14She is like the merchant ships. She brings her bread from afar.


In Context

11 The heart of her husband trusts in her. He shall have no lack of gain.

12 She does him good, and not harm, all the days of her life.

13 She seeks wool and flax, and works eagerly with her hands.

14 She is like the merchant ships. She brings her bread from afar.

15 She rises also while it is yet night, gives food to her household, and portions for her servant girls.

16 She considers a field, and buys it. With the fruit of her hands, she plants a vineyard.

Proverbs 31:14 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

31:14She is like the merchants’ ships; she bringeth her food from afar.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

31:14She is like the merchant ships, bringing her food from afar.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

31:14She is like the merchant's ship, she bringeth her bread from afar.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

31:14She is like the merchant-ships; She bringeth her bread from afar.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

31:14She is like the merchants' ships: she bringeth her food from afar;

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

31:14She is like the merchant-ships; she bringeth her food from afar.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

31:14She is like the merchant's ships; she bringeth her food from afar.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

31:14She hath been as ships of the merchant, From afar she bringeth in her bread.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

31:14She is like the merchants' ships; she brings her food from afar.