Parallel Verses

Modern King James verseion

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

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 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 the snow for her household; for all her household are clothed with scarlet. 22 She makes herself coverings; her clothing is silk and purple. 23 Her husband is known in the gates, when he sits among the elders of the land.


Cross References

Genesis 41:42

And Pharaoh took off his ring from his hand, and put it upon Joseph's hand. And he dressed him with fine linen robes, and put a gold chain around his neck.

Proverbs 7:16

I have decked my bed with coverings, with striped cloths of Egyptian linen.

Judges 8:26

And the weight of the golden earrings which he asked for was seventeen hundred of gold, besides ornaments, and pendants, and purple clothing that was on the kings of Midian, and besides the chains around their camels' necks.

Esther 5:1

And it happened on the third day, Esther put on royal clothing, and stood in the inner court of the king's house, across from the king's house. And the king sat on his royal throne in the royal house, across from the gate of the house.

Esther 8:15

And Mordecai went out from the presence of the king in royal clothing of blue and white, and with a great crown of gold, and with a garment of fine linen and purple. And the city of Shushan rejoiced and was glad.

Psalm 45:13-14

The king's daughter is all glorious within; her clothing is trimmed with gold.

Ezekiel 16:10-13

I also clothed you with embroidered work, and I shod you with dugong sandals. And I wrapped you in fine linen, and I covered you with silk.

1 Peter 3:3

Of whom let not be the adorning of garments, or outward braiding of hair and wearing of gold, or of putting on clothing,

Revelation 19:8

And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen, clean and white. For the fine linen is the righteousness of the saints.

Revelation 19:14

And the armies in Heaven followed Him on white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean.

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