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Verse Proverbs 31:14. _SHE IS LIKE THE MERCHANTS' SHIPS_]
3. She acts like merchants. If she buy any thing for her household,
she sells sufficient of her _own manufactures_ to pay for it; if she
_imp...
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The comparison points to the enlarged commerce of the Israelites
consequent on their contact with the Phoenicians under David and
Solomon; compare Proverbs 31:24....
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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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_She is like the merchant's ships_ The principles of profitable
exchange which regulate foreign trade are exemplified in the narrower
sphere of her wise domestic economy. The reference to merchant-shi...
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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 IS LIKE THE MERCHANT SHIPS— The woman of oeconomy is, with
regard to her husband, like a ship which comes from foreign countries
freighted with all kinds of wealth. She brings to her husband an
ab...
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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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She selects good food. But perhaps there is no good food in the local
shops. This woman does not want to use poor quality food. So she
travels until she finds the best foods....
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SHE BRINGETH HER FOOD FROM AFAR. — Looks for opportunities of buying
cheaply at a distance from home, instead of paying a larger price on
the spot....
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הָ֭יְתָה כָּ אֳנִיֹּ֣ות סֹוחֵ֑ר מִ֝
מֶּרְחָ֗ק...
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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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_Bread; all that is used for meat and drink. Septuagint, "riches."
Grabe, "livelihood:" Greek: Bion. (Haydock)_...
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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 IS LIKE THE MERCHANT SHIPS,.... Not like a single one, but like a
navy of them, that cross the seas, go to foreign parts, and come back
laden with rich goods: so the church of Christ, and her true...
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She is like the merchants' ships; she bringeth her food from afar.
Ver. 14. She is like the merchants' ships.] That is, She gets wealth
apace; yea, though she stir not off her stool, and studies how...
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_She seeketh wool and flax_ That she may find employment for her
servants, and not suffer them to spend their time unprofitably. _And
worketh willingly with her hands_ She encourages them to work by h...
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She is like the merchants' ships, in selling her products and
obtaining new ware and gain; SHE BRINGETH HER FOOD FROM AFAR,
providing all the necessities of the house in ample time....
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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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By the sale of her homespun commodities she purchaseth the choicest
goods which come from far countries....
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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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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 Kings 9:26; 2 Chronicles 9:10; Ezekiel 27:3; Proverbs 31:24...
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From afar — By the sale of her home — spun commodities she
purchases the choicest goods which come from far countries....