Proverbs 31:22

“She maketh herself coverings of tapestry, etc.] For the furniture and ornament of her house, or for her bed; which may signify the ordinances of the Gospel, and the decent, orderly, and beautiful administration of them, wherein the church has communion with her Lord; (see <220116>Song of Solomon 1:16). The Vulgate Latin version renders it, “garments of divers colours”, such as was Joseph’s coat, (<013703>Genesis 37:3); and, in a spiritual sense, may be applied to the above mentioned garments, and agrees with what goes before and follows; her clothing [is] silk and purple; the Tyrian purple, which, Strabo saysf962, is the best; or purple silk, silk of a purple colour: or rather fine linen of…”

“coverings of tapestry--or, "coverlets," that is, for beds. silk--or, "linen" (compare Exo 26:1; Exo 27:9) and purple--that is, the most costly goods.”

“Silk - Better, fine linen, the byssus of Egypt. return to 'Top of Page'”

“Tapestry - For the furniture of her house. Silk - Which was agreeable to her high quality. Proverbs 31:23”

“31:22-24 A capable wife’s industriousness enables her husband to distinguish himself among community leaders. In ancient Israel, civic leaders met at the city gates to conduct trials and make decisions.”

“coverings: Pro 7:16 clothing: Gen 41:42 \*marg. Est 5:1, Est 8:15; Psa 45:13, Psa 45:14; Eze 16:10-13; Pe1 3:3 silk: Shesh, rather fine linen, or cotton. (See note on Exo 39:27.) Sadin, rendered "fine linen," Pro 31:24, is probably the same as the Arabic sidn, and sudl, a veil, or an inner covering of fine muslin. Proverbs 31:23”

“From the protecting, and at the same time ornamental clothing of the family, the poet proceeds to speak of the bed-places, and of the attire of the housewife: 22 מ She prepareth for herself pillows; Linen and purple is her raiment. Regarding מרבדּים (with ב raphatum), vid., at Pro 7:16. Thus, pillows or mattresses (Aquila, Theodotion, περιστρώματα; Jerome, stragulatam vestem; Luther, Decke = coverlets) to make the bed soft and to adorn it (Kimchi: ליפּות על המטות, according to which Venet. κόσμια); Symmachus designates it as ἀμφιτάπους, i.e., τάπητες (tapetae, tapetia, carpets), which are hairy (shaggy) on both sides. (Note: Vid., Lumbroso, Recherches sur l'Economie politique de…”