Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary
Proverbs 31:23
The industry of the wife leaves the husband free to take his place among the elders that sit in councils.
The industry of the wife leaves the husband free to take his place among the elders that sit in councils.
Verse Proverbs 31:23. _HER HUSBAND IS KNOWN IN THE GATES_] 14. She is a loving wife, and feels for the _respectability_ and _honour_ of her husband. He is an _elder_ among his people, and he sits as...
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...
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...
KNOWN. Figure of speech _Metonymy_ (of Cause), App-6, for the result of that knowledge; viz. respect from all at the city gate, which includes high and low, rich and poor, peasants, labourers and judg...
_is known_ both by the fitting attire and by the freedom from anxiety and distraction, which her care and industry secure to him. Dean Plumptre in _Speaker's Comm_. quotes the words of Nausicaa to her...
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...
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....
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...
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....
This woman is humble. You might suppose that she wants to be important. But she does not work for this reason. Instead, she is happy to help her husband. He is important because of her. He does not w...
HER HUSBAND IS KNOWN IN THE GATES. — See above on Proverbs 22:22. Instead of being a hindrance to her husband’s advancement, she furthers it. Her influence for good extends to him also. Having no dome...
נֹודָ֣ע בַּ † שְּׁעָרִ֣ים בַּעְלָ֑הּ בְּ֝ שִׁבְתֹּ֗ו...
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...
“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...
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...
Her husband is known in the (l) gates, when he sitteth among the elders of the land. (l) In the assemblies and places of judgment....
_Gates. Chaldean, "provinces." The rich were chosen for judges. (Calmet)_...
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...
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...
HER HUSBAND IS KNOWN IN THE GATES,.... Of the city, where courts of justice were kept, and causes heard and tried by the judges, the elders of the land, later mentioned; among whom the husband of the...
Her husband is known in the gates, when he sitteth among the elders of the land. Ver. 23. _Her husband is known in the gates._] Is renowned and noted for his wife's worth, besides that he is a ruler...
_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...
THE ABC OF THE VIRTUOUS WOMAN...
Her husband is known in the gates, where the most influential citizens were wont to assemble, WHEN HE SITTETH AMONG THE ELDERS OF THE LAND, an important and famous personage....
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...
KNOWN; observed and respected, not only for his own worth, but for his wife's sake; not only for those rich ornaments which by her care and diligence she provides for him, which others of his brethren...
Proverbs 31:23 husband H1167 known H3045 (H8737) gates H8179 sits H3427 (H8800) elders H2205 land H776...
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...
_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...
PROVERBS—NOTE ON PROVERBS 31:10 An Alphabet of Womanly Excellence. As the esv footnote to v. Proverbs 31:10 explains, this w
PROVERBS—NOTE ON PROVERBS 31:23 GATES were the center of civic and economic life in an Israelite city. The leading men gathered there. The wife’s excellent work and noble character have contributed si...
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...
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...
Deuteronomy 16:18; Deuteronomy 21:19; Job 29:7; Proverbs 12:4;...
It known — Observed and respected, not only for his own worth, but for his wife's sake. Sitteth — In counsel or judgment....