Proverbs 31:25 Meaning — Strength and Honour Are Her Clothing

Strength and honour are her clothing; and she shall rejoice in time to come.

Proverbs 31:25KJV

What does Proverbs 31:25 mean?

Strength and honour are her clothing; and she shall rejoice in time to come. Proverbs 31:25 describes the celebrated woman of the Bible's final proverb — and names what she wears and how she faces the future.

Her clothing is character. Strength and honour — not fragility, not ornament — are what she puts on daily. The chapter shows where they come from: diligence, generosity, wisdom, and above all the fear of the LORD, which the closing verses call the real ground of her praise.

She shall rejoice in time to come — older translations say she laughs at the days ahead. Not because her future is guaranteed easy, but because her security is not stitched to circumstances. A woman clothed in God-rooted strength can meet tomorrow smiling.

This verse is not a standard to crush anyone; it is a portrait of what God grows in a life anchored in him. The wardrobe is available — strength, honour, and the laugh that trusts the days to come to a faithful God.

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