Proverbs 31:7

The People's Bible by Joseph Parker - Proverbs 31:1-31

The Perfect Woman Proverbs 31:0 This chapter contains the words of King Lemuel, and a full portrait of a good wife. The word "Lemuel" may be regarded as meaning "dedicated to God." The words of the mother are here quoted. We have seen that mothers were regarded with great veneration in the East. The mothers of kings were treated with great distinction, and were known as "queen-mothers." We have seen that they were not always good women; on the contrary, some of them seem to have been inspired... read more

Robert Hawker

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary - Proverbs 31:2-7

What, my son? and what, the son of my womb? and what, the son of my vows? Give not thy strength unto women, nor thy ways to that which destroyeth kings. It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine; nor for princes strong drink: Lest they drink, and forget the law, and pervert the judgment of any of the afflicted. Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, and wine unto those that be of heavy hearts. Let him drink, and forget his poverty, and remember his misery no... read more

George Haydock

George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary - Proverbs 31:7

More. Not that intoxication is permitted even to them. read more

Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - Proverbs 31:1-9

Of Proper Kingly Deportment v. 1. 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. v. 2. What, my son! an impassioned exclamation addressed to her son to keep him from choosing ways of evil. And what, the son of my womb! the expression being intended to show the depth of the true mother's attachment. And what, the son of my vows! the mother... read more

Johann Peter Lange

Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures: Critical, Doctrinal and Homiletical - Proverbs 31:1-31

Second SupplementThe words of Lemuel, together with the poem in praise of the matronChap. 31a) Lemuel’s maxims of wisdom for kingsProverbs 31:1-91 Words of Lemuel the king of Massawith which his mother instructed him:2 Oh, my son! ah, thou son of my womb!oh thou son of my vows!3 Give not thy strength to women,nor thy ways to destroy kings.4 Not for kings, oh Lemuel,not for kings (is it becoming) to drink wine;nor for princes (wine) or strong drink;5 lest he drink and forget... read more

Frederick Brotherton Meyer

F.B. Meyer's 'Through the Bible' Commentary - Proverbs 31:1-9

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 seductions of pleasure and in giving him a high sense of that which is right. The sins of the flesh have been the peculiar snare of royal personages, preventing them from pleading the cause of the desolate and ministering judgment to the poor and needy. What a contrast to the glory of the... read more

G. Campbell Morgan

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 31:1-9

Proverbs 31:1-1 Samuel : . 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 31:30, and here by RV, is the regular word for the oracles of the earlier prophets, but is strange in this connexion. There is a Mas’ a mentioned in the inscriptions of Tiglath-pileser IV along with Teima in N. Arabia. This was one of the traditional seats of wisdom,... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Proverbs 31:7

For wine, moderately used, allayeth men’s cares and fears, and cheereth their spirits, Psalms 104:15. read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Proverbs 31:1-9

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 scholars render this word as a proper name, and read “The words of Lemuel, king of MASSA, which his mother taught him.” Miller reads the verse, “Words in respect to the Seed-of-God, a king; a prophecy in agreement with which his mother disciplined him,” and, as in the preceding chapter, applies it to... read more