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Proverbs 31:22

Proverbs 31:22
She maketh herself coverings of tapestry; her clothing is silk and purple.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

She maketh herself coverings of tapestry,.... For the furniture and ornament of her house, or for her bed; which may signify the ordinances of the Gospel, and the decent, orderly, and beautiful…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Proverbs 31:10-31

This description of the virtuous woman is designed to show what wives the women should make and what wives the men should choose; it consists of twenty-two verses, each beginning with a letter of the…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

coverings i.e. carpetsor cushions, to be spread out on the bed or divan. Comp. Pro 7:16.

silk Rather, fine linen, as the word is rendered both of Egyptian robes of honour (Gen 41:42) and of the Jewish…