Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible
Proverbs 31:13
And worketh willingly with her hands. — Literally, with the pleasure or willingness of her hands; they, as it were, catch her willing spirit.
And worketh willingly with her hands. — Literally, with the pleasure or willingness of her hands; they, as it were, catch her willing spirit.
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...
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...
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...
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...
WILLINGLY WITH HER HANDS. with her hands' good will....
_seeketh_ Some would render, _applies herself to, busies herself about_. The LXX. have _draws out_; μηρυομένη....
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...
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._...
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...
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...
31:13 hands. (l-11) Lit. 'palms' here and in Numbers 5:18 ....
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...
Read, 'worketh at that which her hands delight in.'...
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....
The wife makes clothes by hand. And she is happy to do this work....
דָּ֭רְשָׁה צֶ֣מֶר וּ פִשְׁתִּ֑ים וַ֝ תַּ֗עַשׂ...
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...
“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...
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...
_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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
_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...
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...
THE ABC OF THE VIRTUOUS WOMAN...
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...
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...
Proverbs 31:13 seeks H1875 (H8804) wool H6785 flax H6593 willingly H2656 works H6213 (H8799) hands H3709...
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...
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...
_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...
PROVERBS—NOTE ON PROVERBS 31:10 An Alphabet of Womanly Excellence. As the esv footnote to v. Proverbs 31:10 explains, this w
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...
EXPOSITION PROVERBS 31:1 PART VIII. SECOND APPENDIX TO THE SECOND COLLECTION, containing "the words of Lemuel" on the subjects of impurity and intemperance....
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...
1 Thessalonians 4:11; 1 Timothy 5:10; 1 Timothy 5:14; 2 Thessalonians 3:10;...
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...