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Proverbs Chapter 31 verse 17 Holy Bible

ASV Proverbs 31:17

She girdeth her loins with strength, And maketh strong her arms.
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BBE Proverbs 31:17

She puts a band of strength round her, and makes her arms strong.
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DARBY Proverbs 31:17

She girdeth her loins with strength, and maketh strong her arms.
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KJV Proverbs 31:17

She girdeth her loins with strength, and strengtheneth her arms.
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WBT Proverbs 31:17


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WEB Proverbs 31:17

She girds her loins with strength, And makes her arms strong.
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YLT Proverbs 31:17

She hath girded with might her loins, And doth strengthen her arms.
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Pulpit Commentary

Pulpit CommentaryVerse 17. - KHETH. She girdeth her loins with strength (ver. 25). This seems at first sight a strange assertion to make concerning one of the weaker sex; but the phrase is metaphorically expressive of the energy and force with which she prepares herself for her work. Strength and vigour are, as it were, the girdle which she binds round her waist to enable her to conduct her operations with case and freedom. So we have a similar metaphor boldly applied to God (Psalm 93:1): "The Lord reigneth, he is apparelled with majesty; the Lord is apparelled, he hath girded himself with strength" (cf. Job 38:3). Strengtheneth her arms. By daily exercise she makes her arms firm and strong, and capable of great and continued exertion.

Ellicott's Commentary