George Haydock's Catholic Commentary
Proverbs 31:5
Poor. Solon condemned to death, at Athens, the prince who should get drunk; and the Areopagites excluded from their assembly a judge who had dined in a tavern. (Laertius 1.; Atheneus xiii. 2.)
Poor. Solon condemned to death, at Athens, the prince who should get drunk; and the Areopagites excluded from their assembly a judge who had dined in a tavern. (Laertius 1.; Atheneus xiii. 2.)
Verse Proverbs 31:5. _LEST THEY DRINK, AND FORGET THE LAW_] When they should be administering justice, they are found incapable of it; or, if they go into the judgment-seat, may pervert justice....
VII. THE WORDS OF KING LEMUEL TAUGHT HIM BY HIS MOTHER CHAPTER 31 The Virtuous Woman “The words of King Lemuel, the prophecy that his mother taught him”; this is the superscription of this chapter. W...
SECOND DIVISION. SAYINGS OF LEMUEL. A manual of directions for kings. Proverbs 31:1. The title is uncertain. RV is not grammatically correct. Read _mg._ MASSA (_mg.),_ rendered oracle in Proverbs 31:3...
_of any of the afflicted_ "Heb. _of all the sons of affliction_," A.V. and R.V. marg....
VII. The Words of King Lemuel. Chap. Proverbs 31:1-9 We have here another short Appendix. King Lemuel records, as his oracle, or wise teaching, the counsel given him by his mother (Proverbs 31:1). Wi...
CHAPTER 31 TEXT Proverbs 31:1-9 1. The words of king Lemuel: The oracle which his mother taught him. 2. Why, my son? and what, O son of my womb? And what, O son of my vows? 3. Give not thy str...
It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine; nor for princes strong drink: (IT IS) NOT FOR KINGS ... TO DRINK WINE. Let all intoxicating drink be put away from kings. The reas...
THE MOTHER OF LEMUEL. THE EXCELLENT WOMAN 1-9. An exhortation addressed to king Lemuel by his mother, urging him to avoid women and wine. The latter leads to slackness and unfairness in the administr...
LESSONS ABOUT WISDOM PROVERBS _KEITH SIMONS_ CHAPTER 31 V1 These are the words of King Lemuel. This section is a difficult puzzle that his mother taught to him....
Kings must be careful about alcohol. In fact, everybody needs to be careful about alcohol. Alcohol causes people to make stupid mistakes. And alcohol confuses the brain. It causes many troubles. But...
פֶּן ־יִ֭שְׁתֶּה וְ יִשְׁכַּ֣ח מְחֻקָּ֑ק וִֽ֝...
CHAPTER 32 A GOOD WOMAN "O woman-hearts, that keep the days of old In living memory, can you stand back When Christ calls? Shall the heavenly Master lack The serving love, which is your life's fi...
THE WORTHY WOMAN Proverbs 31:1-9 In these words of King Lemuel, we notice a mother's influence in the education of her son. A woman is never more nobly occupied than in warning her son against the se...
This is the second section of the appendix. There have been many conjectures as to who King Lemuel was, but nothing certainly can be said. It is divided into two parts, the first of which consists of...
What, my son? and what, the son of my womb? and what, the son of my vows? Give not thy strength unto women, nor thy ways to that which destroyeth kings. It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for ki...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 10 THROUGH 31. In chapter 10 begin the details which teach those who give ear how to avoid the snares into which the simple might fall, the path to be followe...
LEST THEY DRINK, AND FORGET THE LAW,.... The law of God by Moses, which the kings of Israel were obliged to write a copy of, and read over daily, to imprint it on their minds, that they might never fo...
_Lest they drink, and forget the law, and pervert the judgment of any of the afflicted._ Ver. 5. _Lest they drink and forget the law._] Drunkenness causeth forgetfulness (hence the ancients feigned B...
_It is not for kings to drink wine_ Namely, to excess, as the next verse explains it: _Lest they drink and forget the law_ The laws of God, by which they are to govern themselves and their kingdoms; _...
lest they drink and, with their senses and intellect enfeebled by alcohol, FORGET THE LAW, AND PERVERT THE JUDGMENT OF ANY OF THE AFFLICTED, so that all the poor, helpless, and needy would be obliged...
OF PROPER KINGLY DEPORTMENT...
In THE FINAL CHAPTER of the book has also a peculiar character, King Lemuel is the writer, but not the author, for he simply quotes the words of his mother. Actually, no king of Israel or Judah is kno...
PERVERT: _ Heb._ alter OF ANY OF THE AFFLICTED: _ Heb._ of all of the sons of affliction...
FORGET THE LAW; the laws of God, by which they are to govern themselves and their kingdoms. PERVERT THE JUDGMENT of any of the afflicted; which may easily be done by a drunken judge, because drunkenne...
Proverbs 31:5 drink H8354 (H8799) forget H7911 (H8799) law H2710 (H8794) pervert H8138 (H8762) justice...
CONTENTS: Words of King Lemuel on the dangers of intemperance and the worth of a godly woman. CHARACTERS: God, Lemuel, his mother. CONCLUSION: A virtuous woman who has command of her own spirit, who...
Proverbs 31:1. _The words of king Lemuel._ Ancient kings had many names and surnames which embarrass history. The first name of Solomon was Jedidiah, or Jedid-jah, beloved of God. 2 Samuel 12:25. Lemu...
PROVERBS—NOTE ON PROVERBS 31:1 The Sayings of King Lemuel. The word translated “oracle” (v. Proverbs 31:1) is the same as in...
PROVERBS—NOTE ON PROVERBS 31:4 KINGS should serve the well-being of their subjects, especially protecting the RIGHTS OF ALL THE AFFLICTED. They must never allow their judgment to be clouded by...
CRITICAL NOTES.— LEMUEL. This Hebrew word signifies “_For God_,” or “_belonging to God_,” and is regarded by most commentators as a proper name. THE PROPHECY. Delitzsch, Stuart, and many other Hebrew...
EXPOSITION PROVERBS 31:1 PART VIII. SECOND APPENDIX TO THE SECOND COLLECTION, containing "the words of Lemuel" on the subjects of impurity and intemperance....
Now the thirty-first proverb are, The words of king Lemuel, the prophecy that his mother taught him (Proverbs 31:1). So these are really the words of King Lemuel's mother unto him. The advice of a go...
Habakkuk 2:5...