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Verse Proverbs 31:15. _SHE RISETH ALSO WHILE IT IS YET NIGHT_]
4. She is an economist of _time_; and when the _nights_ are _long_,
and the _days short_, her family not only spend a part of the
_even...
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A PORTION TO HER MAIDENS - The daily task assigned to each at the same
time as the daily food. Compare Proverbs 30:8; Exodus 5:14....
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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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MEAT. [live] prey. Put by Figure of speech _Synecdoche_ (of Species),
App-6, for all kinds of food....
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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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_a portion_ So R.V. margin. But R.V. text, _their task_, the _pensum_,
or amount of wool weighed out to each maiden for her day's task. Comp.
"Noctem addens operi, famulasque ad lumina longo
Exercet...
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SHE RISETH ALSO WHILE IT IS YET NIGHT— She doth not indulge herself
in too much sleep, but is an early riser, before the break of day, to
make provision for those who are to go abroad to work in the f...
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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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31:15 work (m-18) Or 'daily provision.' see Note d, Exodus 12:24 ....
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THE PORTION is either the proper quantity of food or the allotted
quantity of material for work....
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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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She works hard, even before dawn. She does not only provide food for
her husband. She also provides food for her family. And she even
provides for servant girls. Everyone in the house has good food,
b...
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AND GIVETH MEAT TO HER HOUSEHOLD, AND A PORTION TO HER MAIDENS. —
Gives out food for her household, and the allotted portion of
provisions (comp. Proverbs 30:8) or work (comp. Exodus 5:14) to her
maid...
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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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She riseth also while it is yet night, and giveth food to her
household, and a (i) portion to her maidens.
(i) She prepares their food early....
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_Night, or early in the morning, as soon as the night was over; de
nocte. Hebrew, "while it is yet night." (Haydock) --- Extreme
vigilance is required of those who direct others. "The master must be
f...
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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 RISETH ALSO WHILE IT IS YET NIGHT,.... That is, before the ascent
of the morning, as Aben Ezra explains it, before break of day; a great
while before day, as Christ is said to rise to pray, Mark 1...
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She riseth also while it is yet night, and giveth meat to her
household, and a portion to her maidens.
Ver. 15. _She riseth also while it is yet night._] That is, Betime in
the morning - "a great whi...
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_She riseth while it is yet night_ “She doth not indulge herself in
too much sleep, but is an early riser, before the break of day, to
make provision for those who are to go abroad to work in the fiel...
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She riseth also while it is yet night, she is up and at her work
before daylight, AND GIVETH MEAT TO HER HOUSEHOLD, distributing food
to all its members, for an early breakfast, and a portion to her
m...
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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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WHILE IT IS YET NIGHT; early in the morning, to redeem thee. GIVETH
MEAT; distributeth all her necessary provisions. A PORTION; either,
1. Of work, which she allots to them. Or rather,
2. Of provisio...
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Proverbs 31:15 rises H6965 (H8799) night H3915 provides H5414 (H8799)
food H2964 household H1004 portion...
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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 31:15 By providing for HER HOUSEHOLD and
HER MAIDENS before the day begins, the “excellent wife” (v. Prover
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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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2 Chronicles 36:15; Ecclesiastes 9:10; Joshua 3:1; Luke 12:42; Mark
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Giveth — Distributes all necessary provisions....