Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version “Many women do noble things, but you surpass them all.” New Living Translation “There are many virtuous and capable women in the world, but you surpass them all!” English Standard Version “Many women have done excellently, but you surpass them all.” Berean Standard Bible “Many daughters have done noble things, but you surpass them all!” King James Bible Many daughters have done virtuously, but thou excellest them all. New King James Version “Many daughters have done well, But you excel them all.” New American Standard Bible “Many daughters have done nobly, But you excel them all.” NASB 1995 “Many daughters have done nobly, But you excel them all.” NASB 1977 “Many daughters have done nobly, But you excel them all.” Legacy Standard Bible “Many daughters have done excellently, But you have gone above them all.” Amplified Bible “Many daughters have done nobly, and well [with the strength of character that is steadfast in goodness], But you excel them all.” Christian Standard Bible “Many women have done noble deeds, but you surpass them all! ” Holman Christian Standard Bible Many women are capable, but you surpass them all!” American Standard Version Many daughters have done worthily, But thou excellest them all. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And many of her daughters have retained wealth, and you have far surpassed all of these. Brenton Septuagint Translation Many daughters have obtained wealth, many have wrought valiantly; but thou hast exceeded, thou hast surpassed all. Contemporary English Version "There are many good women, but you are the best!" Douay-Rheims Bible Many daughters have gathered together riches: thou hast surpassed them all. English Revised Version Many daughters have done virtuously, but thou excellest them all. GOD'S WORD® Translation 'Many women have done noble work, but you have surpassed them all!' Good News Translation He says, "Many women are good wives, but you are the best of them all." International Standard Version "Many women have done wonderful things," he says, "but you surpass all of them!" JPS Tanakh 1917 Many daughters have done valiantly, But thou excellest them all.' Literal Standard Version “The daughters who have done worthily [are] many, | You have gone up above them all.” Majority Standard Bible “Many daughters have done noble things, but you surpass them all!” New American Bible “Many are the women of proven worth, but you have excelled them all.” NET Bible "Many daughters have done valiantly, but you surpass them all!" New Revised Standard Version “Many women have done excellently, but you surpass them all.” New Heart English Bible "Many women do noble things, but you excel them all." Webster's Bible Translation Many daughters have done virtuously, but thou excellest them all. World English Bible “Many women do noble things, but you excel them all.” Young's Literal Translation Many are the daughters who have done worthily, Thou hast gone up above them all.' Additional Translations ... Context The Virtues of a Noble Woman…28Her children rise up and call her blessed; her husband praises her as well: 29“Many daughters have done noble things, but you surpass them all!” 30Charm is deceptive and beauty is fleeting, but a woman who fears the LORD is to be praised.… Cross References Proverbs 31:28 Her children rise up and call her blessed; her husband praises her as well: Proverbs 31:30 Charm is deceptive and beauty is fleeting, but a woman who fears the LORD is to be praised. Treasury of Scripture Many daughters have done virtuously, but you excel them all. done virtuously Song of Solomon 6:8,9 There are threescore queens, and fourscore concubines, and virgins without number… Ephesians 5:27 That he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish. Jump to Previous Better Daughters Excel Noble Nobly Surpass Unnumbered Valiantly Women WorthilyJump to Next Better Daughters Excel Noble Nobly Surpass Unnumbered Valiantly Women WorthilyProverbs 31 1. Lemuel's lesson of chastity and temperance6. The afflicted are to be comforted and defended 10. The praise and properties of a good wife (29) Many daughters--i.e., women (Genesis 30:13; Song of Solomon 6:9); a term of affection.Verse 29. - RESH. Many daughters have done virtuously, but thou excellest them all. The versions and some commentators take the encomium in the mean and restricted sense of praise for the acquisition of riches. Thus the Vulgate, Multae filiae congregaverunt divitias; Septuagint, "Many daughters have obtained wealth." But it adds another rendering, "Many have wrought power (ἐποίησανδύναμιν)," which is nearer the meaning in this place. Chayil (as we have seen, ver. 10) means "force," virtus, "strength of character" shown in various ways (comp. Numbers 24:18; Psalm 60:12). "Daughters," equivalent to "women," as Genesis 30:13; Song of Solomon 6:9. Roman Catholic commentators have, with much ingenuity, applied the whole description of the virtuous woman, and especially the present verse, to the Virgin Mary. We may regard it as a representation of the truly Christian matron, who loves husband and children, guides the house, is discreet, chaste, good, a teacher of good things (1 Timothy 5:14; Titus 2:3, etc.). Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew “Manyרַבּ֣וֹת (rab·bō·wṯ) Adjective - feminine plural Strong's 7227: Much, many, great daughters בָּ֭נוֹת (bā·nō·wṯ) Noun - feminine plural Strong's 1323: A daughter have done עָ֣שׂוּ (‘ā·śū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 6213: To do, make noble things, חָ֑יִל (ḥā·yil) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 2428: A force, an army, wealth, virtue, valor, strength but you וְ֝אַ֗תְּ (wə·’at) Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - second person feminine singular Strong's 859: Thou and thee, ye and you surpass עָלִ֥ית (‘ā·lîṯ) Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person feminine singular Strong's 5927: To ascend, in, actively them עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against all!” כֻּלָּֽנָה׃ (kul·lā·nāh) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine plural Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every Links Proverbs 31:29 NIVProverbs 31:29 NLT Proverbs 31:29 ESV Proverbs 31:29 NASB Proverbs 31:29 KJV Proverbs 31:29 BibleApps.com Proverbs 31:29 Biblia Paralela Proverbs 31:29 Chinese Bible Proverbs 31:29 French Bible Proverbs 31:29 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Proverbs 31:29 Many women do noble things but you (Prov. 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