Proverbs 31:19

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“She stretches out her hands to the distaff and grasps the spindle with her fingers.”

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BSBPD

“She stretches out her hands to the distaff and grasps the spindle with her fingers.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“She layeth her hands to the spindle, and her hands hold the distaff.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“She layeth her hands to the distaff, And her hands hold the spindle.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“Her hands she hath sent forth on a spindle, And her hands have held a distaff.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Proverbs 31:19 — 2 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Exodus 35:25Every skilled woman spun with her hands and brought what she had spun: blue, purple, or scarlet yarn, or fine linen.
  2. Exodus 35:26And all the skilled women whose hearts were stirred spun the goat hair.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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