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Verse Proverbs 31:26. _SHE OPENETH HER MOUTH WITH WISDOM_]
17. He comes now to the _moral management_ of her family.
1) She is _wise_ and _intelligent_; she has not neglected the
cultivation of her...
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LAW OF KINDNESS - The words which come from the lips of the true wife
are as a law giving guidance and instruction to those that hear them;
but the law is not proclaimed in its sterner aspects, but as...
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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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WISDOM. Hebrew. _chakmah._ See note on Proverbs 1:2....
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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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_the law_ "Or, _teaching_," R.V. marg. The wise instruction and
counsel she gives is so combined with kindness, as to win rather than
compel obedience. Comp. "the gracious words which proceeded out of...
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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....
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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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On an Egyptian tombstone is the inscription: 'Peace was in the words
which came from his mouth, and the book of the wise Thoth' (the divine
scribe of the gods) 'was on his tongue.' A later Jerusalem p...
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We know that this woman’s husband is a wise man (verse 23). But the
wife is also wise. She teaches her children. And perhaps she advises
her friends....
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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 OPENETH HER MOUTH WITH WISDOM. — She is not a mere household
drudge, with no thought beyond providing food and clothing for her
family. She cares for their higher interests, and knows how to guide...
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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 openeth her mouth with wisdom; and on her tongue [is] the (n) law
of kindness.
(n) Her tongue is a book by which one might learn many good things:
for she delights to talk of the word of God....
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_Tongue. She is ever bent on doing good. (Haydock) --- Very different
from many of her sex, who are taken up with vanity and complaints.
(Calmet)_...
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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 OPENETH HER MOUTH WITH WISDOM,.... When she opens her mouth, for
it is not always open, she expresses herself in a discreet and prudent
manner; as well as speaks of things not foolish and trifling...
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She openeth her mouth with wisdom; and in her tongue [is] the law of
kindness.
Ver. 26. _She openeth her mouth with wisdom._] Her mouth is not
always open, but duly shut and discreetly opened - her w...
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_She openeth her mouth with wisdom_ She is neither sullenly silent,
nor full of impertinent talk, but speaks discreetly and piously, as
occasion offers. _In her tongue is the law of kindness_ Her spee...
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THE ABC OF THE VIRTUOUS WOMAN...
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She openeth her mouth with wisdom, for that is all her heart knows;
AND IN HER TONGUE IS THE LAW OF KINDNESS, her speech is altogether
amiable and full of love....
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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 OPENETH HER MOUTH WITH WISDOM; she is neither sullenly silent, nor
full of vain and impertinent talk, as many women are, but speaks
directly and piously, as occasion offereth itself. IN HER TONGUE...
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Proverbs 31:26 opens H6605 (H8804) mouth H6310 wisdom H2451 tongue
H3956 law H8451 kindness H2617
openeth -...
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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 31:26 The WISDOM that God teaches in
Proverbs 1:1 can be well understood by both men and women (compare
note on...
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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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1 Peter 3:1; 1 Peter 3:4; 1 Peter 3:5; 1 Peter 3:8; 1 Peter 3:9;...
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Openeth her mouth — She is neither sullenly silent, nor full of
impertinent talk, but speaks discreetly and piously, as occasion
offers. In her tongue — Her speeches are guided by wisdom and grace,
an...