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Verse Proverbs 31:24. _SHE MAKETH FINE LINEN, AND SELLETH_ IT]
15. She is _here_ remarkable for carrying on a traffic of _splendid_
and _ornamental dresses_, or _habits_, as she is, Proverbs 31:13,...
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FINE LINEN - Not the same word as in Proverbs 31:22 note; it describes
a made-up garment Isaiah 3:23.
MERCHANT - literally, “Canaanite,” i. e., the Phoenician merchant....
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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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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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_fine linen_ Rather, LINEN GARMENTS. The word, which is not the same
as that rendered _fine linen_in Proverbs 31:22, denotes not the
material but a made-up garment, σινδόνας LXX.; sindonem, Vulg.
It i...
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DELIVERETH GIRDLES UNTO THE MERCHANT— Herodotus, it seems, thought
that the carrying on of commerce by the Egyptian women was a
_curiosity_ which deserved to be inserted in his history: it can
hardly...
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TEXT Proverbs 31:22-31
22.
She maketh for herself carpets of tapestry;
Her clothing is fine linen and purple.
23.
Her husband is known in the gates,
When he sitteth among the elders of the land....
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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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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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סָדִ֣ין עָ֭שְׂתָה וַ תִּמְכֹּ֑ר וַ֝
חֲגֹ֗ור נ
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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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_The Chanaanite, the merchant; for Chanaanite, in Hebrew, signifies a
merchant. (Challoner) --- The Ph\'9cnicians travelled into all
countries. Traffic was not then deemed a discredit, even to kings....
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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 MAKETH FINE LINEN, AND SELLETH [IT],.... She not only seeks wool
and flax, and spins it, but makes it up into fine linen, which she
disposes of to advantage to herself and family. Kimchi says y, t...
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She maketh fine linen, and selleth [it]; and delivereth girdles unto
the merchant.
Ver. 24. _She maketh fine linen and sells it._] Such sindons as our
Saviour's dead body was wrapt in, and for girdle...
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_She is not afraid of the snow_ Of any injuries of the weather. _For
her household are clothed with scarlet_ She has provided enough, not
only for their necessity, and defence against cold and other
i...
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She maketh fine linen, shirts and underclothes, AND SELLETH IT; AND
DELIVERETH GIRDLES UNTO THE MERCHANT, literally, to the Canaanite, for
the Phoenician merchants were the most prominent at that time...
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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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Curiously wrought of linen, and gold, or other precious materials,
JEREMIAH 13:1 DANIEL 10:5, which in those parts were used both by men,
2 SAMUEL 20:8, and by women,...
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Proverbs 31:24 makes H6213 (H8804) garments H5466 sells H4376 (H8799)
supplies H5414 (H8804) sashes H2289 merch
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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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1 Kings 10:28; Ezekiel 27:16; Luke 16:19; Proverbs 31:13; Prove
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Girdles — Curiously wrought of linen, and gold, or other precious
materials....