Proverbs 31:24-26 ASV

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 31:24

SAMECH . She maketh fine linen, and selleth it. The word for "fine linen" is sadin, not the same as in Proverbs 31:22 . but equivalent to σινδών , and denoting linen garments; Delitzsch calls it "body linen" (comp. 14:12 , 14:13 ; Isaiah 3:23 ). Delivereth girdles unto the merchant; literally, unto the Canaanite ; i.e. the Phoenician merchant, a generic name for all traders (see Isaiah 23:8 ; Zechariah 14:21 ). Girdles were necessary articles of attire with the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 31:25

AYIN . Strength and honour are her clothing ( Proverbs 31:17 ); ἰσχὺν καὶ εὐπρέπειαν , Septuagint. She is invested with a moral force and dignity which arm her against care and worry; the power of a righteous purpose and strong will reveals itself in her carriage and demeanour. And thus equipped, she shall rejoice in time to come; or, she laugheth ( Job 5:22 ; Job 39:7 ) at the future ( Isaiah 30:8 ). She is not disquieted by any fear of what may happen, knowing in... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 31:26

PE . She openeth her mouth with wisdom. She is not merely a good housewife, attending diligently to material interests; she guides her family with words of wisdom. When she speaks, it is not gossip, or slander, or idle talk, that she utters, but sentences of prudence and sound sense, such as may minister grace to the hearers. The Septuagint has this verse before Proverbs 31:25 , and the first hemistich Again. after Proverbs 31:27 . So in Lamentations 2:1-22 , Lamentations 3:1-66 , ... 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

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Proverbs 31:26

Proverbs 31:26. She openeth her mouth with wisdom She is neither sullenly silent, nor full of impertinent talk, but speaks discreetly and piously, as occasion offers. In her tongue is the law of kindness Her speeches are guided by wisdom and grace, and not by inordinate passions. And this practice is called a law in her tongue, because it is constant and customary, and proceeds from an inward and powerful principle of true wisdom. read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Proverbs 31:10-31

The ideal wife (31:10-31)In the original language this section is an acrostic poem. That is, each of the poem’s twenty-two verses begins with a different letter of the Hebrew alphabet in order.A good wife makes the perfect partner. Her husband, knowing this, trusts in her and depends upon her (10-12). She is kind, clever at buying and selling, diligent, conscientious, and a good manager of the household (13-16). She is energetic and tireless, both in helping the family income and in carrying... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Proverbs 31:25

she shall rejoice, &c. = she laugheth at the future. read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Proverbs 31:26

wisdom. Hebrew. chakmah. See note on Proverbs 1:2 . read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Proverbs 31:24

Proverbs 31:24. Delivereth girdles unto the merchant— Herodotus, it seems, thought that the carrying on of commerce by the Egyptian women was a curiosity which deserved to be inserted in his history: it can hardly be thought an impropriety to take notice of this circumstance in a work calculated for the illustration of the Scriptures, and especially in a country where the women indeed spin, but the men not only buy and sell, but weave, and do almost every thing else relative to our... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Proverbs 31:24

24. fine linen—or, "linen shirts," or the material for them. girdles—were often costly and highly valued ( :-). delivereth—or, "giveth as a present" or "to sell." read more