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Proverbs 31:1
The words of King Lemuel, concerning whom nothing is otherwise known, the prophecy that his mother taught him, the words of instruction in the form of proverbial sayings which she imparted to him.
The words of King Lemuel, concerning whom nothing is otherwise known, the prophecy that his mother taught him, the words of instruction in the form of proverbial sayings which she imparted to him.
CHAPTER XXXI _The words and prophecy of King Lemuel, and what his mother_ _taught him_, 1, 2. _Debauchery and much wine to be avoided_, 3-7. _How kings should administer justice_, 8, 9. _The prai...
THAT HIS MOTHER TAUGHT HIM - Compare Proverbs 1:8; Proverbs 6:20. If we refer the chapter to Israelite authorship, we may remember the honor paid to the wisdom of Miriam, Deborah, and Huldah; if it wa...
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...
THE WORDS, &C. The Hebrew _dibrey_ has no governing noun; so one must be understood thus. "[An unnamed one's] words [addressed] to king Lemuel:. burden which his mother [repeatedly] taught him". KING...
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...
_The words of king Lemuel, the prophecy_&c. Like Agur (Proverbs 30:1) Lemuel is some unknown king, whose _oracle or prophecy_is here preserved for us among the "words of the Wise." The rendering of R...
THE WORDS OF KING LEMUEL— This chapter, say the generality of commentators, contains Bathsheba's words to Solomon, and his commendation of her. Some, however, have doubted whether _Lemuel_ was not a d...
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...
The words of king Lemuel, the prophecy that his mother taught him. THE WORDS OF KING LEMUEL - a figurative name for an ideal model king. It means 'Devoted to God.' Hitzig fancifully makes Lemuel ei...
31:1 prophecy (e-7) As ch. 30.1....
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...
Lemuel was not a king of Israel. But his name means ‘he belongs to God’ in the Hebrew language. (Hebrew was the language of the people in Israel.) Lemuel’s birth was the answer to his mother’s prayer...
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....
XXXI. APPENDIX (_b_). (1) THE WORDS OF KING LEMUEL.... — More probably this should be translated,” The words of Lemuel, king of Massâ.” (See above on Proverbs 30:1.) “Lemuel,” which most likely sign...
דִּ֭בְרֵי לְמוּאֵ֣ל מֶ֑לֶךְ מַ֝שָּׂ֗א אֲֽשֶׁר ־יִסְּרַ֥תּוּ...
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...
The words of king (a) Lemuel, the (b) prophecy that his mother taught him. (a) That is, of Solomon who was called Lemuel, that is, of God, because God had ordained him to be king over Israel. (b) Th...
Lamuel. This name signifies, God with him; and is supposed to be one of the names of Solomon. (Challoner) --- Grotius would explain it of Ezechias. But why should we abandon the tradition of both Jews...
CONTENTS. This chapter, like the former, is styled a prophecy. And whether written, as some think, by Solomon, and others not; yet as in form and manner it is exactly like the former, it forms a very...
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...
THE WORDS OF KING LEMUEL,.... Not what were spoken by him, but what were spoken to him; or declaring what his mother said, as what follows shows; of this king we have no account elsewhere under this n...
The words of king Lemuel, the prophecy that his mother taught him. Ver. 1. _The words of King Lemuel._] Lemuel's lesson, Bathsheba's catechism. Lemuel she calls him, because God had owned him. "I wil...
_The words of King Lemuel_ Of Solomon, by the general consent both of Jewish and Christian writers: this name signifies one _from God_, or, _belonging to God_, and such a one was Solomon eminently, be...
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...
PROVERBS CHAPTER 31 Lemuel's lesson concerning chastity and temperance, PROVERBS 31:1. The proper use of wine, PROVERBS 31:6,7. An exhortation to righteous judgment, PROVERBS 31:8,9. A descripti
Proverbs 31:1 words H1697 King H4428 Lemuel H3927 utterance H4853 mother H517 taught H3256 (H8765) the prophecy -...
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...
_The words of king Lemuel, the prophecy that his mother taught him._ THE WORDS OF KING LEMUEL I. The first thing that strikes us here is the mother. “The prophecy which his mother taught him.” 1. A...
PROVERBS—NOTE ON PROVERBS 31:1 The Sayings of King Lemuel. The word translated “oracle” (v. Proverbs 31:1) is the same as in...
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...
2 Timothy 1:5; 2 Timothy 3:15; Proverbs 1:8; Proverbs 30:1; Proverbs
Lemuel — Of Solomon, by the general consent both of Jewish and Christian writers; this name signifies one from God, or belonging to God, and such an one was Solomon eminently, being given by God to Da...