Proverbs 31: 10-31 AMP
The Virtuous Woman
10 A capable, intelligent, and virtuous woman - who is he who can find her? She is far more precious than jewels and her value is far above rubies or pearls.
11 The heart of her husband trusts in her confidently and relies on and believes in her securely, so that he has no lack of [honest] gain or need of [dishonest] spoil.
12 She comforts, encourages, and does him only good as long as there is life within her.
13 She seeks out wool and flax and works with willing hands [to develop it].
14 She is like the merchant ships loaded with foodstuffs; she brings her household's food from a far [country].
15 She rises while it is yet night and gets [spiritual] food for her household and assigns her maids their tasks.
16 She considers a [new] field before she buys or accepts it [expanding prudently and not courting neglect of her present duties by assuming other duties]; with her savings [of time and strength] she plants fruitful vines in her vineyard.
17 She girds herself with strength [spiritual, mental, and physical fitness for her God-given task] and makes her arms strong and firm.
18 She tastes and sees that her gain from work [with and for God] is good; her lamp goes not out, but it burns on continually through the night [of trouble, privation, or sorrow, warning away fear, doubt, and distrust].
19 She lays her hands to the spindle, and her hands hold the distaff.
20 She opens her hand to the poor, yes, she reaches out her filled hands to the needy [whether in body, mind, or spirit].
21 She fears not the snow for her family, for all her household are doubly clothed in scarlet.
22 She makes for herself coverlets, cushions, and rugs of tapestry. Her clothing is of linen, pure and fine, and of purple [such as that of which the clothing of priests and the hallowed clothes of the temple were made].
23 Her husband is known in the [city's] gates, when he sits among the elders of the land.
24 She makes fine linen garments and leads others to buy them; she delivers to the merchants girdles [or sashes that free one up for service].
25 Strength and dignity are her clothing and her position is strong and secure; she rejoices over the future [the latter day or time to come, knowing that she and her family are in readiness for it]!
26 She opens her mouth in skillful and godly Wisdom, and on her tongue is the law of kindness [giving counsel and instruction].
27 She looks well to how things go in her household, and the bread of idleness (gossip, discontent, and self-pity) she will not eat.
28 Her children rise up and call her blessed (happy, fortunate, and to be envied); and her husband boasts of and praises her,
29 Many daughters have done virtuously, nobly, and well [with the strength of character that is steadfast in goodness], but you excel them all.
30 Charm and grace are deceptive, and beauty is vain [because it is not lasting], but a woman who reverently and worshipfully fears the Lord, she shall be praised!
31 Give her of the fruit of her hands, and let her own works praise her in the gates [of the city]!
ACROSS:
2. She makes for herself coverlets, cushions, and rugs of _______.
7. Charm and _________ are deceptive.
8. She opens her mouth in ________ and godly Wisdom.
10. Grace is __________.
11. __________ prudently and not courting neglect.
12. Her value is far above ________ or pearls.
13. She plants fruitful vines in her ____________.
14. Her __________ is known in the city's gates.
15. The heart of her husband trusts in her ____________.
17. She __________ her maids their tasks.
19. She brings her household's _________ from a far country.
21. She _________ to the merchants girdles.
22. Many ___________ have done virtuously, nobly, and well.
24. A virtuous ________ - who is he who can find her?
27. She gives counsel and _____________.
28. Her husband believes in her _____________.
30. The bread of ___________ she will not eat.
33. She considers a new ________ before she buys it.
34. She fears not the snow for her __________.
37. You ________ them all.
38. Expanding ________, she considers a new field.
41. She does him good as long as there is life ________ her.
42. She comforts, __________, and does him only good.
45. __________ and ... [sentence continued in #48]
48. ...___________ are her clothing.
50. She and her family are in ______________ for it.
51. ____ children rise up.
53. She makes her arms ___________ and firm.
55. Her husband boasts of and _____________ her.
58. She is like the ____________ ships.
62. Her clothing is this color.
63. She ____________ a new field.
64. The law of ____________ is on her tongue.
67. With her __________ of time and strength she plants vines.
68. She assigns her maids their __________.
69. She rejoices over the __________.
DOWN:
1. She makes fine linen __________.
3. She is far more ___________ than jewels.
4. A woman who _____________ fears the Lord, shall be praised.
5. Her children call her ____________.
6. Her ___________ is of linen.
7. She opens her mouth with ___________ Wisdom.
9. Ships loaded with ____________.
13. A capable, intelligent, and _____________ woman.
14. Her _________ are doubly clothed in scarlet.
15. Her _________ rise up and call her blessed.
16. She works with __________ hands.
18. Skillful and godly __________.
20. The ________ of her husband trusts in her.
23. A woman who ___________ fears the Lord, shall be praised.
25. She ________, encourages, and does him good.
26. An __________ woman, who is he who can find her?
29. A __________ woman, who is he who can find her?
31. As long as there is ________ within her.
32. She lays her hands to the __________.
35. Her ________ goes not out.
36. Her clothing is of _________.
39. She reaches out her filled hands to the _________.
40. She brings food from a far ___________.
41. She _________ with willing hands.
43. She girds herself with strength [_______, mental, and physical].
44. She does him only ________ as long as there is life within her.
46. Her husband is known in the city's _______.
47. She works with willing ________.
49. The law of kindness is on her _________.
52. She _______ over the future.
54. Her _______ from work is good.
56. He sits among the _________ of the land.
57. Beauty is ________.
59. ________ is deceptive.
60. Her husband __________ in her confidently.
61. He has no lack of honest gain or need of dishonest ________.
65. Her lamp goes ______ out.
66. She tastes and _______ that her gain from work is good.
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