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Proverbs 31:16

She considereth a field, and buyeth it: with the fruit of her hands she planteth a vineyard.

KJV

Consideravit agrum, et emit eum ; de fructu manuum suarum plantavit vineam.

Vulgate

She considereth a field, and buyeth it; With the fruit of her hands she planteth a vineyard.

ASV

זָמְמָ֣ה שָׂ֭דֶה וַ/תִּקָּחֵ֑/הוּ מִ/פְּרִ֥י כַ֝פֶּ֗י/הָ נטע נָ֣טְעָה כָּֽרֶם

Hebrew

She hath considered a field, and bought it: with the fruit of her hands she hath planted a vineyard.

Douay-Rheims

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In the original Hebrew

7 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

זָמַ֖ם
zmm
verb · 13×
י
y
noun · 92×
יִּקַּ֣ח
yqch
verb · 963×
כַּ֥ף
kp
noun · 191×
נָטְע֣וּ
nt'v
verb · 59×
פְּרִ֣י
pry
noun · 118×
שָּׂדֶ֔ה
shdh
noun · 334×

Historic Christian voices

3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • Matt 13:44 — Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto treasure hid in a field; the which when a man hath found, he hideth, and for joy thereof goeth and selleth all that he hath, and buyeth that field.
  • Prov 31:31 — Give her of the fruit of her hands; and let her own works praise her in the gates.
  • Song 8:12 — My vineyard, which is mine, is before me: thou, O Solomon, must have a thousand, and those that keep the fruit thereof two hundred.