She is not afraid of the snow for her household: for all her household [are] clothed with scarlet.
Ver. 21. She is not afraid of the snow.] As she is liberal to the poor, so her chief care is for those of her own house, that they may be accommodated. For she knows that to stretch beyond the staple were to mar all; and not to provide for her own were to be worse than an infidel. 1Ti 5:8
Verse Proverbs 31:21. _SHE IS NOT AFRAID OF THE SNOW_] 12. She is not anxious relative to the health and comfort of her family in the winter season, having provided _clothes sufficient_ for each in t...
SCARLET - Probably some well-known articles of dress, at once conspicuous for their color, or, as some think, for their double texture and warmth....
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...
IS NOT. will not. SCARLET. double change of garments....
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...
_scarlet_ It has been proposed to change the Heb. vowel-points and render, _double_garments, or garments of _double_texture and warmth, δισσὰς χλαίνας, LXX; _duplicibus_, Vulg. There is no reason, how...
FOR ALL HER HOUSEHOLD ARE CLOTHED WITH SCARLET— This seems an inconsistent translation; for, will _scarlet_ keep a person warmer than any other colour? Would it not have been more consistent with the...
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...
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...
SCARLET dye being costly, the garments would be of good material, thick and warm....
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....
Snow does not often fall in Israel. It is a warm country. But this woman is ready for cold weather. The whole family have warm clothes, because this woman makes the clothes....
SHE IS NOT AFRAID OF THE SNOW. — Not uncommon in winter-time in Palestine and the neighbouring countries. (Comp. 2 Samuel 23:20; Psalms 147:16.) ALL HER HOUSEHOLD ARE CLOTHED WITH SCARLET, which by i...
לֹא ־תִירָ֣א לְ בֵיתָ֣הּ מִ שָּׁ֑לֶג כִּ֥י
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...
_Domestics. Hebrew, "house is clothed in purple," which may be understood of the domestics, though it seems more probably to refer to her husband and children._...
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...
SHE IS NOT AFRAID OF THE SNOW FOR HER HOUSEHOLD,.... That her family should suffer through the rigour of a cold season, when it is frost and snow; FOR ALL HER HOUSEHOLD [ARE] CLOTHED WITH SCARLET: th...
_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...
She is not afraid of the snow for her household, having used the proper foresight, she need not fear the cold of winter for those dependent upon her; FOR ALL HER HOUSEHOLD ARE CLOTHED WITH SCARLET, he...
THE ABC OF THE VIRTUOUS WOMAN...
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...
SCARLET: Or, double garments...
SHE IS NOT AFRAID OF THE SNOW, or of any injuries of the weather. ALL HER HOUSEHOLD ARE CLOTHED WITH SCARLET; she hath provided enough, not only for their necessity and defence against cold and other...
Proverbs 31:21 afraid H3372 (H8799) snow H7950 household H1004 household H1004 clothed H3847 (H8803) scarlet H8144
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
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...
Genesis 45:22; Proverbs 25:20...
Not afraid — Of any injuries of the weather. Are clothed — She hath provided enough, not only for their necessity, but also for their delight and ornament....