Verse 30
30. Favour חן , ( hhen,) grace; that is, gracefulness of person comeliness.
Is deceitful Illusive.
And beauty is vain “Elegance of shape, symmetry of features, dignity of mien, are all הבל , ( hebhel,) ephemeral, a vanity, a breath. Sickness impairs them, suffering deranges them, and death destroys them.” Clarke.
A woman that feareth the Lord And, therefore, has in her own heart the principle whence all true womanhood springs.
She shall be praised “She is to be praised.” Gesenius. She should be celebrated for her many virtues. תתהלל , ( tithhallel,) may be rendered, She shall glorify herself; that is, in a good sense, indirectly, by her excellent character and pious behaviour. She shall secure for herself immortal honour. It is to be observed here, that the book concludes, as it begins, with a significant emphasis on the fear of the Lord, which is now not merely the beginning of wisdom, but “the condition of all womanly as well as manly excellence.” Speaker’s Commentary.
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