Proverbs 31:10

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - Proverbs 31:1-31

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 his mother's advice to him. This advice urges him against becoming the slave of passion, warns him that while there may be some excuse for the man who is ready to perish if he take strong drink, it must be utterly avoided by kings and princes. And, finally, she sets before him the first duty of... read more

Arthur Peake

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 31:10-31

Third Division. The Virtuous Woman. Proverbs 31:10-Obadiah : . 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 several more or less perfect specimens of such literary exercises in the OT— e.g. Psalms 111 f., Lamentations 1-4, and especially Psalms 119. Though some of the acrostics may, as their imperfect state suggests, have been early— e.g. Nahum 1:2-1 Samuel :— yet in general they belong to... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Proverbs 31:10

A virtuous woman, whom he may take to wife. Such a person is hardly to be found. Compare Ecclesiastes 7:28. And here he lays down several characters or qualifications of an excellent wife, which are here delivered in alphabetical order, each verse beginning with a several and the succeeding letter of the Hebrew alphabet; which method is used in some, and but in a few places of Scripture, to oblige us to the more diligent consideration and careful remembrance of them, as things of more than... read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Proverbs 31:10-31

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, ‘the spoils of war,’ a strong expression to denote his rich profit.” (Zöckler.) Proverbs 31:15. This probably signifies the appointed task for the day. Proverbs 31:21. Scarlet. Delitzsch and Zöckler retain this reading; the former remarks that, “as high-coloured, it appears dignified as well as preserves... read more

Charles Simeon

Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae - Proverbs 31:10

DISCOURSE: 826USEFULNESS OF SCHOOLS OF INDUSTRYProverbs 31:10. Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies.WHILE we rejoice in the progress of civilization, we cannot but regret the loss of primitive simplicity. In former days, women of the highest rank did not disdain to employ themselves in the most common offices of life [Note: Genesis 18:6.]. King Lemuel, supposed by some to be Solomon himself, was exhorted by his inspired mother to select for his wife a woman who was... read more

Chuck Smith

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Proverbs 31:1-31

Chapter 31Now 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 godly mother to her prince son who one day is to reign over the people. There are those who think that Lemuel is indeed Solomon, and that these are the words of Bathsheba unto Solomon. Whether or not that is so is a matter of argument among the theologians, of which I have no desire to enter... read more

Joseph Sutcliffe

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Proverbs 31:1-31

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. Lemuel is analyzed, למו אל Lemo-ail, sacred to God. Solomon’s appointment to the throne was also of God, he being the youngest was preferred before his elder brethren. But if another conjecture should be true, that Lemuel was a prince in a neighbouring kingdom to Israel, and his mother was a... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Proverbs 31:10-27

Proverbs 31:10-27Who can find a virtuous woman?for her price is far above rubies. The prophecy of Lemuel’s motherThere was never yet a woman who did not wish to have some part in the choice of her son’s wife; and the mother of king Lemuel was no exception to the rule. She knew the kind of woman that would make him happy, and she contrived, by some means, to instil the knowledge into the heart of her son. It is a fact, which should ever be before the minds of mothers, that their sons are... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Proverbs 31:10

Pro 31:10 Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price [is] far above rubies. Ver. 10. Who can find a virtuous woman? ] Good wives are rare commodities, and therefore precious and highly to be prized, even above rubies. The Hebrews put rarum pro charo, as in 1Sa 3:1 Proverbs 25:7 ; "Let thy feet be precious in thy neighbour’s house" - that is, let them seldom come there, lest thou become overcheap and undervalued. a It is easy to observe that the New Testament affords more store of good... read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Proverbs 31:10

Who: This is the commencement of an alphabetical poem, each verse beginning consecutively with a letter of the Hebrew alphabet; in which we are presented with an admirable picture of a good wife, according to the primitive manners of the East. can: Proverbs 12:4, Proverbs 18:22, Proverbs 19:14, Ruth 3:11, Ecclesiastes 7:28, Song of Solomon 6:8, Song of Solomon 6:9, Ephesians 5:25-Micah : her: Proverbs 3:15, Proverbs 8:11, Proverbs 20:15 Reciprocal: Genesis 2:24 - cleave Exodus 28:17 - a... read more

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