잠언 31:19-22 KRV

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 31:10-31

The typical woman I. HER SPHERE . This is domestic. 1 . In marriage. The typical woman is a wife and mother, not a St. Agnes, the mystical bride of Christ, nor even a Virgin Mary. We see her in Sarah, in Naomi, in Hannah, in Eunice. There is invaluable service for the world which only women who are free from the ties of home can accomplish; there is a noble mission for single women. But there is nothing in Scripture, reason, or conscience to suggest that virginity is more holy... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 31:10-31

The virtuous housewife I. HER INFLUENCE IN THE SPHERE OF HOME . ( Proverbs 31:10-22 .) 1 . Her exceeding worth. ( Proverbs 31:10-12 .) A costly treasure not everywhere to be found; no commonplace blessing: an ornament and a joy above all that earth affords of rare and beautiful. A treasure on which the heart of the possessor ever dwells with delight. "Continual comfort in a face, The lineaments of gospel books." She is the rich source of revenue to her husband... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 31:10-31

Christian womanhood If Solomon did write these words, we need not he surprised that he speaks of the rarity of the ideal woman; for she is hardly to be found in a crowded harem. It is the Christian home that contains her. We look at— I. HER CHARACTERISTICS . And these are: 1 . Piety. "She feareth the Lord" ( Proverbs 31:30 ). She has within her the spirit of reverence, and the life she lives is one in which worship and the study of the will of God have no small share. She... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 31:19

YODH . She layeth her hands to the spindle. כִּישׁוֹר . ( kishor, a word not occurring elsewhere) is probably not the spindle, but the distaff, i.e. the staff to which is tied the bunch of flax from which the spinning wheel draws the thread. To this she applies her hand; she deftly performs the work of spinning her flax into thread. Her hands hold the distsaff. פֶלֶךְ ( pelek ) is the spindle, the cylindrical wood (afterwards the wheel) on which the thread winds itself as... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 31:20

CAPH . She is not impelled by selfish greed to improve her means and enlarge her revenues. She is sympathizing and charitable, and loves to extend to others the blessings which have rewarded her efforts. She stretcheth out her hand to the poor. "Hand" is here caph, "the palm,'' evidently containing alms. She knows the maxim ( Proverbs 19:17 ), "He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the Lord," etc.; and she has no fear of poverty. Yea, she reacheth forth her hands to the needy ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 31:21

LAMED . She is not afraid of the snow for her household. "Show," says Dr. Geikie ('Holy Land,' 2.58), "covers the streets of Jerusalem two winters in three, but it generally comes in small quantities, and soon disappears. Yet there are sometimes very snowy winters. That of 1879, for example, left behind it seventeen inches of snow, even where there was no drift, and the strange spectacle of snow lying unmelted for two or three weeks was seen in the hollows on the hillsides. Thousands of... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 31:22

MEM . She maketh herself coverings of tapestry ( marbaddim ); as Proverbs 7:16 (where see note). Pillows for beds or cushions are meant, though the translators are not of one mind on the meaning. St. Jerome has, stragulatam vestem ; Aquila and Theodotion, περιστρώματα , Symmachus, ἀμφιτάπους , "shaggy on both sides;" Septuagint, "She makes for her husband double garments ( δισσὰς χλάινας )." Her clothing is silk and purple. שֵׁשׁ ( shesh ) is not "silk,"... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Proverbs 31:19

Proverbs 31:19 . She layeth her hands to the spindle By her own example she provokes her servants to labour. And although in these latter and more delicate times such mean employments are grown out of fashion among great persons, yet they were not so in former ages, neither in other countries, nor in this land; whence all women unmarried, unto this day, are called, in the language of our law, spinsters. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Proverbs 31:20

Proverbs 31:20. She stretcheth out her hand to the poor To relieve their necessities. Her designs are generous and noble; for she labours not only to supply her own and her household’s necessities, or to support her own state, much less to feed her pride and luxury; but that she may have wherewith to supply the wants of others, who crave or need her assistance. Which also procures God’s blessing upon her husband and children, and whole family, to whom, by this means, she brings both honour... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Proverbs 31:21-25

Proverbs 31:21-25. She is not afraid of the snow Of any injuries of the weather. For her household are clothed with scarlet She has provided enough, not only for their necessity, and defence against cold and other inconveniences, but also for their delight and ornament. She maketh coverings of tapestry For the furniture of her house. Her clothing is silk and purple Which was very agreeable to her high quality, though it doth not justify that luxury in attire which is now usual among... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 31:10-31

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 31:10-31

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 31:10-31

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 31:19

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 31:20

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 31:21

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 31:22

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Proverbs 31:19

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Proverbs 31:20

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Proverbs 31:21-25

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