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CHAPTER XXXI
_The words and prophecy of King Lemuel, and what his mother_
_taught him_, 1, 2.
_Debauchery and much wine to be avoided_, 3-7.
_How kings should administer justice_, 8, 9.
_The prai...
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THAT HIS MOTHER TAUGHT HIM - Compare Proverbs 1:8; Proverbs 6:20. If
we refer the chapter to Israelite authorship, we may remember the
honor paid to the wisdom of Miriam, Deborah, and Huldah; if it wa...
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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....
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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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THE WORDS, &C. The Hebrew _dibrey_ has no governing noun; so one must
be understood thus. "[An unnamed one's] words [addressed] to king
Lemuel:. burden which his mother [repeatedly] taught him".
KING...
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_The words of king Lemuel, the prophecy_&c. Like Agur (Proverbs 30:1)
Lemuel is some unknown king, whose _oracle or prophecy_is here
preserved for us among the "words of the Wise."
The rendering of R...
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THE WORDS OF KING LEMUEL— This chapter, say the generality of
commentators, contains Bathsheba's words to Solomon, and his
commendation of her. Some, however, have doubted whether _Lemuel_ was
not a d...
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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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The words of king Lemuel, the prophecy that his mother taught him.
THE WORDS OF KING LEMUEL - a figurative name for an ideal model king.
It means 'Devoted to God.' Hitzig fancifully makes Lemuel e...
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31:1 prophecy (e-7) As ch. 30.1....
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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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Lemuel was not a king of Israel. But his name means ‘he belongs to
God’ in the Hebrew language. (Hebrew was the language of the people
in Israel.)
Lemuel’s birth was the answer to his mother’s prayer...
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XXXI.
APPENDIX (_b_).
(1) THE WORDS OF KING LEMUEL.... — More probably this should be
translated,” The words of Lemuel, king of Massâ.” (See above on
Proverbs 30:1.) “Lemuel,” which most likely sign...
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דִּ֭בְרֵי לְמוּאֵ֣ל מֶ֑לֶךְ
מַ֝שָּׂ֗א אֲֽשֶׁר ־יִסְּרַ֥תּוּ
אִמֹּֽו׃...
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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 s...
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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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The words of king (a) Lemuel, the (b) prophecy that his mother taught
him.
(a) That is, of Solomon who was called Lemuel, that is, of God,
because God had ordained him to be king over Israel.
(b) Th...
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_Lamuel. This name signifies, God with him; and is supposed to be one
of the names of Solomon. (Challoner) --- Grotius would explain it of
Ezechias. But why should we abandon the tradition of both Jew...
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CONTENTS.
This chapter, like the former, is styled a prophecy. And whether
written, as some think, by Solomon, and others not; yet as in form and
manner it is exactly like the former, it forms a very...
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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
follow...
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THE WORDS OF KING LEMUEL,.... Not what were spoken by him, but what
were spoken to him; or declaring what his mother said, as what follows
shows; of this king we have no account elsewhere under this n...
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The words of king Lemuel, the prophecy that his mother taught him.
Ver. 1. _The words of King Lemuel._] Lemuel's lesson, Bathsheba's
catechism. Lemuel she calls him, because God had owned him. "I wil...
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_The words of King Lemuel_ Of Solomon, by the general consent both of
Jewish and Christian writers: this name signifies one _from God_, or,
_belonging to God_, and such a one was Solomon eminently, be...
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The words of King Lemuel, concerning whom nothing is otherwise known,
THE PROPHECY THAT HIS MOTHER TAUGHT HIM, the words of instruction in
the form of proverbial sayings which she imparted to him....
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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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PROVERBS CHAPTER 31 Lemuel's lesson concerning chastity and
temperance, PROVERBS 31:1. The proper use of wine, PROVERBS 31:6,7. An
exhortation to righteous judgment, PROVERBS 31:8,9. A description of...
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Proverbs 31:1 words H1697 King H4428 Lemuel H3927 utterance H4853
mother H517 taught H3256 (H8765)
the prophecy - Proverbs 30:1
his - Proverbs 1:8, Proverbs 6:20; 2 Timothy 1:5, 2 Timothy 3:15...
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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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_The words of king Lemuel, the prophecy that his mother taught him._
THE WORDS OF KING LEMUEL
I. The first thing that strikes us here is the mother. “The prophecy
which his mother taught him.”
1. A...
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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 Proverbs
30:1. As in Proverbs 30:1, some have preferred to see it as the na...
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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.
PROVERBS 31:1
_The_ _superscription. _TH...
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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 g...
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2 Timothy 1:5; 2 Timothy 3:15; Proverbs 1:8; Proverbs 30:1; Proverbs
6:20...
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Lemuel — Of Solomon, by the general consent both of Jewish and
Christian writers; this name signifies one from God, or belonging to
God, and such an one was Solomon eminently, being given by God to
Da...