Proverbs 31:16-18

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. She sees that her gain is good, and her lamp is not extinguished at night.

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

3 songs meet this passage

  • “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.

  • “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.

  • “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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