Proverbs 31:14 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“She is like the merchants’ ships; she bringeth her food from afar.”

Proverbs 31:14 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Proverbs 31:14 in 6 Bible Translations

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Proverbs 31:14 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

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

Proverbs 31:14 — World English Bible

Proverbs 31:14 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“She is like the merchant-ships; She bringeth her bread from afar.”

Proverbs 31:14 — American Standard Version

Proverbs 31:14 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“She hath been as ships of the merchant, From afar she bringeth in her bread.”

Proverbs 31:14 — Young's Literal Translation

Proverbs 31:14 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“She is like the merchants' ships: she bringeth her food from afar;”

Proverbs 31:14 — Darby Translation

Proverbs 31:14 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“She is like the shippes of marchants: shee bringeth her foode from afarre.”

Proverbs 31:14 — Geneva Bible

Proverbs 31:14 in Context — Proverbs 31

12 Darále ella bien y no mal, todos los días de su vida.

13 Buscó lana y lino, y con voluntad labró de sus manos.

14 Fué como navío de mercader: trae su pan de lejos.

15 Levantóse aun de noche, y dió comida á su familia, y ración á sus criadas.

16 Consideró la heredad, y compróla; y plantó viña del fruto de sus manos.

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What Does Proverbs 31:14 Mean?

Proverbs 31:14 is a verse from the Book of Proverbs, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Proverbs chapter 31. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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