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Verse Proverbs 31:18. _SHE PERCEIVETH THAT HER MERCHANDISE_ IS _GOOD_]
8. She takes care to manufacture the _best articles_ of the kind, and
to lay on a _reasonable price_ that she may secure a _rea...
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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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CANDLE. lamp....
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_perceiveth_ Lit. TASTETH, A.V. margin (ἐγεύσατο, LXX.;
gustavit, Vulg.), finds by experience.
_good_ i.e. _profitable_, R.V. Comp. "better than the merchandise of
silver," Proverbs 3:14.
_her candle...
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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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SHE PERCEIVETH THAT HER MERCHANDISE IS GOOD— _She perceiveth that
her merchandize is advantageous._ Houbigant. The LXX read, _She finds
that it is good to work._ "Finding by sweet experience not only...
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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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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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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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This woman starts to work before dawn (verse 15). And she continues to
work late at night (verse 18). She buys and sells....
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טָ֭עֲמָה כִּי ־טֹ֣וב סַחְרָ֑הּ לֹֽא
־יִכְבֶּ֖ה _בַ_†
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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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_Night, during a great part of which she will work._...
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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 PERCEIVETH THAT HER MERCHANDISE [IS] GOOD,.... That it turns to
good account; that her trading to heaven is of great advantage; that
she grows rich hereby; that her merchandise with Wisdom, or Chr...
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She perceiveth that her merchandise [is] good: her candle goeth not
out by night.
Ver. 18. _She perceiveth that her merchandise is good._] She feels
the sweet of it, and is heartened to redouble her...
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_She girdeth her loins with strength_ She uses great diligence and
expedition in her employment; for which end, men in those times used
to gird up their long and loose garments about their loins. _And...
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She perceiveth that her merchandise is good, she is aware that her
gain is regular, a fact which spurs her on to renewed effort; HER
CANDLE GOETH NOT OUT BY NIGHT, if necessary she will work far into...
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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 PERCEIVETH:
_ Heb._ she tasteth...
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SHE PERCEIVETH THAT HER MERCHANDISE IS GOOD; she finds great comfort
and good success in her labours. HER CANDLE GOETH NOT OUT BY NIGHT;
WHICH IS NOT TO BE TAKEN STRICTLY, but only signifies her unwea...
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Proverbs 31:18 perceives H2938 (H8804) merchandise H5504 good H2896
lamp H5216 out H3518 (H8799) night...
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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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PROVERBS—NOTE ON PROVERBS 31:18 PROFITABLE indicates that she is
able to make money from her labor, which she uses to purchase a field
(v. Proverbs 31:16) and provi
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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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Perceiveth — She finds great comfort in her labours. Her candle —
Which is not to be taken strictly, but only signifies her unwearied
care and industry....