Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Proverbs 12:4
Proverbs 12:4. A virtuous woman אשׁת חיל , a woman of strength, or vigour, (namely, of minds) of diligence, or economy. Thus אישׁ חיל , is rendered, Ruth 1:2. A man of valour. “Solomon seems to intend by this appellation, a woman who has all the perfections of her sex; wisdom, modesty, prudence, virtue, and, above all, economy and good management; and by her who maketh ashamed, he means the contrary; and particularly a woman who dissipates her husband’s substance in expensive... read more
Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Proverbs 12:3
Proverbs 12:3. A man shall not be established by wickedness By any sinful course, however craftily devised, and apparently well calculated to answer that end. For the power and prosperity which are raised by sin are built on the sand. But the root of the righteous shall not be moved Namely, out of its place. They shall stand fast and flourish like well-rooted trees. read more