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Verse Proverbs 31:20. _SHE STRETCHETH OUT HER HAND TO THE POOR_]
11. She is truly charitable. She knows that in _every portion_ of a
man's _gain_ God requires a _lot for the poor_; and if this is no...
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The industry is not selfish, but bears the fruit of an open-handed
charity....
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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...
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THIRD DIVISION. THE VIRTUOUS WOMAN.
Proverbs 31:10. This, the last division of the appendix, is in form
an acrostic poem, each verse commencing with a letter of the Heb.
alphabet in order. There are...
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THE POOR. a poor one. Hebrew. _'ani_. See note on "poverty", Proverbs
6:11....
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_stretcheth out_ Rather, SPREADETH OUT.
_her hand_ Lit. HER PALM. The whole expression, _spreadeth out her
palm_(holding out the gift for acceptance) denotes the open-handed
liberality with which she...
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VIII. The Virtuous Woman. Chap. Proverbs 31:10-31
This short Appendix differs from the other Sections of the Book of
Proverbs in having one subject throughout, and in being in form
acrostic or alphab...
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TEXT Proverbs 31:10-21
10.
A worthy woman who can find?
For her price is far above rubies.
11.
The heart of her husband trusteth in her,
And he shall have no lack of gain.
12.
She doeth him go...
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Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies.
The praises of a virtuous woman; forming a Hebrew acrostic. The 22
years begin with the several 22 letters of the Hebrew alphabet
c...
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31:20 hands (a-14) Not the same word as that marked b in vers. 19 and
20. hand (b-5) Lit. 'palms.' see Note l, v. 13....
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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...
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SHE STRETEHETH OUT HER HAND TO THE POOR. — Either in sympathy or
with alms; “yea, she reacheth forth (both) her hands to the
needy;” she is keenly alive _to their sorrows,_ and pities them and
aids th...
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כַּ֭פָּהּ פָּרְשָׂ֣ה לֶ † עָנִ֑י וְ֝
יָדֶ֗יהָ...
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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...
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“HER WORKS PRAISE HER”
Proverbs 31:10-31
The ideal woman, as portrayed here, is a wife. She is the stay and
confidence of her husband. Not only when she comes as a young bride
into his home, in the g...
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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...
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Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies. The
heart of her husband doth safely trust in her, so that he shall have
no need of spoil. She will do him good and not evil all the d...
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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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SHE STRETCHETH OUT HER HAND TO THE POOR,.... Her liberality is very
extensive, reaches to many, and at a distance; it is done with great
cheerfulness and readiness; to do good and communicate, she for...
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She stretcheth out her hand to the poor; yea, she reacheth forth her
hands to the needy.
Ver. 20. _She stretcheth out her hand to the poor._] She laboureth
with her hands to that purpose, Eph 4:28 an...
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_She stretcheth out her hand to the poor_ To relieve their
necessities. Her designs are generous and noble; for she labours not
only to supply her own and her household's necessities, or to support
he...
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She stretcheth out her hand to the poor, spreading out both hands with
gifts for the unfortunate; YEA, SHE REACHETH FORTH HER HANDS TO THE
NEEDY, always ready to help such as are truly in need....
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THE ABC OF THE VIRTUOUS WOMAN...
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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...
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SHE STRETCHED OUT:
_ Heb._ she spreadeth...
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TO RELIEVE THEIR NECESSITIES. Her designs are generous and noble; for
she labours not only to supply her own and her household necessities,
or to support her own state, much less to feed her pride and...
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Proverbs 31:20 extends H6566 (H8804) hand H3709 poor H6041 out H7971
(H8765) hands H3027 needy H34...
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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...
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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...
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_Who can find a virtuous woman?_
for her price is far above rubies.
THE PROPHECY OF LEMUEL’S MOTHER
There was never yet a woman who did not wish to have some part in the
choice of her son’s wife; an...
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PROVERBS—NOTE ON PROVERBS 31:10 An Alphabet of Womanly Excellence.
As the esv footnote to v. Proverbs 31:10 explains, this w
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CRITICAL NOTES.—
PROVERBS 31:10. VIRTUOUS. Literally “_a woman of power_.” RUBIES,
rather “_pearls_.”
PROVERBS 31:11. HE SHALL HAVE NO NEED, etc. Rather, “_He shall not
fail of spoil_.” “Strictly, ‘t...
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EXPOSITION
PROVERBS 31:1
PART VIII. SECOND APPENDIX TO THE SECOND COLLECTION, containing "the
words of Lemuel" on the subjects of impurity and intemperance....
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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...
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Acts 20:34; Acts 20:35; Acts 9:39; Ecclesiastes 11:1; Ecclesiaste