Proverbs 31 · Verse 22

Proverbs 31:22

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

Proverbs 31:22 in other translations

BSBShe makes coverings for her bed; her clothing is fine linen and purple.
WEBShe makes for herself carpets of tapestry. Her clothing is fine linen and purple.
ASVShe maketh for herself carpets of tapestry; Her clothing is fine linen and purple.
YLTOrnamental coverings she hath made for herself, Silk and purple are her clothing.
DARBYShe maketh herself coverlets; her clothing is byssus and purple.
BBEShe makes for herself cushions of needlework; her clothing is fair linen and purple.
WebsterShe maketh herself coverings of tapestry; her clothing is silk and purple.

What does Proverbs 31:22 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Proverbs 31:10-31

10-31. This exquisite picture of a truly lovely wife is conceived and drawn in accordance with the customs of Eastern nations, but its moral teachings suit all climes. In Hebrew the verses begin with the letters of the Hebrew alphabet in order (compare Introduction to Poetical Books). Who ... woman--The question implies that such are rare, though not entirely wanting (compare Pr 18:22; 19:14). virtuous--literally…

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 22 She maketh herself coverings of tapestry - 13. She is not regardless either of her own person, or of the decent, proper appearance of her presses and wardrobe. She has coverings or carpeting for her guests to sit upon; she has also tapestry, מרבדים marbaddim, either tapestry, carpeting, or quilted work for her beds; and her own clothing is שש shesh, fine flax, or linen cloth, and purple; probably for a cloak or mantle. The fine linen or cotton cloth of Egypt is probably intended. I have often seen it wrapping the bodies of mummies; it is something like our coarse calico. The purple was supposed to have been dyed by a precious liquor obtained from the pinna magna, a large shellfish, of the muscle kind, found on the coast of the Mediterranean Sea. I have seen some of them nearly two feet in length. But it is a doubt whether any such liquor was ever obtained from this or any other fish; and the story itself is invented merely to hide the secret, the proper method of dying purple; which was kept so well that it certainly died with the ancients.

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Proverbs 31:10-31

This is the description of a virtuous woman of those days, but the general outlines equally suit every age and nation. She is very careful to recommend herself to her husband's esteem and affection, to know his mind, and is willing that he rule over her. 1. She can be trusted, and he will leave such a wife to manage for him. He is happy in her. And she makes it her constant business to do him good. 2. She is one…

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Proverbs 31:22 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

מַרְבַדִּ֥יםmar.va.DimcoveringsH4765
עָֽשְׂתָה\־'a.se.tah-she makesH6213
לָּ֑הּLahfor herself
שֵׁ֖שׁshesh[is] fine linenH8336
וְאַרְגָּמָ֣ןve.'ar.ga.Manand purpleH713
לְבוּשָֽׁהּ\׃le.vu.Shahclothing herH3830

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Proverbs 31:22

  • Revelation 19:8

    And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen, clean and white: for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints.

  • Proverbs 7:16

    I have decked my bed with coverings of tapestry, with carved works, with fine linen of Egypt.

  • Genesis 41:42

    And Pharaoh took off his ring from his hand, and put it upon Joseph’s hand, and arrayed him in vestures of fine linen, and put a gold chain about his neck;

  • Ezekiel 16:10-13

    I clothed thee also with broidered work, and shod thee with badgers’ skin, and I girded thee about with fine linen, and I covered thee with silk. I decked thee also with ornaments, and I put bracelets upon thy hands, and a chain on thy neck. And I put a jewel on thy forehead, and earrings in thine ears, and a beautiful crown upon thine head. Thus wast thou decked with gold and silver; and thy raiment was of fine linen, and silk, and broidered work; thou didst eat fine flour, and honey, and oil: and thou wast exceeding beautiful, and thou didst prosper into a kingdom.

  • Esther 8:15

    And Mordecai went out from the presence of the king in royal apparel of blue and white, and with a great crown of gold, and with a garment of fine linen and purple: and the city of Shushan rejoiced and was glad.

  • Revelation 19:14

    And the armies which were in heaven followed him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean.

  • Psalms 45:13-14

    The king’s daughter is all glorious within: her clothing is of wrought gold. She shall be brought unto the king in raiment of needlework: the virgins her companions that follow her shall be brought unto thee.

  • Judges 8:26

    And the weight of the golden earrings that he requested was a thousand and seven hundred shekels of gold; beside ornaments, and collars, and purple raiment that was on the kings of Midian, and beside the chains that were about their camels’ necks.

  • 1 Peter 3:3

    Whose adorning let it not be that outward adorning of plaiting the hair, and of wearing of gold, or of putting on of apparel;

  • Esther 5:1

    Now it came to pass on the third day, that Esther put on her royal apparel, and stood in the inner court of the king’s house, over against the king’s house: and the king sat upon his royal throne in the royal house, over against the gate of the house.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
coverings.
7:16
clothing.
Ge 41:42; *marg:
Es 5:1; 8:15; Ps 45:13,14; Eze 16:10-13; 1Pe 3:3
silk.{Shesh,} rather fine linen, or cotton. (See on Ex 39:27.) {Sadin,} rendered "fine linen," ver. 24, is probably the same as the Arabic {sidn,} and {sudl,} a veil, or an inner covering of fine muslin.

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Context

  • Proverbs 31:21

    She is not afraid of the snow for her household: for all her household are clothed with scarlet.

  • Proverbs 31:22

    She maketh herself coverings of tapestry; her clothing is silk and purple.

  • Proverbs 31:23

    Her husband is known in the gates, when he sitteth among the elders of the land.

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Proverbs 31:22 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Ella se hizo tapices; de lino fino y púrpura es su vestido.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Elle se fait des tapis; le fin coton et la pourpre sont ses vêtements.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Sie verfertigt sich Teppiche; Byssus und Purpur sind ihr Gewand.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Stragulatam vestem fecit sibi; byssus et purpura indumentum ejus.