Parallel Verses
The Emphasized Bible
She tasteth, whether, good, be her merchandise, and her lamp, goeth not out by night:
New American Standard Bible
Her lamp does not go out at night.
King James Version
She perceiveth that her merchandise is good: her candle goeth not out by night.
Holman Bible
and her lamp never goes out at night.
International Standard Version
She is confident that her profits are sufficient. Her lamp does not go out at night.
A Conservative Version
She perceives that her merchandise is profitable. Her lamp does not go out by night.
American Standard Version
She perceiveth that her merchandise is profitable: Her lamp goeth not out by night.
Amplified
She sees that her gain is good;
Her lamp does not go out, but it burns continually through the night [she is prepared for whatever lies ahead].
Bible in Basic English
She sees that her marketing is of profit to her: her light does not go out by night.
Darby Translation
She perceiveth that her earning is good; her lamp goeth not out by night.
Julia Smith Translation
She tasted that her traffic is good: her light will not go out by night
King James 2000
She perceives that her merchandise is good: her lamp goes not out by night.
Lexham Expanded Bible
She perceives that her merchandise [is] good; her lamp does not go out in the night.
Modern King James verseion
She sees that her merchandise is good; her lamp does not go out by night.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And if she perceiveth that her housewifery doth good, her candle goeth not out by night.
NET Bible
She knows that her merchandise is good, and her lamp does not go out in the night.
New Heart English Bible
She perceives that her merchandise is profitable. Her lamp doesn't go out by night.
Webster
She perceiveth that her merchandise is good: her candle goeth not out by night.
World English Bible
She perceives that her merchandise is profitable. Her lamp doesn't go out by night.
Youngs Literal Translation
She hath perceived when her merchandise is good, Her lamp is not extinguished in the night.
Themes
Commerce » Increased the wealth of nations and individuals
Industry » Characteristic of Godly women
Lamps » Often kept lighting all night
Night » The jews » Often kept lamps burning during
Speech/communication » Who speaks wisdom
Wives » Good » Are diligent and prudent
Woman » Good and virtuous, described
Interlinear
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 31:18
Verse Info
Context Readings
An Excellent Woman
17 She girdeth, with strength her loins, and putteth vigour into her arms: 18 She tasteth, whether, good, be her merchandise, and her lamp, goeth not out by night: 19 Her hands, she putteth forth to the distaff, and, her palms, lay hold of the spindle:
Cross References
Genesis 31:40
Thus have I been - By day, drought hath consumed me, And, frost, by, night, - So that my sleep fled away from mine eyes.
Matthew 25:3-10
For, the foolish - though they took, their torches, took not with them, oil:
1 Thessalonians 2:9
For ye remember, brethren, our toil and hardship: night and day, working, so as not to be a burden unto any of you, we proclaimed unto you the glad-message of God,
2 Thessalonians 3:7-9
For, ye yourselves, know, how needful it is to be imitating us, in that we were not disorderly among you,