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TO THAT WHICH DESTROYETH - The temptations of the harem were then, as
now, the curse of all Eastern kingdoms....
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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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SECOND DIVISION. SAYINGS OF LEMUEL. A manual of directions for kings.
Proverbs 31:1. The title is uncertain. RV is not grammatically
correct. Read _mg._ MASSA (_mg.),_ rendered oracle in Proverbs 31:3...
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VII. The Words of King Lemuel. Chap. Proverbs 31:1-9
We have here another short Appendix. King Lemuel records, as his
oracle, or wise teaching, the counsel given him by his mother
(Proverbs 31:1). Wi...
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that which] Or, with a slight change in the Heb., "them that"; thus
preserving more exactly the parallelism with the first clause of the
verse. Comp. Deuteronomy 17:17; 1 Kings 11:1-8....
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GIVE NOT THY STRENGTH, &C.— David had admonished his son, chap.
Proverbs 6:20, &c. _to keep the commandment of his father, and not
forsake the law of his mother; for the commandment,_ said he, _is a
l...
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CHAPTER 31
TEXT Proverbs 31:1-9
1.
The words of king Lemuel:
The oracle which his mother taught him.
2.
Why, my son? and what, O son of my womb?
And what, O son of my vows?
3.
Give not thy str...
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Give not thy strength unto women, nor thy ways to that which
destroyeth kings. Give not thy strength unto women, nor thy ways to
that which destroyeth kings.
GIVE NOT THY STRENGTH UNTO WOMEN ... WH...
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Read, 'Give not thy love to those who destroy kings.'...
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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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Many women try to tempt an important person like a king. Solomon
himself loved many women. He thought that these women would make him
happy Ecclesiastes 2:1-11). But Solomon did evil things because of...
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NOR THY WAYS TO THAT WHICH DESTROYETH KINGS. — A slight change in
the punctuation will give a better sense, “to those that destroy
kings,” _i.e._, women. Give not thy life to dissipation at their
bidd...
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אַל ־תִּתֵּ֣ן לַ † נָּשִׁ֣ים חֵילֶ֑ךָ
וּ֝...
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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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THE WORTHY WOMAN
Proverbs 31:1-9
In these words of King Lemuel, we notice a mother's influence in the
education of her son. A woman is never more nobly occupied than in
warning her son against the se...
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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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Give not thy strength to women, (d) nor thy ways to that which
destroyeth kings.
(d) Meaning, that women are the destruction of kings, if they hunt
them....
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_Women. This would destroy thy health, and tend to impoverish the
kingdom. --- Kings, by injustice and ambition. (Calmet)_...
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What, my son? and what, the son of my womb? and what, the son of my
vows? Give not thy strength unto women, nor thy ways to that which
destroyeth kings. It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for ki...
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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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GIVE NOT THY STRENGTH UNTO WOMEN,.... Strength of body, which is
weakened by an excessive use of venery b with a multiplicity of women;
see, Proverbs 5:9; and strength of mind, reason, and wisdom, whi...
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Give not thy strength unto women, nor thy ways to that which
destroyeth kings.
Ver. 3. _Give not thy strength to women._] Waste not unworthily the
fat and marrow of thy dear and precious time, the st...
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_Give not thy strength unto women_ The vigour of thy mind and body,
which is greatly impaired by inordinate lusts, as all physicians
agree, and frequent experience shows; _nor thy ways_ Thy conversati...
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Give not thy strength unto women, in a life of luxury, dissipation,
and immorality, NOR THY WAYS TO THAT WHICH DESTROYETH KINGS, to the
women who ruin kings by leading them into licentiousness....
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OF PROPER KINGLY DEPORTMENT...
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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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THY STRENGTH; the rigour of thy mind and body, which is greatly
impaired by inordinate lusts, as all physicians agree, and frequent
experience showeth. THY WAYS; thy conversation or course of life. TO...
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Proverbs 31:3 give H5414 (H8799) strength H2428 women H802 ways H1870
destroys H4229 (H8687) kings...
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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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PROVERBS—NOTE ON PROVERBS 31:1 The Sayings of King Lemuel. The word
translated “oracle” (v. Proverbs 31:1) is the same as in...
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CRITICAL NOTES.—
LEMUEL. This Hebrew word signifies “_For God_,” or “_belonging
to God_,” and is regarded by most commentators as a proper name. THE
PROPHECY. Delitzsch, Stuart, and many other Hebrew...
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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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Deuteronomy 17:17; Hosea 4:11; Nehemiah 13:26; Proverbs 5:9;...
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Strength — The vigour of thy mind and body. Ways — Thy
conversation, repeated in other words....