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Verse Proverbs 12:4. _A VIRTUOUS WOMAN_ IS _A CROWN TO HER HUSBAND_]
אשת חיל _esheth chayil_, a _strong woman_. Our word _virtue_
(_virtus_) is derived from _vir_, a _man_; and as _man_ is the
_noble...
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VIRTUOUS - The word implies the virtue of earnestness, or strength of
character, rather than of simple chastity.
A CROWN - With the Jews the sign, not of kingly power only, but also
of joy and gladne...
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CHAPTER 12 THE CONTRAST IN RELATION TO VARIOUS CONDITIONS
In these proverbs we have the righteous mentioned, his thoughts, his
words, his domestic relationship, his attitude toward animal creation
Pro...
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PROVERBS 12. Here we have a number of proverbs handling the favourite
subject of retribution (Proverbs 12:2 f., Proverbs 12:7; Proverbs
12:14;...
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VIRTUOUS. worthy. See Proverbs 31:10 and Rth 31:11.
CROWN. Always used of. bridal or royal crown....
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_A virtuous woman_ Comp. Ruth 3:11, and for a full description of the
character intended, ch. Proverbs 31:10-31....
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A VIRTUOUS WOMAN— _A strong woman,_ in the Hebrew, _a woman of
diligence or oeconomy._ Solomon seems to intend by his appellation, a
woman who has all the perfections of her sex; wisdom, modesty,
prud...
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CHAPTER 12
TEXT Proverbs 12:1-9
1.
Whoso loveth correction loveth knowledge;
But he that hateth reproof is brutish.
2.
A good man shall obtain favor of Jehovah;
But a man of wicked devices will...
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A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband: but she that maketh
ashamed is as rottenness in his bones.
A VIRTUOUS (LITERALLY, STRENUOUS [ chayil (H2428 )], AS RUTH IS
CALLED, RUTH 3:11 ) WOMAN IS A...
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4. A CROWN, etc.] Possibly there may be a reference to the crown worn
on their wedding-day by bride and bridegroom (Song of Solomon 3:11;
Song of Solomon 8:9). In Damascus the bridal crown consists of...
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A VIRTUOUS WOMAN. — Literally, _of power, i.e.,_ of ability and
character, like the wife described in Proverbs 31, or the “able”
men of Exodus 18:21....
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אֵֽשֶׁת ־חַ֭יִל עֲטֶ֣רֶת בַּעְלָ֑הּ
וּ כְ רָק
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CHAPTER 13
THE TONGUE
"A man shall be satisfied with good by the fruit of his MOUTH: and the
doings of a man's hands shall be rendered unto him."- Proverbs 12:14
"In the transgression of the LIPS i...
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Verse Proverbs 12:9. That is to say, it matters little that one is not
counted as of any importance by his neighbors if, nevertheless, he is
able to keep a servant, that is, to employ someone to minis...
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_Diligent. Hebrew, "strong or virtuous," (Haydock) including all the
perfections of the sex, and in particular those of economy and
chastity, chap. xiv. 1., and xxxi. 10._...
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A man shall not be established by wickedness: but the root of the
righteous shall not be moved. A virtuous woman is a crown to her
husband: but she that maketh ashamed is as rottenness in his bones.
T...
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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...
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A VIRTUOUS WOMAN [IS] A CROWN TO HER HUSBAND,.... One that is loving
and chaste, constant and faithful, obsequious and submissive to him;
that is diligent in the affairs of her house, takes care of he...
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A virtuous woman [is] a crown to her husband: but she that maketh
ashamed [is] as rottenness in his bones.
Ver. 4. _A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband._] Heb., A
valiant woman; an able housew...
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_A virtuous woman_ אשׁת חיל, _a woman of strength_, or
_vigour_, (namely, of minds) _of diligence_, or _economy._ Thus
אישׁ חיל, is rendered, Ruth 1:2. _A man of valour._ “Solomon
seems to intend by t...
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V. 4. A VIRTUOUS WOMAN, a wife of moral power and probity, as shown in
her pious activity in the home, IS A CROWN TO HER HUSBAND, an emblem
of honor and glory before the whole world; BUT SHE THAT MAKE...
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A CROWN; a singular ornament and matter of his glorying and joy. THAT
MAKETH ASHAMED; that by her folly or wickedness bringeth shame to
herself and to her husband. As rottenness in his bones; loathsom...
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Proverbs 12:4 excellent H2428 wife H802 crown H5850 husband H1167
shame H954 (H8688) rottenness H7538 bones H6106
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A COMPARISON BETWEEN THE RIGHTEOUS AND THE UNRIGHTEOUS, THE BASIS OF
THE RIGHTEOUS FAMILY, AND THE DESTINY OF EACH (PROVERBS 12:1).
We have here another subsection in which the various attributes of t...
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CONTENTS: Proverbs contrasting good and evil.
CHARACTERS: God.
CONCLUSION: In the life of the righteous, there is all true comfort
and satisfaction and at the end of life there is eternal joy. The m...
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Proverbs 12:4. _A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband,_ as
illustrated at large in chap. 31.
Proverbs 12:9. _He that is despised, and hath a servant._ There are
various comments here. He that is...
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_A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband: but she that maketh
ashamed is as rottenness in his bones _
FALSE AFFECTION
Delilah’s character, though but briefly drawn, is not without
terrible signif...
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PROVERBS—NOTE ON PROVERBS 12:1 These verses begin by encouraging the
reader to be one who LOVES DISCIPLINE and not one who HATES REPROOF or
moral correction. Such an attitude produces a life that...
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PROVERBS—NOTE ON PROVERBS 12:4 CROWN. A woman of good character
helps her husband live faithfully and brings him visible public honor.
EXCELLENT WIFE. See ch....
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CRITICAL NOTES.—
PROVERBS 12:4. VIRTUOUS, literally “strenuous,” “capable”
(used in Ruth 3:11).
_MAIN HOMILETICS OF Proverbs 12:4_
A HUSBAND’S CROWN
I. A woman possessed of a quality which time wil...
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EXPOSITION
PROVERBS 12:1
INSTRUCTION; correction, discipline, which shows a man his faults,
gives him a lowly opinion of himself, and opens his mind to receive
_knowledge, _especially the knowledge o...
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Whoso loves instruction loves knowledge: but he who hates reproof is
brutish (Proverbs 12:1).
And there's a lot in the Proverbs about instructing a wise man and he
will love you. Instruct a fool and...
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1 Corinthians 11:11; 1 Corinthians 11:7; Habakkuk 3:16; Proverbs 14:1;...