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Verse Proverbs 31:13. _SHE SEEKETH WOOD AND FLAX, AND WORKETH
WILLINGLY, C._]
II. This is the _second_ part of her character, giving the
_particulars_ of which it is composed.
1. She did not buy _r...
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WORKETH WILLINGLY WITH HER HANDS - Or, worketh with willing hands. The
stress laid upon the industrial habits of Israelite matrons may
perhaps belong to a time when, as under the monarchy of Judah, th...
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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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WILLINGLY WITH HER HANDS. with her hands' good will....
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_seeketh_ Some would render, _applies herself to, busies herself
about_. The LXX. have _draws out_; μηρυομένη....
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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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WORKETH WILLINGLY WITH HER HANDS— _From which she forms that which
her hands require._ Houbigant. The LXX render it, _She maketh precious
or useful work with her hands._...
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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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31:13 hands. (l-11) Lit. 'palms' here and in Numbers 5:18 ....
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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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Read, 'worketh at that which her hands delight in.'...
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The wife makes clothes by hand. And she is happy to do this work....
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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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AND WORKETH WILLINGLY WITH HER HANDS. — Literally, _with the
pleasure or willingness of her hands;_ they, as it were, catch her
willing spirit....
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דָּ֭רְשָׁה צֶ֣מֶר וּ פִשְׁתִּ֑ים וַ֝
תַּ֗עַשׂ...
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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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_Hands, with skill and industry, (Calmet) or "willingness." (Hebrew)
(Menochius) --- Ladies of the highest quality formerly employed
themselves in this manner, like Penelope. Alexander, Augustus, and...
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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 SEEKETH WOOL AND FLAX,.... To get them, in order to spin them, and
work them up into garments; she stays not till they are brought to
her, and she is pressed to take them; but she seeks after them...
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She seeketh wool, and flax, and worketh willingly with her hands.
Ver. 13. _She seeketh wool and flax._] This was held no shame for
Solomon's wife. Augustus Caesar taught his daughters to spin and ca...
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THE ABC OF THE VIRTUOUS WOMAN...
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She seeketh wool and flax, or linen, busying herself with these
materials in order to produce garments, AND WORKETH WILLINGLY WITH HER
HANDS, taking pleasure in performing the work which every day off...
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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 SEEKETH WOOL AND FLAX, that she may find employment for her
servants, and not suffer them to spend all their time unprofitably in
ease and idleness. WORKETH WILLINGLY WITH HER HANDS; she encourage...
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Proverbs 31:13 seeks H1875 (H8804) wool H6785 flax H6593 willingly
H2656 works H6213 (H8799) hands H3709...
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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 Thessalonians 4:11; 1 Timothy 5:10; 1 Timothy 5:14; 2 Thessalonians
3:10;...
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Flax — That she may find employment for her servants. Worketh —
She encourages them to work by her example; which was a common
practice among princesses in those first ages. Not that it is the duty
of...