Psalms 128:3
128:2 For thou shalt eat the labour of thine hands: happy shalt thou be, and it shall be well with thee.Thy wife shall be as a fruitful vine by the sides of thine house: thy children like olive plants round about thy table.
KJV
Your wife will be as a fruitful vine, in the innermost parts of your house; your children like olive plants, around your table.
Thy wife shall be as a fruitful vine by the sides of thine house: thy children like olive plants round about thy table.
Your wife shall be as a fruitful vine by the sides of your house: your children like olive plants round about your table.
What does Psalms 128:3 mean?
Psalms 128:3 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include אִשָּׁה (ʼishshâh), פָּרָה (pârâh), גֶּפֶן (gephen).
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Genesis 12:15The princes also of Pharaoh saw her, and commended her before Pharaoh: and the woman was taken into Pharaoh's house.
Genesis 12:17And the LORD plagued Pharaoh and his house with great plagues because of Sarai Abram's wife.
Genesis 3:16Unto the woman he said, I will greatly multiply thy sorrow and thy conception; in sorrow thou shalt bring forth children; and thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee. to thy: or, subject to thy husband
Genesis 4:17And Cain knew his wife; and she conceived, and bare Enoch: and he builded a city, and called the name of the city, after the name of his son, Enoch. Enoch: Heb. Chanoch
Genesis 4:25And Adam knew his wife again; and she bare a son, and called his name Seth: For God, said she, hath appointed me another seed instead of Abel, whom Cain slew. Seth: Heb. Sheth: that is Appointed, or, Put
Genesis 6:18But with thee will I establish my covenant; and thou shalt come into the ark, thou, and thy sons, and thy wife, and thy sons' wives with thee.
Genesis 6:2That the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair; and they took them wives of all which they chose.
Frequently asked questions
What does Psalms 128:3 say?
Psalms 128:3 (King James Version) reads: "Thy wife shall be as a fruitful vine by the sides of thine house: thy children like olive plants round about thy table."
Is Psalms 128:3 in the Old or New Testament?
Psalms 128:3 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.
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