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hardworking <span class="altsize">(</span><a class="outlineItem" href="/en/wol/b/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/20/31#h=937:0-938:0"><span class="altsize">17</span></a><span class="altsize">)</span></p></li><li class="L3"><p>Kindness is on her tongue <span class="altsize">(</span><a class="outlineItem" href="/en/wol/b/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/20/31#h=956:0-957:0"><span class="altsize">26</span></a><span class="altsize">)</span></p></li><li class="L3"><p>Children and husband praise her <span class="altsize">(</span><a class="outlineItem" href="/en/wol/b/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/20/31#h=960:0-961:0"><span class="altsize">28</span></a><span class="altsize">)</span></p></li><li class="L3"><p>Charm and beauty fleeting <span class="altsize">(</span><a class="outlineItem" href="/en/wol/b/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/20/31#h=964:0-965:0"><span class="altsize">30</span></a><span class="altsize">)</span></p></li></ul></li></ul></li></ul></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="20-31-1" data-section-citation="020031001020031001"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Proverbs 31:1</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/20/31/989" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-990"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Pr 1:8; 2Ti 1:5</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-990" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-990" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p1607" data-pid="1607" class="se"></p> <p id="p1608" data-pid="1608" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204409/1411/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 2<em>,</em> pp. 236,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204409/1412/0"> 350</a></p> <div id="p1609" data-pid="1609"><p data-pid="1609" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204409/1413/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="1609" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204409/1413/0">2/1/2000, p. 31</a></p> </div><p id="p1610" data-pid="1610" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p605" data-pid="605" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270020/603/0">it-2 236,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270020/603/2"> 350;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270020/603/4"> w00 2/1 31;</a></p> <p id="p606" data-pid="606" class="sx"></p> <p id="p658" data-pid="658" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020020/656/0">w80 4/15 21;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020020/656/2"> w76 389;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020020/656/4"> w75 438</a></p> <p id="p659" data-pid="659" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="20-31-2" data-section-citation="020031002020031002"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Proverbs 31:2</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/20/31/990" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-991"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">1Sa 1:11, 28</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-991" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-991" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p1610" data-pid="1610" class="se"></p> <div id="p1611" data-pid="1611"><p data-pid="1611" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204409/1414/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="1611" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204409/1414/0">2/1/2000, p. 30</a></p> </div><p id="p1612" data-pid="1612" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p606" data-pid="606" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270020/604/0">w00 2/1 30</a></p> <p id="p607" data-pid="607" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="20-31-3" data-section-citation="020031003020031003"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Proverbs 31:3</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/20/31/991" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-992"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ho 4:11</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-992" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-992" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/20/31/992" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-993"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">De 17:15, 17; 1Ki 11:1-3; Ne 13:26</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-993" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-993" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p1612" data-pid="1612" class="se"></p> <div id="p1613" data-pid="1613"><p data-pid="1613" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204409/1415/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="1613" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204409/1415/0">2/1/2000, p. 30</a></p> </div><p id="p1614" data-pid="1614" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p607" data-pid="607" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270020/605/0">w00 2/1 30</a></p> <p id="p608" data-pid="608" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="20-31-4" data-section-citation="020031004020031004"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Proverbs 31:4</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/20/31/993" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-994"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ec 10:17; Isa 28:7</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-994" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-994" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p1614" data-pid="1614" class="se"></p> <div id="p1615" data-pid="1615"><p data-pid="1615" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204409/1416/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="1615" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204409/1416/0">2/1/2000, p. 30</a></p> </div><div id="p1616" data-pid="1616"><p data-pid="1616" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204409/1417/0"><em>Awake!,</em></a></p><p data-pid="1616" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204409/1417/0">3/8/1986, p. 10</a></p> </div><p id="p1617" data-pid="1617" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p608" data-pid="608" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270020/606/0">w00 2/1 30;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270020/606/2"> g86 3/8 10;</a></p> <p id="p609" data-pid="609" class="sx"></p> <p id="p659" data-pid="659" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020020/657/0">w61 505</a></p> <p id="p660" data-pid="660" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="20-31-5" data-section-citation="020031005020031005"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Proverbs 31:5</span></h3><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p1617" data-pid="1617" class="se"></p> <div id="p1618" data-pid="1618"><p data-pid="1618" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204409/1418/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="1618" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204409/1418/0">2/1/2000, p. 30</a></p> </div><div id="p1619" data-pid="1619"><p data-pid="1619" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204409/1419/0"><em>Awake!,</em></a></p><p data-pid="1619" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204409/1419/0">3/8/1986, p. 10</a></p> </div><p id="p1620" data-pid="1620" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p609" data-pid="609" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270020/607/0">w00 2/1 30;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270020/607/2"> g86 3/8 10;</a></p> <p id="p610" data-pid="610" class="sx"></p> <p id="p660" data-pid="660" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020020/658/0">w61 505</a></p> <p id="p661" data-pid="661" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="20-31-6" data-section-citation="020031006020031006"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Proverbs 31:6</span></h3><div class="group footnote"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Footnotes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item footnote" data-extract-id="verseFootnote-422"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">*</span></span><span class="scalableui"><p id="p1389" data-pid="1389">Or “those bitter of soul.”</p> </span></li></ul></div><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/20/31/994" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-995"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ps 104:15; Mt 27:34</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-995" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-995" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/20/31/995" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-996"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Jer 16:7</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-996" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-996" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p1620" data-pid="1620" class="se"></p> <p id="p1621" data-pid="1621" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204409/1420/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 2<em>,</em> p. 1188</a></p> <div id="p1622" data-pid="1622"><p data-pid="1622" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204409/1421/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="1622" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204409/1421/0">5/15/1987, p. 30</a></p> </div><p id="p1623" data-pid="1623" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p610" data-pid="610" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270020/608/0">it-2 1188;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270020/608/2"> w87 5/15 30;</a></p> <p id="p611" data-pid="611" class="sx"></p> <p id="p661" data-pid="661" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020020/659/0">g84 6/22 13;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020020/659/3"> w78 3/15 32;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020020/659/5"> ad 1659;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020020/659/6"> w69 506</a></p> <p id="p662" data-pid="662" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="20-31-7" data-section-citation="020031007020031007"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Proverbs 31:7</span></h3><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p1623" data-pid="1623" class="se"></p> <div id="p1624" data-pid="1624"><p data-pid="1624" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204409/1422/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="1624" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204409/1422/0">5/15/1987, p. 30</a></p> </div><p id="p1625" data-pid="1625" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p611" data-pid="611" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270020/609/0">w87 5/15 30;</a></p> <p id="p612" data-pid="612" class="sx"></p> <p id="p662" data-pid="662" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020020/660/0">g84 6/22 13;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020020/660/3"> w69 506</a></p> <p id="p663" data-pid="663" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="20-31-8" data-section-citation="020031008020031008"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Proverbs 31:8</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/20/31/996" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-997"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ps 82:4</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-997" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-997" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="20-31-9" data-section-citation="020031009020031009"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Proverbs 31:9</span></h3><div class="group footnote"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Footnotes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item footnote" data-extract-id="verseFootnote-423"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">*</span></span><span class="scalableui"><p id="p1390" data-pid="1390">Or “Plead the cause.”</p> </span></li></ul></div><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/20/31/997" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-998"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">De 1:16, 17; 2Sa 8:15; Ps 72:1, 2; Isa 11:4</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-998" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-998" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p1625" data-pid="1625" class="se"></p> <div id="p1626" data-pid="1626"><p data-pid="1626" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204409/1423/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="1626" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204409/1423/0">2/1/2000, p. 30</a></p> </div><p id="p1627" data-pid="1627" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p612" data-pid="612" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270020/610/0">w00 2/1 30</a></p> <p id="p613" data-pid="613" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="20-31-10" data-section-citation="020031010020031010"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Proverbs 31:10</span></h3><div class="group footnote"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Footnotes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item footnote" data-extract-id="verseFootnote-424"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">*</span></span><span class="scalableui"><p id="p1391" data-pid="1391">Or “an excellent.”</p> </span></li><li class="item footnote" data-extract-id="verseFootnote-425"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">*</span></span><span class="scalableui"><p id="p1392" data-pid="1392">See <a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1001070124/23/0">Glossary</a>.</p> </span></li></ul></div><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/20/31/998" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-999"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ru 3:10, 11; Pr 12:4; 19:14</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-999" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-999" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p1627" data-pid="1627" class="se"></p> <p id="p1628" data-pid="1628" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204409/1424/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 1<em>,</em> p. 506</a></p> <div id="p1629" data-pid="1629"><p data-pid="1629" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204409/1425/0"><em>Life and Ministry Meeting Workbook,</em></a></p><p data-pid="1629" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204409/1425/0">11/2016, p. 3</a></p> </div><div id="p1630" data-pid="1630"><p data-pid="1630" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204409/1426/0"><em>Awake!,</em></a></p><p data-pid="1630" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204409/1426/0">1/2008, p. 6</a></p><p data-pid="1630" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204409/1427/0">3/22/1989, p. 24</a></p> </div><div id="p1631" data-pid="1631"><p data-pid="1631" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204409/1428/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="1631" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204409/1428/0">2/1/2000, p. 31</a></p><p data-pid="1631" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204409/1429/0">7/15/1995, p. 13</a></p><p data-pid="1631" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204409/1430/0">4/15/1994, p. 32</a></p> </div><p id="p1632" data-pid="1632" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p613" data-pid="613" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270020/611/0">it-1 506;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270020/611/2"> mwb16.11 3;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270020/611/4"> g 1/08 6;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270020/611/6"> w00 2/1 31;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270020/611/8"> w95 7/15 13;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270020/611/10"> w94 4/15 32;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270020/611/12"> g89 3/22 24;</a></p> <p id="p614" data-pid="614" class="sx"></p> <p id="p663" data-pid="663" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020020/661/0">w82 2/1 15;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020020/661/2"> g80 12/8 23-24;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020020/661/5"> w77 496;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020020/661/7"> w76 389-390,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020020/661/9"> 392;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020020/661/11"> w75 16;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020020/661/13"> w64 178;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020020/661/14"> w60 46;</a><span class="ni"> w49 134</span></p> <p id="p664" data-pid="664" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="20-31-11" data-section-citation="020031011020031011"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Proverbs 31:11</span></h3><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p1632" data-pid="1632" class="se"></p> <div id="p1633" data-pid="1633"><p data-pid="1633" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204409/1431/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="1633" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204409/1431/0">2/1/2000, p. 31</a></p><p data-pid="1633" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204409/1432/0">10/15/1992, p. 11</a></p> </div><p id="p1634" data-pid="1634" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p614" data-pid="614" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270020/612/0">w00 2/1 31;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270020/612/2"> w92 10/15 11;</a></p> <p id="p615" data-pid="615" class="sx"></p> <p id="p664" data-pid="664" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020020/662/0">w84 4/15 25;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020020/662/2"> bw 83-84;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020020/662/4"> w75 16;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020020/662/6"> w64 178;</a><span class="ni"> g63 12/8 13;</span><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020020/662/8"> w62 665</a></p> <p id="p665" data-pid="665" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="20-31-12" data-section-citation="020031012020031012"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Proverbs 31:12</span></h3><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p665" data-pid="665" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020020/663/0">w75 16;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020020/663/2"> w64 178;</a><span class="ni"> g63 12/8 13</span></p> <p id="p666" data-pid="666" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="20-31-13" data-section-citation="020031013020031013"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Proverbs 31:13</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/20/31/999" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-1000"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">1Sa 2:18, 19; Tit 2:3-5</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-1000" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-1000" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p666" data-pid="666" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020020/664/0">w76 390,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020020/664/2"> 392;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020020/664/4"> g73 8/22 12;</a><span class="ni"> w39 44</span></p> <p id="p667" data-pid="667" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="20-31-14" data-section-citation="020031014020031014"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Proverbs 31:14</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/20/31/1000" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-1001"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">2Ch 9:21</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-1001" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-1001" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p1634" data-pid="1634" class="se"></p> <div id="p1635" data-pid="1635"><p data-pid="1635" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204409/1433/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="1635" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204409/1433/0">2/1/2000, p. 31</a></p> </div><p id="p1636" data-pid="1636" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p615" data-pid="615" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270020/613/0">w00 2/1 31;</a></p> <p id="p616" data-pid="616" class="sx"></p> <p id="p667" data-pid="667" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020020/665/0">g80 12/8 24;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020020/665/2"> fl 58-59;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020020/665/4"> w76 390,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020020/665/6"> 392</a></p> <p id="p668" data-pid="668" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="20-31-15" data-section-citation="020031015020031015"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Proverbs 31:15</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/20/31/1001" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-1002"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">1Ti 5:9, 10</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-1002" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-1002" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p1636" data-pid="1636" class="se"></p> <div id="p1637" data-pid="1637"><p data-pid="1637" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204409/1434/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="1637" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204409/1434/0">2/1/2000, p. 31</a></p><p data-pid="1637" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204409/1435/0">5/15/1987, p. 30</a></p> </div><p id="p1638" data-pid="1638" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p616" data-pid="616" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270020/614/0">w00 2/1 31;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270020/614/2"> w87 5/15 30;</a></p> <p id="p617" data-pid="617" class="sx"></p> <p id="p668" data-pid="668" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020020/666/0">fl 58;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020020/666/2"> w76 390-392;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020020/666/5"> w50 347;</a><span class="ni"> w49 134</span></p> <p id="p669" data-pid="669" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="20-31-16" data-section-citation="020031016020031016"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Proverbs 31:16</span></h3><div class="group footnote"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Footnotes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item footnote" data-extract-id="verseFootnote-426"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">*</span></span><span class="scalableui"><p id="p1393" data-pid="1393">Or “with her earnings.” Lit., “from the fruitage of her hands.”</p> </span></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p1638" data-pid="1638" class="se"></p> <div id="p1639" data-pid="1639"><p data-pid="1639" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204409/1436/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="1639" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204409/1436/0">2/1/2000, p. 31</a></p> </div><p id="p1640" data-pid="1640" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p617" data-pid="617" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270020/615/0">w00 2/1 31;</a></p> <p id="p618" data-pid="618" class="sx"></p> <p id="p669" data-pid="669" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020020/667/0">g80 12/8 24;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020020/667/2"> w76 391</a></p> <p id="p670" data-pid="670" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="20-31-17" data-section-citation="020031017020031017"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Proverbs 31:17</span></h3><div class="group footnote"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Footnotes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item footnote" data-extract-id="verseFootnote-427"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">*</span></span><span class="scalableui"><p id="p1394" data-pid="1394">Lit., “girds her hips with strength.”</p> </span></li></ul></div><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/20/31/1002" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-1003"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ge 24:15, 20</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-1003" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-1003" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p1640" data-pid="1640" class="se"></p> <div id="p1641" data-pid="1641"><p data-pid="1641" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204409/1437/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="1641" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204409/1437/0">2/1/2000, p. 31</a></p> </div><p id="p1642" data-pid="1642" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p618" data-pid="618" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270020/616/0">w00 2/1 31;</a></p> <p id="p619" data-pid="619" class="sx"></p> <p id="p670" data-pid="670" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020020/668/0">w76 391;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020020/668/2"> w67 382</a></p> <p id="p671" data-pid="671" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="20-31-18" data-section-citation="020031018020031018"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Proverbs 31:18</span></h3><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p1642" data-pid="1642" class="se"></p> <p id="p1643" data-pid="1643" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204409/1438/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 2<em>,</em> p. 196</a></p> <div id="p1644" data-pid="1644"><p data-pid="1644" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204409/1439/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="1644" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204409/1439/0">2/1/2000, p. 31</a></p> </div><p id="p1645" data-pid="1645" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p619" data-pid="619" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270020/617/0">it-2 196;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270020/617/2"> w00 2/1 31;</a></p> <p id="p620" data-pid="620" class="sx"></p> <p id="p671" data-pid="671" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020020/669/0">w76 391;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020020/669/2"> ad 1024</a></p> <p id="p672" data-pid="672" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="20-31-19" data-section-citation="020031019020031019"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Proverbs 31:19</span></h3><div class="group footnote"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Footnotes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item footnote" data-extract-id="verseFootnote-428"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">*</span></span><span class="scalableui"><p id="p1395" data-pid="1395">The distaff and the spindle were sticks used to spin or make thread and yarn.</p> </span></li></ul></div><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/20/31/1003" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-1004"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ex 35:25</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-1004" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-1004" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p1645" data-pid="1645" class="se"></p> <p id="p1646" data-pid="1646" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204409/1440/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 1<em>,</em> p. 636</a></p> <p id="p1647" data-pid="1647" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204409/1441/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 2<em>,</em> p. 1017</a></p> <div id="p1648" data-pid="1648"><p data-pid="1648" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204409/1442/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="1648" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204409/1442/0">3/1/2012, p. 27</a></p> </div><div id="p1649" data-pid="1649"><p data-pid="1649" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204409/1443/0"><em>Awake!,</em></a></p><p data-pid="1649" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204409/1443/0">2/22/1990, p. 13</a></p> </div><p id="p1650" data-pid="1650" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p620" data-pid="620" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270020/618/0">it-1 636;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270020/618/2"> it-2 1017;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270020/618/4"> w12 3/1 27;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270020/618/6"> g90 2/22 13;</a></p> <p id="p621" data-pid="621" class="sx"></p> <p id="p672" data-pid="672" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020020/670/0">w76 390;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020020/670/2"> g73 8/22 12</a></p> <p id="p673" data-pid="673" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="20-31-20" data-section-citation="020031020020031020"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Proverbs 31:20</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/20/31/1004" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-1005"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">1Sa 25:18; Pr 19:17; 1Ti 2:10; Heb 13:16</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-1005" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-1005" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p673" data-pid="673" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020020/671/0">g80 12/8 24;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020020/671/2"> fl 60;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020020/671/4"> w76 391;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020020/671/6"> w50 347</a></p> <p id="p674" data-pid="674" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="20-31-21" data-section-citation="020031021020031021"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Proverbs 31:21</span></h3><div class="group footnote"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Footnotes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item footnote" data-extract-id="verseFootnote-429"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">*</span></span><span class="scalableui"><p id="p1396" data-pid="1396">Lit., “double.”</p> </span></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p674" data-pid="674" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020020/672/0">w76 390;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020020/672/3"> w50 347</a></p> <p id="p675" data-pid="675" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="20-31-23" data-section-citation="020031023020031023"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Proverbs 31:23</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/20/31/1005" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-1006"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ru 4:1; Job 29:7, 8</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-1006" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-1006" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p1650" data-pid="1650" class="se"></p> <p id="p1651" data-pid="1651" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204409/1444/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 1<em>,</em> p. 893</a></p> <div id="p1652" data-pid="1652"><p data-pid="1652" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204409/1445/0"><em>Life and Ministry Meeting Workbook,</em></a></p><p data-pid="1652" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204409/1445/0">11/2016, p. 2</a></p> </div><div id="p1653" data-pid="1653"><p data-pid="1653" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204409/1446/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="1653" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204409/1446/0">2/1/2000, p. 31</a></p> </div><p id="p1654" data-pid="1654" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p621" data-pid="621" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270020/619/0">it-1 893;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270020/619/2"> mwb16.11 2;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270020/619/4"> w00 2/1 31;</a></p> <p id="p622" data-pid="622" class="sx"></p> <p id="p675" data-pid="675" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020020/673/0">w76 202;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020020/673/2"> w76 390;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020020/673/5"> ad 624;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020020/673/6"> w64 179;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020020/673/7"> w62 665;</a><span class="ni"> w49 134</span></p> <p id="p676" data-pid="676" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="20-31-24" data-section-citation="020031024020031024"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Proverbs 31:24</span></h3><div class="group footnote"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Footnotes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item footnote" data-extract-id="verseFootnote-430"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">*</span></span><span class="scalableui"><p id="p1397" data-pid="1397">Or “undergarments.”</p> </span></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p676" data-pid="676" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020020/674/0">w76 390;</a><span class="ni"> g63 3/8 10</span></p> <p id="p677" data-pid="677" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="20-31-25" data-section-citation="020031025020031025"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Proverbs 31:25</span></h3><div class="group footnote"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Footnotes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item footnote" data-extract-id="verseFootnote-431"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">*</span></span><span class="scalableui"><p id="p1398" data-pid="1398">Or “laughs at a future day.”</p> </span></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p677" data-pid="677" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020020/675/0">w76 391</a></p> <p id="p678" data-pid="678" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="20-31-26" data-section-citation="020031026020031026"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Proverbs 31:26</span></h3><div class="group footnote"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Footnotes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item footnote" data-extract-id="verseFootnote-432"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">*</span></span><span class="scalableui"><p id="p1399" data-pid="1399">Or “Loving instruction; The law of loyal love.”</p> </span></li></ul></div><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/20/31/1006" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-1007"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Jg 13:22, 23; 1Sa 25:30, 31; Es 5:8; Tit 2:3</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-1007" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-1007" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p1654" data-pid="1654" class="se"></p> <div id="p1655" data-pid="1655"><p data-pid="1655" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204409/1447/0"><em>The Watchtower</em> (Study)<em>,</em></a></p><p data-pid="1655" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204409/1447/0">6/2022, p. 26</a></p> </div><div id="p1656" data-pid="1656"><p data-pid="1656" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204409/1448/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="1656" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204409/1448/0">2/1/2000, p. 31</a></p><p data-pid="1656" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204409/1449/0">8/15/1997, p. 18</a></p> </div><p id="p1657" data-pid="1657" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p622" data-pid="622" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270020/620/0">w22.06 26;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270020/620/2"> w00 2/1 31;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270020/620/4"> w97 8/15 18;</a></p> <p id="p623" data-pid="623" class="sx"></p> <p id="p678" data-pid="678" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020020/676/0">w83 6/1 15-16;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020020/676/2"> fl 60;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020020/676/4"> w76 391;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020020/676/7"> w67 146;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020020/676/8"> w64 179;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020020/676/9"> w63 403;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020020/676/10"> w50 347</a></p> <p id="p679" data-pid="679" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="20-31-27" data-section-citation="020031027020031027"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Proverbs 31:27</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/20/31/1007" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-1008"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Pr 14:1; 1Ti 5:9, 10; Tit 2:3-5</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-1008" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-1008" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p1657" data-pid="1657" class="se"></p> <div id="p1658" data-pid="1658"><p data-pid="1658" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204409/1450/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="1658" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204409/1450/0">2/1/2000, p. 31</a></p> </div><p id="p1659" data-pid="1659" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p623" data-pid="623" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270020/621/0">w00 2/1 31;</a></p> <p id="p624" data-pid="624" class="sx"></p> <p id="p679" data-pid="679" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020020/677/0">fl 21,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020020/677/2"> 59;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020020/677/4"> w76 391;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020020/677/7"> w64 178</a></p> <p id="p680" data-pid="680" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="20-31-28" data-section-citation="020031028020031028"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Proverbs 31:28</span></h3><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p1659" data-pid="1659" class="se"></p> <div id="p1660" data-pid="1660"><p data-pid="1660" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204409/1451/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="1660" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204409/1451/0">2/15/1998, p. 6</a></p> </div><p id="p1661" data-pid="1661" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204409/1452/0"><em>Family Happiness,</em> pp. 49-50</a></p> <p id="p1662" data-pid="1662" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p624" data-pid="624" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270020/622/0">w98 2/15 6;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270020/622/2"> fy 49-50;</a></p> <p id="p625" data-pid="625" class="sx"></p> <p id="p680" data-pid="680" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020020/678/0">bw 83-84;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020020/678/2"> fl 60;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020020/678/4"> w76 391-392;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020020/678/8"> w65 132;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020020/678/9"> w64 179;</a><span class="ni"> g64 9/22 20;</span><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020020/678/11"> w63 432;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020020/678/12"> w62 665</a></p> <p id="p681" data-pid="681" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="20-31-29" data-section-citation="020031029020031029"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Proverbs 31:29</span></h3><div class="group footnote"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Footnotes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item footnote" data-extract-id="verseFootnote-433"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">*</span></span><span class="scalableui"><p id="p1400" data-pid="1400">Or “excellent.”</p> </span></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p1662" data-pid="1662" class="se"></p> <div id="p1663" data-pid="1663"><p data-pid="1663" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204409/1453/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="1663" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204409/1453/0">2/1/2000, p. 31</a></p> </div><p id="p1664" data-pid="1664" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p625" data-pid="625" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270020/623/0">w00 2/1 31;</a></p> <p id="p626" data-pid="626" class="sx"></p> <p id="p681" data-pid="681" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020020/679/0">fl 60;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020020/679/2"> w76 391;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020020/679/4"> w72 445;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020020/679/6"> w65 555</a></p> <p id="p682" data-pid="682" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="20-31-30" data-section-citation="020031030020031030"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Proverbs 31:30</span></h3><div class="group footnote"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Footnotes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item footnote" data-extract-id="verseFootnote-434"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">*</span></span><span class="scalableui"><p id="p1401" data-pid="1401">Or “empty.”</p> </span></li></ul></div><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/20/31/1008" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-1009"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">2Ki 9:30; Es 1:10-12; Pr 6:25, 26</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-1009" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-1009" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/20/31/1009" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-1010"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ge 24:60; Jg 5:7; 1Pe 3:3, 4</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-1010" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-1010" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p1664" data-pid="1664" class="se"></p> <div id="p1665" data-pid="1665"><p data-pid="1665" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204409/1454/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="1665" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204409/1454/0">2/1/2000, p. 31</a></p><p data-pid="1665" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204409/1455/0">2/1/1989, p. 4</a></p> </div><p id="p1666" data-pid="1666" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p626" data-pid="626" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270020/624/0">w00 2/1 31;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270020/624/2"> w89 2/1 4;</a></p> <p id="p627" data-pid="627" class="sx"></p> <p id="p682" data-pid="682" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020020/680/0">fl 23;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020020/680/2"> w76 391-392;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020020/680/5"> g74 5/22 6;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020020/680/7"> w73 523;</a><span class="ni"> g69 3/8 6;</span><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020020/680/10"> w64 172;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020020/680/11"> w63 292,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020020/680/12"> 433;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020020/680/13"> w62 463;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020020/680/14"> w57 179;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020020/680/15"> w50 347;</a><span class="ni"> w49 134;</span><span class="ni"> v-2 101</span></p> <p id="p683" data-pid="683" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="20-31-31" data-section-citation="020031031020031031"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Proverbs 31:31</span></h3><div class="group footnote"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Footnotes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item footnote" data-extract-id="verseFootnote-435"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">*</span></span><span class="scalableui"><p id="p1402" data-pid="1402">Lit., “Give her from the fruit of her hands.”</p> </span></li></ul></div><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/20/31/1010" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-1011"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ru 3:10, 11</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-1011" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-1011" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/20/31/1011" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-1012"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ro 16:1, 2</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-1012" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-1012" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p1666" data-pid="1666" class="se"></p> <p id="p1667" data-pid="1667" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204409/1456/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 1<em>,</em> p. 893</a></p> <div id="p1668" data-pid="1668"><p data-pid="1668" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204409/1457/0"><em>Awake!,</em></a></p><p data-pid="1668" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204409/1457/0">4/8/1998, pp. 10-11</a></p> </div><p id="p1669" data-pid="1669" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204409/1458/0"><em>“All Scripture,”</em> p. 107</a></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p627" data-pid="627" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270020/625/0">it-1 893;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270020/625/2"> g98 4/8 10-11;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270020/625/4"> si 107;</a></p> <p id="p683" data-pid="683" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020020/681/0">w76 391-392;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020020/681/3"> ad 624;</a><span class="ni"> g69 3/8 6</span></p> </span></li></ul></div></div> </div> <div id="studyParallel" class="studyPane tabContent"> <div class="section"> <h3 class="title">Parallel Translations</h3> <div class="helpText">Click a verse number to display parallel Bible verses.</div> <div class="parallel"> <div class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div> <div class="extract"></div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="studyMarginals" class="studyPane tabContent"> <div class="section marginalsGeneral"><h3 class="title"><span class="sectionIcon"></span><span class="scalableui">General</span></h3><div class="content 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28</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-991-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-991-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/20/31/991/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-992-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Prov. 31:3</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ho 4:11</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-992-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-992-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/20/31/992/1" 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class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-994-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/20/31/994/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-995-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Prov. 31:6</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ps 104:15; Mt 27:34</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-995-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-995-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/20/31/995/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-996-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Prov. 31:6</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Jer 16:7</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-996-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-996-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/20/31/996/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-997-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Prov. 31:8</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ps 82:4</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-997-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-997-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item 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19:14</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-999-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-999-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/20/31/999/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-1000-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Prov. 31:13</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">1Sa 2:18, 19; Tit 2:3-5</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-1000-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-1000-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" 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data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-1004-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Prov. 31:19</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ex 35:25</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-1004-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-1004-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/20/31/1004/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-1005-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Prov. 31:20</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">1Sa 25:18; Pr 19:17; 1Ti 2:10; Heb 13:16</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-1005-1" class="loading hidden"><span 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class="scalableui">Prov. 31:30</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ge 24:60; Jg 5:7; 1Pe 3:3, 4</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-1010-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-1010-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/20/31/1010/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-1011-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Prov. 31:31</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ru 3:10, 11</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-1011-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-1011-1" 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id="article" class="article bible html5 pub-nwtsty jwac showRuby ml-E ms-ROMAN dir-ltr includeSecondaryNav" lang="en" data-lang="E" dir="ltr" role="article"> <div class="scalableui"> <header> <h1>Proverbs</h1> </header> <p id="p912" data-pid="912" class="sb"><span id="v20-31-1-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070124/17401" class="cl vx vp"><strong>31</strong> </a>The words of King Lemʹu·el, the weighty message his mother gave to instruct him:<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070124/989" data-bid="990-1" class="b">+</a></span></p> <div id="p913" data-pid="913"><p data-pid="913" class="sl"><span id="v20-31-2-1" class="v"> <a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070124/17402" class="vl vx vp">2 </a>What should I tell you, O my son,</span></p><p data-pid="913" class="sz"><span id="v20-31-2-2" class="v">What, O son of my womb,</span></p><p data-pid="913" class="sz"><span id="v20-31-2-3" class="v">And what, O son of my vows?<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070124/990" data-bid="991-1" class="b">+</a></span></p> </div><div id="p914" data-pid="914"><p data-pid="914" class="sl"><span id="v20-31-3-1" class="v"> <a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070124/17403" class="vl vx vp">3 </a>Do not give your vigor to women,<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070124/991" data-bid="992-1" class="b">+</a></span></p><p data-pid="914" class="sz"><span id="v20-31-3-2" class="v">Nor follow ways that destroy kings.<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070124/992" data-bid="993-1" class="b">+</a></span></p> </div><div id="p915" data-pid="915"><p data-pid="915" class="sl"><span id="v20-31-4-1" class="v"> <a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070124/17404" class="vl vx vp">4 </a>It is not for kings, O Lemʹu·el,</span></p><p data-pid="915" class="sz"><span id="v20-31-4-2" class="v">It is not for kings to drink wine</span></p><p data-pid="915" class="sz"><span id="v20-31-4-3" class="v">Nor for rulers to say, “Where is my drink?”<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070124/993" data-bid="994-1" class="b">+</a></span></p> </div><div id="p916" data-pid="916"><p data-pid="916" class="sl"><span id="v20-31-5-1" class="v"> <a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070124/17405" class="vl vx vp">5 </a>So that they do not drink and forget what is decreed</span></p><p data-pid="916" class="sz"><span id="v20-31-5-2" class="v">And pervert the rights of the lowly ones.</span></p> </div><div id="p917" data-pid="917"><p data-pid="917" class="sl"><span id="v20-31-6-1" class="v"> <a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070124/17406" class="vl vx vp">6 </a>Give alcohol to those who are perishing<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070124/994" data-bid="995-1" class="b">+</a></span></p><p data-pid="917" class="sz"><span id="v20-31-6-2" class="v">And wine to those in bitter distress.<a id="footnotesource422" data-fnid="422" class="fn pr" href="/en/wol/fn/r1/lp-e/1001070124/421">*</a><a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070124/995" data-bid="996-1" class="b">+</a></span></p> </div><div id="p918" data-pid="918"><p data-pid="918" class="sl"><span id="v20-31-7-1" class="v"> <a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070124/17407" class="vl vx vp">7 </a>Let them drink and forget their poverty;</span></p><p data-pid="918" class="sz"><span id="v20-31-7-2" class="v">Let them remember their trouble no more.</span></p> </div><div id="p919" data-pid="919"><p data-pid="919" class="sl"><span id="v20-31-8-1" class="v"> <a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070124/17408" class="vl vp">8 </a>Speak up in behalf of the speechless;</span></p><p data-pid="919" class="sz"><span id="v20-31-8-2" class="v">Defend the rights of all who are perishing.<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070124/996" data-bid="997-1" class="b">+</a></span></p> </div><div id="p920" data-pid="920"><p data-pid="920" class="sl"><span id="v20-31-9-1" class="v"> <a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070124/17409" class="vl vx vp">9 </a>Speak up and judge righteously;</span></p><p data-pid="920" class="sz"><span id="v20-31-9-2" class="v">Defend the rights<a id="footnotesource423" data-fnid="423" class="fn" href="/en/wol/fn/r1/lp-e/1001070124/422">*</a> of the lowly and the poor.<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070124/997" data-bid="998-1" class="b">+</a></span></p> </div><p id="p921" data-pid="921" class="ss">א [<em>Aleph</em>]</p> <p id="p922" data-pid="922" class="sl"><span id="v20-31-10-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070124/17410" class="vl vx vp">10 </a>Who can find a capable<a id="footnotesource424" data-fnid="424" class="fn" href="/en/wol/fn/r1/lp-e/1001070124/423">*</a> wife?<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070124/998" data-bid="999-1" class="b">+</a></span></p> <p id="p923" data-pid="923" class="sz"><span id="v20-31-10-2" class="v">Her value is far more than that of corals.<a id="footnotesource425" data-fnid="425" class="fn" href="/en/wol/fn/r1/lp-e/1001070124/424">*</a></span></p> <p id="p924" data-pid="924" class="ss">ב [<em>Beth</em>]</p> <div id="p925" data-pid="925"><p data-pid="925" class="sl"><span id="v20-31-11-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070124/17411" class="vl vx vp">11 </a>Her husband trusts her from his heart,</span></p><p data-pid="925" class="sz"><span id="v20-31-11-2" class="v">And he lacks nothing of value.</span></p> </div><p id="p926" data-pid="926" class="ss">ג [<em>Gimel</em>]</p> <div id="p927" data-pid="927"><p data-pid="927" class="sl"><span id="v20-31-12-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070124/17412" class="vl vx vp">12 </a>She rewards him with good, not bad,</span></p><p data-pid="927" class="sz"><span id="v20-31-12-2" class="v">All the days of her life.</span></p> </div><p id="p928" data-pid="928" class="ss">ד [<em>Daleth</em>]</p> <div id="p929" data-pid="929"><p data-pid="929" class="sl"><span id="v20-31-13-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070124/17413" class="vl vx vp">13 </a>She obtains wool and linen;</span></p><p data-pid="929" class="sz"><span id="v20-31-13-2" class="v">She delights to work with her hands.<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070124/999" data-bid="1000-1" class="b">+</a></span></p> </div><p id="p930" data-pid="930" class="ss">ה [<em>He</em>]</p> <div id="p931" data-pid="931"><p data-pid="931" class="sl"><span id="v20-31-14-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070124/17414" class="vl vx vp">14 </a>She is like the ships of a merchant,<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070124/1000" data-bid="1001-1" class="b">+</a></span></p><p data-pid="931" class="sz"><span id="v20-31-14-2" class="v">Bringing her food in from afar.</span></p> </div><p id="p932" data-pid="932" class="ss">ו [<em>Waw</em>]</p> <div id="p933" data-pid="933"><p data-pid="933" class="sl"><span id="v20-31-15-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070124/17415" class="vl vx vp">15 </a>She also rises while it is still night,</span></p><p data-pid="933" class="sz"><span id="v20-31-15-2" class="v">Providing food for her household</span></p><p data-pid="933" class="sz"><span id="v20-31-15-3" class="v">And portions for her female servants.<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070124/1001" data-bid="1002-1" class="b">+</a></span></p> </div><p id="p934" data-pid="934" class="ss">ז [<em>Zayin</em>]</p> <div id="p935" data-pid="935"><p data-pid="935" class="sl"><span id="v20-31-16-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070124/17416" class="vl vx vp">16 </a>She sets her mind on a field and buys it;</span></p><p data-pid="935" class="sz"><span id="v20-31-16-2" class="v">She plants a vineyard from her own labors.<a id="footnotesource426" data-fnid="426" class="fn" href="/en/wol/fn/r1/lp-e/1001070124/425">*</a></span></p> </div><p id="p936" data-pid="936" class="ss">ח [<em>Heth</em>]</p> <div id="p937" data-pid="937"><p data-pid="937" class="sl"><span id="v20-31-17-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070124/17417" class="vl vx vp">17 </a>She prepares herself for hard work,<a id="footnotesource427" data-fnid="427" class="fn pr" href="/en/wol/fn/r1/lp-e/1001070124/426">*</a><a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070124/1002" data-bid="1003-1" class="b">+</a></span></p><p data-pid="937" class="sz"><span id="v20-31-17-2" class="v">And she strengthens her arms.</span></p> </div><p id="p938" data-pid="938" class="ss">ט [<em>Teth</em>]</p> <div id="p939" data-pid="939"><p data-pid="939" class="sl"><span id="v20-31-18-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070124/17418" class="vl vx vp">18 </a>She sees that her trading is profitable;</span></p><p data-pid="939" class="sz"><span id="v20-31-18-2" class="v">Her lamp does not go out at night.</span></p> </div><p id="p940" data-pid="940" class="ss">י [<em>Yod</em>]</p> <div id="p941" data-pid="941"><p data-pid="941" class="sl"><span id="v20-31-19-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070124/17419" class="vl vx vp">19 </a>Her hands seize the distaff,</span></p><p data-pid="941" class="sz"><span id="v20-31-19-2" class="v">And her hands take hold of the spindle.<a id="footnotesource428" data-fnid="428" class="fn pr" href="/en/wol/fn/r1/lp-e/1001070124/427">*</a><a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070124/1003" data-bid="1004-1" class="b">+</a></span></p> </div><p id="p942" data-pid="942" class="ss">כ [<em>Kaph</em>]</p> <div id="p943" data-pid="943"><p data-pid="943" class="sl"><span id="v20-31-20-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070124/17420" class="vl vx vp">20 </a>She extends her palm to the lowly one,</span></p><p data-pid="943" class="sz"><span id="v20-31-20-2" class="v">And she opens her hands to the poor.<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070124/1004" data-bid="1005-1" class="b">+</a></span></p> </div><p id="p944" data-pid="944" class="ss">ל [<em>Lamed</em>]</p> <div id="p945" data-pid="945"><p data-pid="945" class="sl"><span id="v20-31-21-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070124/17421" class="vl vx vp">21 </a>She does not worry about her household because of the snow,</span></p><p data-pid="945" class="sz"><span id="v20-31-21-2" class="v">For her whole household is clothed in warm<a id="footnotesource429" data-fnid="429" class="fn" href="/en/wol/fn/r1/lp-e/1001070124/428">*</a> garments.</span></p> </div><p id="p946" data-pid="946" class="ss">מ [<em>Mem</em>]</p> <p id="p947" data-pid="947" class="sl"><span id="v20-31-22-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070124/17422" class="vl vp">22 </a>She makes her own bed covers.</span></p> <p id="p948" data-pid="948" class="sz"><span id="v20-31-22-2" class="v">Her clothing is of linen and purple wool.</span></p> <p id="p949" data-pid="949" class="ss">נ [<em>Nun</em>]</p> <div id="p950" data-pid="950"><p data-pid="950" class="sl"><span id="v20-31-23-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070124/17423" class="vl vx vp">23 </a>Her husband is well-known in the city gates,<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070124/1005" data-bid="1006-1" class="b">+</a></span></p><p data-pid="950" class="sz"><span id="v20-31-23-2" class="v">Where he sits among the elders of the land.</span></p> </div><p id="p951" data-pid="951" class="ss">ס [<em>Samekh</em>]</p> <div id="p952" data-pid="952"><p data-pid="952" class="sl"><span id="v20-31-24-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070124/17424" class="vl vx vp">24 </a>She makes and sells linen garments<a id="footnotesource430" data-fnid="430" class="fn" href="/en/wol/fn/r1/lp-e/1001070124/429">*</a></span></p><p data-pid="952" class="sz"><span id="v20-31-24-2" class="v">And supplies belts to the merchants.</span></p> </div><p id="p953" data-pid="953" class="ss">ע [<em>Ayin</em>]</p> <div id="p954" data-pid="954"><p data-pid="954" class="sl"><span id="v20-31-25-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070124/17425" class="vl vx vp">25 </a>She is clothed with strength and splendor,</span></p><p data-pid="954" class="sz"><span id="v20-31-25-2" class="v">And she looks to the future with confidence.<a id="footnotesource431" data-fnid="431" class="fn" href="/en/wol/fn/r1/lp-e/1001070124/430">*</a></span></p> </div><p id="p955" data-pid="955" class="ss">פ [<em>Pe</em>]</p> <div id="p956" data-pid="956"><p data-pid="956" class="sl"><span id="v20-31-26-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070124/17426" class="vl vx vp">26 </a>She opens her mouth in wisdom;<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070124/1006" data-bid="1007-1" class="b">+</a></span></p><p data-pid="956" class="sz"><span id="v20-31-26-2" class="v">The law of kindness<a id="footnotesource432" data-fnid="432" class="fn" href="/en/wol/fn/r1/lp-e/1001070124/431">*</a> is on her tongue.</span></p> </div><p id="p957" data-pid="957" class="ss">צ [<em>Tsade</em>]</p> <div id="p958" data-pid="958"><p data-pid="958" class="sl"><span id="v20-31-27-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070124/17427" class="vl vx vp">27 </a>She watches over the activity of her household,</span></p><p data-pid="958" class="sz"><span id="v20-31-27-2" class="v">And the bread of laziness she does not eat.<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070124/1007" data-bid="1008-1" class="b">+</a></span></p> </div><p id="p959" data-pid="959" class="ss">ק [<em>Qoph</em>]</p> <div id="p960" data-pid="960"><p data-pid="960" class="sl"><span id="v20-31-28-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070124/17428" class="vl vx vp">28 </a>Her children rise up and declare her happy;</span></p><p data-pid="960" class="sz"><span id="v20-31-28-2" class="v">Her husband rises up and praises her.</span></p> </div><p id="p961" data-pid="961" class="ss">ר [<em>Resh</em>]</p> <div id="p962" data-pid="962"><p data-pid="962" class="sl"><span id="v20-31-29-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070124/17429" class="vl vx vp">29 </a>There are many capable<a id="footnotesource433" data-fnid="433" class="fn" href="/en/wol/fn/r1/lp-e/1001070124/432">*</a> women,</span></p><p data-pid="962" class="sz"><span id="v20-31-29-2" class="v">But you—you surpass them all.</span></p> </div><p id="p963" data-pid="963" class="ss">ש [<em>Shin</em>]</p> <div id="p964" data-pid="964"><p data-pid="964" class="sl"><span id="v20-31-30-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070124/17430" class="vl vx vp">30 </a>Charm may be false, and beauty may be fleeting,<a id="footnotesource434" data-fnid="434" class="fn pr" href="/en/wol/fn/r1/lp-e/1001070124/433">*</a><a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070124/1008" data-bid="1009-1" class="b">+</a></span></p><p data-pid="964" class="sz"><span id="v20-31-30-2" class="v">But the woman who fears Jehovah will be praised.<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070124/1009" data-bid="1010-1" class="b">+</a></span></p> </div><p id="p965" data-pid="965" class="ss">ת [<em>Taw</em>]</p> <div id="p966" data-pid="966"><p data-pid="966" class="sl"><span id="v20-31-31-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070124/17431" class="vl vx vp">31 </a>Give her the reward for what she does,<a id="footnotesource435" data-fnid="435" class="fn pr" href="/en/wol/fn/r1/lp-e/1001070124/434">*</a><a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070124/1010" data-bid="1011-1" 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