathy. Septuagint, "She places order on her tongue."
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(26) She openeth her mouth with wisdom.--She is not a mere household drudge, with no thought beyond providing food and clothing for her family. She cares for their higher interests, and knows how to guide them with her wisdom.In her tongue is the law of kindness.--Kindness is the law by which she regulates all her words.
