Proverbs 31:16-17

She appraises a field and buys it; from her earnings she plants a vineyard. She girds herself with strength and shows that her arms are strong.

Berean Standard Bible, public domain. Read all of Proverbs 31

3 songs meet this passage

  • “Shorty got a job, Shorty got a car”

    Most Girls · Pink

    resonates with Proverbs 31:16-17

    The picture of a capable woman providing for herself resonates with the industrious, self-sufficient woman praised in Proverbs 31.

  • “I buy my own diamonds and I buy my own rings”

    Independent Women Part I · Destiny's Child

    resonates with Proverbs 31:16-18

    The Proverbs 31 woman also works, earns, and acquires with her own strength, so the song's picture of a capable, hardworking woman isn't foreign to Scripture.

  • “Workin' hard, girl, everything paid for”

    Nice For What · Drake

    resonates with Proverbs 31:17-18

    The praise of a woman's diligence and self-sufficiency has a real echo of the Proverbs 31 woman's industrious strength, even though the song's vision stops at material success.

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