Proverbs 31:10-18 - Bible Commentaries - page 2 of 15

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 31:11

The heart of her husband - read more

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 31:12

She will do him good - read more

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 31:13

She seeketh wood and flax, and worketh willingly, etc. - read more

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 31:14

She is like the merchants' ships - read more

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 31:15

She riseth also while it is yet night - read more

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 31:16

She considereth a field and buyeth it - read more

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 31:17

She girdeth her loins with strength - read more

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 31:18

She perceiveth that her merchandise is good - read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 31:1-31

The words of Lernuel The fear of God is the leading thought in these meditations; and this in a twofold relation—to the king in his rule in the state, and the woman in her rule in the house. read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 31:10

ALEPH . Who can find a virtuous woman? The expression, ishshah chayil, "woman of force," has occurred in Proverbs 12:4 (where see note). Mulierem fortem , St. Jerome terms her; γυναῖκα ἀνδρείαν is the rendering of the LXX ; which places this section as the end of the whole Book of Proverbs. The expression combines the ideas of moral goodness and bodily vigour and activity. It is useless to try to fix the character upon any particular person. The representation is that of an... read more

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