Proverbs · Modern Greek Bible: Vamvas (1850)
Proverbs 31 Modern Greek Bible: Vamvas (1850)
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Notes on this text (2)
- The Old Testament is translated from the Hebrew, not from the Septuagint read in the Orthodox Church; there are no deuterocanonical books.
- Katharevousa (learned 19th-century Greek), as in the CrossWire module (text from theword.gr).
1 Οι λόγοι του βασιλέως Λεμουήλ, ο χρησμός, τον οποίον η μήτηρ αυτού εδίδαξεν αυτόν.
1 The words of King Lemuel—the revelation which his mother taught him:
2 Τι, υιέ μου; και τι, τέκνον της κοιλίας μου; και τι, υιέ των ευχών μου;
2 “Oh, my son! Oh, son of my womb! Oh, son of my vows!
3 Μη δώσης τας δυνάμεις σου εις τας γυναίκας, μηδέ τας οδούς σου εις τας αφανιστρίας των βασιλέων.
3 Don’t give your strength to women, nor your ways to that which destroys kings.
4 Δεν είναι των βασιλέων, Λεμουήλ, δεν είναι των βασιλέων να πίνωσιν οίνον, ουδέ των ηγεμόνων, σίκερα·
4 It is not for kings, Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine, nor for princes to say, ‘Where is strong drink?’
5 μήποτε πιόντες λησμονήσωσι τον νόμον και διαστρέψωσι την κρίσιν τινός τεθλιμμένου.
5 lest they drink, and forget the law, and pervert the justice due to anyone who is afflicted.
6 Δίδετε σίκερα εις τους τεθλιμμένους, και οίνον εις τους πεπικραμένους την ψυχήν·
6 Give strong drink to him who is ready to perish, and wine to the bitter in soul.
7 διά να πίωσι και να λησμονήσωσι την πτωχείαν αυτών και να μη ενθυμώνται πλέον την δυστυχίαν αυτών.
7 Let him drink, and forget his poverty, and remember his misery no more.
8 Άνοιγε το στόμα σου υπέρ του αφώνου, υπέρ της κρίσεως πάντων των εγκαταλελειμμένων.
8 Open your mouth for the mute, in the cause of all who are left desolate.
9 Άνοιγε το στόμα σου, κρίνε δικαίως, και υπερασπίζου τον πτωχόν και τον ενδεή.
9 Open your mouth, judge righteously, and serve justice to the poor and needy.”
10 Γυναίκα ενάρετον τις θέλει ευρεί; διότι η τοιαύτη είναι πολύ τιμιωτέρα υπέρ τους μαργαρίτας.
10 Who can find a worthy woman? For her value is far above rubies.
11 Η καρδία του ανδρός αυτής θαρρεί επ' αυτήν, και δεν θέλει στερείσθαι αφθονίας.
11 The heart of her husband trusts in her. He shall have no lack of gain.
12 Θέλει φέρει εις αυτόν καλόν και ουχί κακόν, πάσας τας ημέρας της ζωής αυτής.
12 She does him good, and not harm, all the days of her life.
13 Ζητεί μαλλίον και λινάριον και εργάζεται ευχαρίστως με τας χείρας αυτής.
13 She seeks wool and flax, and works eagerly with her hands.
14 Είναι ως τα πλοία των εμπόρων· φέρει την τροφήν αυτής από μακρόθεν.
14 She is like the merchant ships. She brings her bread from afar.
15 Και εγείρεται ενώ είναι έτι νυξ και δίδει τροφήν εις τον οίκον αυτής, και έργα εις τας θεραπαίνας αυτής.
15 She rises also while it is yet night, gives food to her household, and portions for her servant girls.
16 Θεωρεί αγρόν και αγοράζει αυτόν· εκ του καρπού των χειρών αυτής φυτεύει αμπελώνα.
16 She considers a field, and buys it. With the fruit of her hands, she plants a vineyard.
17 Ζώνει την οσφύν αυτής με δύναμιν, και ενισχύει τους βραχίονας αυτής.
17 She arms her waist with strength, and makes her arms strong.
18 Αισθάνεται ότι το εμπόριον αυτής είναι καλόν· ο λύχνος αυτής δεν σβύνεται την νύκτα.
18 She perceives that her merchandise is profitable. Her lamp doesn’t go out by night.
19 Βάλλει τας χείρας αυτής εις το αδράκτιον και κρατεί εν τη χειρί αυτής την ηλακάτην.
19 She lays her hands to the distaff, and her hands hold the spindle.
20 Ανοίγει την χείρα αυτής εις τους πτωχούς και εκτείνει τας χείρας αυτής προς τους ενδεείς.
20 She opens her arms to the poor; yes, she extends her hands to the needy.
21 Δεν φοβείται την χιόνα διά τον οίκον αυτής· διότι πας ο οίκος αυτής είναι ενδεδυμένοι διπλά.
21 She is not afraid of the snow for her household, for all her household are clothed with scarlet.
22 Κάμνει εις εαυτήν σκεπάσματα· το ένδυμα αυτής είναι βύσσος και πορφύρα.
22 She makes for herself carpets of tapestry. Her clothing is fine linen and purple.
23 Ο ανήρ αυτής γνωρίζεται εν ταις πύλαις, όταν κάθηται μεταξύ των πρεσβυτέρων του τόπου.
23 Her husband is respected in the gates, when he sits among the elders of the land.
24 Κάμνει λεπτόν πανίον και πωλεί· και δίδει ζώνας εις τους εμπόρους.
24 She makes linen garments and sells them, and delivers sashes to the merchant.
25 Ισχύν και ευπρέπειαν είναι ενδεδυμένη· και ευφραίνεται διά τον μέλλοντα καιρόν.
25 Strength and dignity are her clothing. She laughs at the time to come.
26 Ανοίγει το στόμα αυτής εν σοφία· και επί της γλώσσης αυτής είναι νόμος ευμενείας.
26 She opens her mouth with wisdom. Kind instruction is on her tongue.
27 Επαγρυπνεί εις την κυβέρνησιν του οίκου αυτής και άρτον οκνηρίας δεν τρώγει.
27 She looks well to the ways of her household, and doesn’t eat the bread of idleness.
28 Τα τέκνα αυτής σηκόνονται και μακαρίζουσιν αυτήν· ο ανήρ αυτής, και επαινεί αυτήν·
28 Her children rise up and call her blessed. Her husband also praises her:
29 Πολλαί θυγατέρες εφέρθησαν αξίως, αλλά συ υπερέβης πάσας.
29 “Many women do noble things, but you excel them all.”
30 Ψευδής είναι η χάρις και μάταιον το κάλλος· η γυνή η φοβουμένη τον Κύριον, αυτή θέλει επαινείσθαι.
30 Charm is deceitful, and beauty is vain; but a woman who fears Yahweh, she shall be praised.
31 Δότε εις αυτήν εκ του καρπού των χειρών αυτής· και τα έργα αυτής ας επαινώσιν αυτήν εν ταις πύλαις.
31 Give her of the fruit of her hands! Let her works praise her in the gates!
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Lemuel
A king whose words, taught him by his mother, are recorded in Proverbs 31.
Cited in the guide: Proverbs 31:1
Cross references (30)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 Proverbs 6:20; 2 Timothy 1:5; Proverbs 1:8; 2 Timothy 3:15; Proverbs 30:1
- 2 Isaiah 49:15; 1 Samuel 1:11; 1 Samuel 1:28
- 3 Deuteronomy 17:17; Nehemiah 13:26; Proverbs 7:26–27; Proverbs 5:9–11; 1 Kings 11:1
- 4 Proverbs 20:1; Ecclesiastes 10:17; Isaiah 5:22; Hosea 4:11–12; Habakkuk 2:5
- 5 Habakkuk 2:5
- 6 1 Timothy 5:23; Psalm 104:15; 1 Samuel 1:10; Job 3:20; 2 Kings 4:27
- 7 Ephesians 5:18
- 8 Psalm 82:3–4; Proverbs 24:11–12; Jeremiah 38:7–10; Jeremiah 26:24; Esther 4:13–16
- 9 Isaiah 1:17; Amos 5:11–12; Leviticus 19:15; Job 29:15–16; Deuteronomy 1:16
- 10 Proverbs 19:14; Proverbs 12:4; Ephesians 5:25–33; Proverbs 18:22; Proverbs 3:15
- 11 1 Peter 3:1–7
- 13 1 Timothy 5:10; Titus 2:5; 2 Thessalonians 3:10–12; Acts 9:39–40; Ruth 2:23
- 14 Ezekiel 27:3–36; 1 Kings 9:26–28
- 15 Romans 12:11; Mark 1:35; Luke 12:42; Proverbs 20:13; Ecclesiastes 9:10
- 16 Matthew 13:44; Song of Songs 8:12; Joshua 15:18
- 17 Job 38:3; 1 Peter 1:13; Ephesians 6:10; Luke 12:35; Ephesians 6:14
- 18 1 Thessalonians 2:9; Matthew 25:3–10; Genesis 31:40; Psalm 127:2; 2 Thessalonians 3:7–9
- 19 Exodus 35:25–26
- 20 Ephesians 4:28; Hebrews 13:16; Proverbs 19:17; Proverbs 22:9; Romans 12:13
- 21 Genesis 45:22; Proverbs 25:20; 2 Samuel 1:24
- 22 Revelation 19:8; Proverbs 7:16; Genesis 41:42; Ezekiel 16:10–13; Esther 8:15
- 23 Proverbs 12:4; Ruth 4:1; Deuteronomy 16:18; Ruth 4:11; Job 29:7
- 24 Luke 16:19; Ezekiel 27:16; 1 Kings 10:28; Proverbs 31:19; Judges 14:12
- 25 Job 40:10; Romans 13:14; 1 Timothy 2:10; Ephesians 4:24; Job 29:14
- 26 Ephesians 4:29; Proverbs 16:24; Proverbs 10:31; Proverbs 12:18; Colossians 4:5
- 27 1 Timothy 5:10; Titus 2:4; 2 Thessalonians 3:6; Proverbs 14:1; 1 Thessalonians 4:11
- 28 2 Timothy 1:5; 2 Timothy 3:15–17; 1 Kings 2:19; Proverbs 31:1; Psalm 116:16
- 29 Song of Songs 6:8–9; Ephesians 5:27
- 30 Proverbs 1:7; 1 Peter 3:4–5; Proverbs 11:22; Proverbs 8:13; 1 Peter 1:24
- 31 Psalm 128:2; Hebrews 6:10; Revelation 14:13; Matthew 7:16; Romans 16:1–4
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“Commentary” is the opening of a homily or exposition on this chapter (John Chrysostom’s homilies, Augustine’s tractates, sermons and expositions of the Psalms). “Quotes” are sentences where the edition’s own footnotes identify a quotation of a verse here, kept only when the wording matches the verse. Only works whose authorship is not in doubt are used. Psalms follow the Hebrew/English numbering (Augustine numbers them as the Septuagint does: his Psalm 50 is Psalm 51 here).
And mercy is in His tongue, therefore mercifully teacheth He the law, as it is said regarding wisdom, "The law and mercy doth she carry in her tongue." Do not fear that thou art not able to fulfill the law, flee to mercy.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 7 (1888)