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Proverbs 31:27

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She looketh well to the ways of her household, and eateth not the bread of idleness.
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  1. 1 Timothy 5:10Rank 1 from verse 27
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    10Well reported of for good works; if she have brought up children, if she have lodged strangers, if she have washed the saints’ feet, if she have relieved the afflicted, if she have diligently followed every good work.

  2. Titus 2:4Rank 2 from verse 27
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    4That they may teach the young women to be sober, to love their husbands, to love their children,

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    6Now we command you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye withdraw yourselves from every brother that walketh disorderly, and not after the tradition which he received of us.

  4. Proverbs 14:1Rank 4 from verse 27
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    1EVERY wise woman buildeth her house: but the foolish plucketh it down with her hands.

  5. 1 Thessalonians 4:11Rank 5 from verse 27
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    11And that ye study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we commanded you;

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Proverbs 31:27

COMBINED MEANING

looketh

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Third-person singular present form of look, meaning to direct the eyes or attention; to behold, observe, expect, or take heed.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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household

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Sense 1: The persons belonging to a house, family, or domestic establishment, including those under its head or charge. Sense 2: The goods, effects, or affairs belonging to such a house.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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eateth

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Third-person singular present form of eat, meaning to take food into the body; to consume, devour, or waste away.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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26She openeth her mouth with wisdom; and in her tongue is the law of kindness.

27She looketh well to the ways of her household, and eateth not the bread of idleness.

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28Her children arise up, and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praiseth her.

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