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NASB | Proverbs 31:21 She is not afraid of the snow for her household, For all her household are clothed with scarlet. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Proverbs 31:21 She does not fear the snow for her household, For all in her household are clothed in [expensive] scarlet [wool]. [Josh 2:18, 19; Heb 9:19-22] |
Bible Question: In Proverbs 31:21, what is the significance of her family being clothed in scarlet? |
Bible Answer: Greetings Worshipbee, Pro 31:21 She is not afraid of the snow for her household: for all her household are clothed with scarlet. "The literal sense is, that if her household are clothed in scarlet in common; much more may it be thought that coarse and suitable garments would be provided for them, to protect them from the cold in winter." (John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible) Some commentaries use the words "double woven", for warmth, and since the preceding part of this verse has to do with the snow and cold weather, this also is sensible. And some say for ease of seeing a loved one from the white snow and the difference than the white clothing one would wear in the summer. Scarlet is also used to show a sign of wealth, and in context of these verses in Pro 31, we will stay with the wealth of the love that a woman has for her family. The subject is of her household and her care for them, so beyond the context any other use of the word is useless. Spiritually, the household could mirror the church and we are all covered by the scarlet blood of Christ. eklektos |
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