Proverbs 31:5 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ Lest they drink, and forget the law, and pervert the judgment of any of the afflicted. ”

Proverbs 31:5 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

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 Prove...
Proverbs 31:5 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Lest they drink, and forget the law, and pervert the judgment of any of the afflicted. Lest they drink, and forget the law - When they should be administering justice, they are found incapable of it;...
Proverbs 31:5 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine; nor for princes strong drink: (It is) not for kings ... to drink wine. Let all intoxicating drink be put away from kings. The...
Proverbs 31:5 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

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...
Proverbs 31:5 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

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...
Proverbs 31:5 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

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...
Proverbs 31:5 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

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...
Proverbs 31:5 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

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 k...
Proverbs 31:5 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Lest they drink, and forget the law ,.... The law of God by Moses, which the kings of Israel were obliged to write a copy of, and read over daily, to imprint it on their minds, that they might never...
Proverbs 31:5 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Lest they drink, and forget the law, and pervert the judgment of any of the afflicted. Ver. 5. Lest they drink and forget the law. ] Drunkenness causeth forgetfulness (hence the ancients feigned...
Proverbs 31:5 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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;...
Proverbs 31:5 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

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...
Proverbs 31:5 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Maternal Counsels to King Lemuel. 1 The words of king Lemuel, the prophecy that his mother taught him. 2 What, my son...
Proverbs 31:5 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Forget the law; the laws of God, by which they are to govern themselves and their kingdoms. Pervert the judgment of any of the afflicted; which may easily be done by a drunken judge, because drun...
Proverbs 31:5 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

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 H...
Proverbs 31:5 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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 ....
Proverbs 31:5 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

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:...
Proverbs 31:5 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Of Proper Kingly Deportment
Proverbs 31:5 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

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Proverbs 31:5 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Proverbs 31:5 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Proverbs 31:5 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Proverbs 31:5 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Proverbs 31:5 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Proverbs 31:5 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Proverbs 31:5 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Proverbs 31:5 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Proverbs 31:5 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Proverbs 31:5 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Proverbs 31:5 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Proverbs 31:5 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Proverbs 31:5 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Proverbs 31:5 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Proverbs 31:5 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Proverbs 31:5 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Proverbs 31:5 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Proverbs 31:5 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Proverbs 31:5 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge