“ She seeketh wool, and flax, and worketh willingly with her hands. ”
Worketh willingly with her hands - Or, worketh with willing hands. The stress laid upon the industrial habits of Israelite matrons may perhaps belong to a time when, as under the monarchy of Juda...
Third Division. The Virtuous Woman. Proverbs 31:10-31 . This, the last division of the appendix, is in form an acrostic poem, each verse commencing with a letter of the Heb. alphabet in order. T...
willingly with her hands . with her hands' good will.
She seeketh wool, and flax, and worketh willingly with her hands. She seeketh wood and flax, and worketh willingly, etc. - II. This is the second part of her character, giving the particulars of wh...
Worketh willingly with her hands— From which she forms that which her hands require. Houbigant. The LXX render it, She maketh precious or useful work with her hands.
Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies. The praises of a virtuous woman; forming a Hebrew acrostic. The 22 years begin with the several 22 letters of the Hebrew alpha...
The Mother of Lemuel. The Excellent Woman 1-9. An exhortation addressed to king Lemuel by his mother, urging him to avoid women and wine. The latter leads to slackness and unfairness in the admini...
And worketh willingly with her hands. — Literally, with the pleasure or willingness of her hands; they, as it were, catch her willing spirit.
CHAPTER 32 A GOOD WOMAN "O woman-hearts, that keep the days of old In living memory, can you stand back When Christ calls? Shall the heavenly Master lack The serving love, which is your life's...
“Her Works Praise Her” Proverbs 31:10-31 The ideal woman, as portrayed here, is a wife. She is the stay and confidence of her husband. Not only when she comes as a young bride into his home, in...
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...
Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies. The heart of her husband doth safely trust in her, so that he shall have no need of spoil. She will do him good and not evil all the...
She seeketh wool and flax ,.... To get them, in order to spin them, and work them up into garments; she stays not till they are brought to her, and she is pressed to take them; but she seeks after t...
She seeketh wool, and flax, and worketh willingly with her hands. Ver. 13. She seeketh wool and flax. ] This was held no shame for Solomon's wife. Augustus Caesar taught his daughters to spin and...
She seeketh wool and flax That she may find employment for her servants, and not suffer them to spend their time unprofitably. And worketh willingly with her hands She encourages them to work by...
In THE FINAL CHAPTER of the book has also a peculiar character, King Lemuel is the writer, but not the author, for he simply quotes the words of his mother. Actually, no king of Israel or Judah is kn...
The Virtuous Woman. 10 Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies. 11 The heart of her husban...
She seeketh wool and flax, that she may find employment for her servants, and not suffer them to spend all their time unprofitably in ease and idleness. Worketh willingly with her hands; she enco...
CRITICAL NOTES.— Proverbs 31:10 . Virtuous . Literally “ a woman of power .” Rubies , rather “ pearls .” Proverbs 31:11 . He shall have no need, etc. Rather, “ He shall not fail of spoil .”...
Proverbs 31:1 . The words of king Lemuel. Ancient kings had many names and surnames which embarrass history. The first name of Solomon was Jedidiah, or Jedid-jah, beloved of God. 2 Samuel 12:25 ....
Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies. The prophecy of Lemuel’s mother There was never yet a woman who did not wish to have some part in the choice of her son’s wife...
EXPOSITION Proverbs 31:1-20 Part VIII. SECOND APPENDIX TO THE SECOND COLLECTION , containing "the words of Lemuel" on the subjects of impurity and intemperance. Proverbs 31:...
The ABC of the Virtuous Woman
1 Thessalonians 4:11 ; 1 Timothy 5:10 ; 1 Timothy 5:14 ; 2 Thessalonians 3:10-12 ; Acts 9:39 ; Acts 9:40 ; Exodus 2:16 ; Genesis 18:6-8 ; Genesis 24:13 ; Genesis 24:14 ; Genesis 24:18-20 ;...
Flax — That she may find employment for her servants. Worketh — She encourages them to work by her example; which was a common practice among princesses in those first ages. Not that it is the duty...