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Verse Proverbs 31:6. _GIVE STRONG DRINK UNTO HIM THAT IS READY TO
PERISH_] We have already seen, that inebriating drinks were mercifully
given to condemned criminals, to render them less sensible of...
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The true purpose of the power of wine over man’s mind and body, as a
restorative and remedial agent. Compare the margin reference. The same
thought showed itself in the Jewish practice of giving a cup...
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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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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...
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OF HEAVY HEARTS. bitter of soul. Hebrew. _nephesh._ App-13....
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_of heavy hearts_ Better, with R.V. text and A.V. marg., BITTER IN
SOUL. Comp. 1 Samuel 1:10, where the same Heb. expression is used....
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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...
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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...
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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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OF HEAVY HEARTS] read, 'the bitter in soul.' The Talmud treats this
verse as the foundation of the pious custom of the Jerusalem ladies,
who provided medicated wine to dull the pain of those condemned...
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This is a strange passage. Lemuel’s mother knew that a king should
not drink alcohol. But she supposed that poor people should drink lots
of beer and wine in order to forget their troubles. But she wa...
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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....
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GIVE STRONG DRINK UNTO HIM THAT IS READY TO PERISH. — For this is
not waste, but an advantageous use of God’s gift. (Comp. St.
Paul’s advice, 1 Timothy 5:23.) It was out of a merciful remembrance
of t...
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תְּנוּ ־שֵׁכָ֣ר לְ אֹובֵ֑ד וְ֝ יַיִן
לְ
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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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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...
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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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_Drink. Hebrew shecar, particularly palm-wine. --- Are sad. Hebrew,
"perish," being sentenced to die; (Mark xv. 23., and Amos ii. 8.) or,
who grieve and mourn for one deceased. On such occasions no fo...
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What, my son? and what, the son of my womb? and what, the son of my
vows? Give not thy strength unto women, nor thy ways to that which
destroyeth kings. It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for ki...
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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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GIVE STRONG DRINK UNTO HIM THAT IS READY TO PERISH,.... Thou, O
Lemuel, and other kings and judges, rather than drink strong drink
yourselves, least to excess; give it out of your great abundance and...
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_Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, and wine unto
those that be of heavy hearts._
Ver. 6. _Give strong drink to him, &c._] To those that stand at the
bar, rather than to them that si...
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_It is not for kings to drink wine_ Namely, to excess, as the next
verse explains it: _Lest they drink and forget the law_ The laws of
God, by which they are to govern themselves and their kingdoms; _...
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OF PROPER KINGLY DEPORTMENT...
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Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, to those who are
afflicted, heavy in heart, full of anxiety, who are on the point of
expiring, AND WINE UNTO THOSE THAT BE OF HEAVY HEARTS, who are...
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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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OF HEAVY HEARTS:
_ Heb._ bitter of soul...
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UNTO HIM; which is to be understood comparatively, to him rather than
to kings, partly because he needs a liberal draught of it more than
kings do; and principally because if it proceed to excess, in...
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Proverbs 31:6 Give H5414 (H8798) drink H7941 perishing H6 (H8802) wine
H3196 bitter H4751 heart H5315...
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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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PROVERBS—NOTE ON PROVERBS 31:1 The Sayings of King Lemuel. The word
translated “oracle” (v. Proverbs 31:1) is the same as in...
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PROVERBS—NOTE ON PROVERBS 31:6 The STRONG DRINK would help THOSE IN
BITTER DISTRESS to FORGET THEIR POVERTY. This is often taken to mean
that the king should provide strong drink
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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...
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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 Samuel 1:10; 1 Samuel 30:6; 1 Timothy 5:23; 2 Kings 4:27; Psalms
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To perish — To faint; for such need a cordial....
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Does this verse encourage drinking strong alcoholic beverages?
PROBLEM: On the one hand the Bible speaks against strong drink,
claiming it is a “mocker” and arouses “brawling” (Proverbs
20:1). On the...