The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 31:9
Plead the cause; rather, minister judgment, or do right ; act in your official capacity so that the effect shall be substantial justice (comp. Zechariah 8:16 ). read more
Proverbs 31:2-9 Web
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
Joseph Benson
Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Proverbs 31:2
Proverbs 31:2. What, my son A short speech, arguing her great passion for him; what words shall I take? What counsels shall I give thee? My heart is full; I must give it vent; but where shall I begin? What, the son of my womb My son, not by adoption, but whom I bare in the womb, and therefore it is my duty to give thee admonitions, and thine to receive them. What, the son of my vows On whose behalf I have made many prayers and sacrifices, and solemn vows to God; whom I have, as far as... read more
Joseph Benson
Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Proverbs 31:3
Proverbs 31:3. Give not thy strength unto women The vigour of thy mind and body, which is greatly impaired by inordinate lusts, as all physicians agree, and frequent experience shows; nor thy ways Thy conversation or course of life; to that which destroyeth kings The same thing repeated in other words, as is very usual in these books; to the immoderate love of women, which is most destructive to kings and kingdoms, as was well known to Solomon, by the example of his father David, and by... read more
Joseph Benson
Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Proverbs 31:4-7
Proverbs 31:4-7. It is not for kings to drink wine Namely, to excess, as the next verse explains it: Lest they drink and forget the law The laws of God, by which they are to govern themselves and their kingdoms; and pervert the judgment of the afflicted Which may be easily done by a drunken judge, because drunkenness deprives a man of the use of his reason; by which alone men can distinguish between right and wrong, and withal stirs up those passions in him, which incline him both to... read more
Joseph Benson
Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Proverbs 31:8
Proverbs 31:8. Open thy mouth Speak freely and impartially, as becomes a king and a judge to do: for the dumb For such as cannot speak in their own cause, either through ignorance, or because of the dread of their more potent adversaries. In the cause of all such as are appointed to destruction Who, without such succour from the judges, are likely to be utterly ruined. read more
Donald C. Fleming
Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Proverbs 31:1-9
A mother’s advice to a king (31:1-9)King Lemuel was probably a non-Israelite from a neighbouring nation, but his mother appears to have been a God-fearing woman who vowed her son to God (31:1-2). The main desire of some kings was to get themselves as much pleasure as possible, chiefly through women and wine. Lemuel is warned that such interests distract a king from his proper duties and result in lawlessness and injustice (3-5). Strong drink deadens pain and dulls the mind. Therefore, among the... read more
E.W. Bullinger
E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Proverbs 31:2
my son? Compare the Structure, (p. 864), read more
E.W. Bullinger
E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Proverbs 31:4
wine. Hebrew. yayin. App-27 . strong drink. Hebrew. shekar. App-27 . read more
E.W. Bullinger
E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Proverbs 31:6
of heavy hearts = bitter of soul. Hebrew. nephesh. App-13 . read more
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The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 31:8-9
The function and the privilege of power God gives to some men place and power; they may inherit it, or they may win their way to it by the force of their talent or their merit. When they have reached it, what should be the use they make of it? We may look first at— I. WHAT HAS BEEN ITS HABIT . Only too often the actual use that has been made of high station and of civil or military lower is that of Men have used their elevation only to drink the sweet cup of pleasure; or to... read more