Proverbs 31 · Verse 28

Proverbs 31:28

Her children arise up, and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praiseth her.

Proverbs 31:28, King James Version

Proverbs 31:28 in other translations

BSB	Her children rise up and call her blessed; her husband praises her as well:
WEB	Her children rise up and call her blessed. Her husband also praises her:
ASV	Her children rise up, and call her blessed; Her husband also, and he praiseth her, saying:
YLT	Her sons have risen up, and pronounce her happy, Her husband, and he praiseth her,
DARBY	Her children rise up and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praiseth her:
BBE	Her children get up and give her honour, and her husband gives her praise, saying,
Webster	Her children rise up, and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praiseth her.

What does Proverbs 31:28 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 28 Her children arise up, and call her blessed - 20. She considers a good education next to Divine influence; and she knows also that if she train up a child in the way he should go, when he is old he will not depart from it. 1. Her children are well bred; they rise up and pay due respect. 2. They are taught the fear of the lord, and obedience to his testimonies; therefore they call her blessed. So they are of a decent, orderly, respectable, religious behavior. 3. Her husband is so satisfied with her conduct towards himself, his household, his business, and their children, that he praiseth her. He shows himself sensible of her excellence, and encourages her, in her work, by the commendations he bestows.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

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 31:28 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.

קָ֣מוּKa.muthey rise upH6965

בָ֭נֶיהָVa.nei.hasons herH1121

וַֽיְאַשְּׁר֑וּהָvay.'a.she.Ru.haand they called blessed herH833

בַּ֝עְלָ֗הּba'.Lahhusband herH1167

וַֽיְהַֽלְלָהּ\׃Vay.Ha.Lahand he praised herH1984

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

Cross references for Proverbs 31:28

2 Timothy 1:5
When I call to remembrance the unfeigned faith that is in thee, which dwelt first in thy grandmother Lois, and thy mother Eunice; and I am persuaded that in thee also.
2 Timothy 3:15-17
And that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus. All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works.
1 Kings 2:19
Bath–sheba therefore went unto king Solomon, to speak unto him for Adonijah. And the king rose up to meet her, and bowed himself unto her, and sat down on his throne, and caused a seat to be set for the king’s mother; and she sat on his right hand.
Proverbs 31:1
The words of king Lemuel, the prophecy that his mother taught him.
Psalms 116:16
O Lord, truly I am thy servant; I am thy servant, and the son of thine handmaid: thou hast loosed my bonds.
Isaiah 62:4-5
Thou shalt no more be termed Forsaken; neither shall thy land any more be termed Desolate: but thou shalt be called Hephzi–bah, and thy land Beulah: for the Lord delighteth in thee, and thy land shall be married. For as a young man marrieth a virgin, so shall thy sons marry thee: and as the bridegroom rejoiceth over the bride, so shall thy God rejoice over thee.
Song of Solomon 7:1-9
How beautiful are thy feet with shoes, O prince’s daughter! the joints of thy thighs are like jewels, the work of the hands of a cunning workman. Thy navel is like a round goblet, which wanteth not liquor: thy belly is like an heap of wheat set about with lilies. Thy two breasts are like two young roes that are twins. Thy neck is as a tower of ivory; thine eyes like the fishpools in Heshbon, by the gate of Bath–rabbim: thy nose is as the tower of Lebanon which looketh toward Damascus. …

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

children.
1; 1Ki 2:19; Ps 116:16; 2Ti 1:5; 3:15-17
her husband.
So 7:1-9; Isa 62:4,5; *marg:

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

Proverbs 31:27
She looketh well to the ways of her household, and eateth not the bread of idleness.
Proverbs 31:28
Her children arise up, and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praiseth her.
Proverbs 31:29
Many daughters have done virtuously, but thou excellest them all.

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Proverbs 31:28 in other languages

Spanish Reina-Valera 1909	Levantáronse sus hijos, y llamáronla bienaventurada; y su marido también la alabó.
French Bible J.N. Darby 1885	Ses fils se lèvent et la disent bienheureuse, son mari aussi, et il la loue:
German Elberfelder 1871	Ihre Söhne stehen auf und preisen sie glücklich, ihr Mann steht auf und rühmt sie:
Latin Clementine Vulgate	Surrexerunt filii ejus, et beatissimam prædicaverunt; vir ejus, et laudavit eam.