Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

She makes coverings for herself;
Her clothing is fine linen and purple.

King James Version

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

Holman Bible

She makes her own bed coverings;
her clothing is fine linen and purple.

International Standard Version

She creates her own bedding, using fine linen and violet cloth.

A Conservative Version

She makes for herself carpets of tapestry. Her clothing is fine linen and purple.

American Standard Version

She maketh for herself carpets of tapestry; Her clothing is fine linen and purple.

Amplified


She makes for herself coverlets, cushions, and rugs of tapestry.
Her clothing is linen, pure and fine, and purple [wool].

Bible in Basic English

She makes for herself cushions of needlework; her clothing is fair linen and purple.

Darby Translation

She maketh herself coverlets; her clothing is byssus and purple.

Julia Smith Translation

She made for herself coverings; byssus and purple her clothing.

King James 2000

She makes herself coverings of tapestry; her clothing is fine linen and purple.

Lexham Expanded Bible

She makes for herself coverings; her clothing [is] fine linen and purple.

Modern King James verseion

She makes herself coverings; her clothing is silk and purple.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

She maketh herself fair ornaments; her clothing is white silk and purple.

NET Bible

She makes for herself coverlets; her clothing is fine linen and purple.

New Heart English Bible

She makes for herself carpets of tapestry. Her clothing is fine linen and purple.

The Emphasized Bible

Coverlets, she maketh for herself, Of white linen and of purple, is her clothing:

Webster

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

World English Bible

She makes for herself carpets of tapestry. Her clothing is fine linen and purple.

Youngs Literal Translation

Ornamental coverings she hath made for herself, Silk and purple are her clothing.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
מרבד 
Marbad 
Usage: 2

לבשׁ לבוּשׁ 
L@buwsh 
Usage: 32

is silk
שׁשׁי שׁשׁ 
Shesh 
Usage: 41

Context Readings

An Excellent Woman

21 She is not afraid of snow for her household, for all her household are clothed in scarlet. 22 She makes coverings for herself;
Her clothing is fine linen and purple.
23 Her husband is known in the gates when he sits among the elders of the land.

Cross References

Genesis 41:42

Then Pharaoh took his signet ring from his hand and put it on Joseph's hand, and clothed him in garments of fine linen and put a gold chain about his neck.

Proverbs 7:16

I have spread my couch with coverings, colored linens from Egyptian linen;

Judges 8:26

And the weight of the golden earrings that he requested was 1,700 shekels of gold, besides the crescent ornaments and the pendants and the purple garments worn by the kings of Midian, and besides the collars that were around the necks of their camels.

Esther 5:1

On the third day Esther put on her royal robes and stood in the inner court of the king's palace, in front of the king's quarters, while the king was sitting on his royal throne inside the throne room opposite the entrance to the palace.

Esther 8:15

Then Mordecai went out from the presence of the king in royal robes of blue and white, with a great golden crown and a robe of fine linen and purple, and the city of Susa shouted and rejoiced.

Psalm 45:13-14

All glorious is the princess in her chamber, with robes interwoven with gold.

Ezekiel 16:10-13

I clothed you also with embroidered cloth and shod you with fine leather. I wrapped you in fine linen and covered you with silk.

1 Peter 3:3

Do not let your adorning be external--the braiding of hair and the putting on of gold jewelry, or the clothing you wear--

Revelation 19:8

it was granted her to clothe herself with fine linen, bright and pure"--for the fine linen is the righteous deeds of the saints.

Revelation 19:14

And the armies of heaven, arrayed in fine linen, white and pure, were following him on white horses.

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