“ Open thy mouth, judge righteously, and plead the cause of the poor and needy. ”
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...
the poor-. poor one. Hebrew. 'ani. See note on Proverbs 31:6 ; Proverbs 31:11 . needy . a needy one. Hebrew. ' ebyon . See note on Proverbs 31:6 ; Proverbs 31:11 .
Open thy mouth, judge righteously, and plead the cause of the poor and needy.
Open thy mouth, judge righteously, and plead the cause of the poor and needy. No JFB commentary on this verse.
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...
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...
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...
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...
Open thy mouth for the dumb in the cause of all such as are appointed to destruction. Open thy mouth, judge righteously, and plead the cause of the poor and needy. When a poor sinner hath once had h...
Open thy mouth, judge righteously ,.... Having heard the cause, pronounce a righteous sentence; deliver it freely and impartially, with all readiness and boldness, not caring for the censures of wic...
Open thy mouth, judge righteously, and plead the cause of the poor and needy. Ver. 9. Plead the cause of the poor and needy. ] These are God's great care, as appears in many texts. Job comforted h...
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...
Maternal Counsels to King Lemuel. 1 The words of king Lemuel, the prophecy that his mother taught him. 2 What, my son...
No text from Poole on this verse.
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 31:1 . 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 ....
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:...
Of Proper Kingly Deportment
2 Samuel 8:15 ; Amos 5:11 ; Amos 5:12 ; Daniel 4:27 ; Deuteronomy 1:16 ; Deuteronomy 16:18-20 ; Hebrews 1:9 ; Isaiah 1:17 ; Isaiah 1:23 ; Isaiah 11:4 ; Isaiah 32:1 ; Isaiah 32:2 ; Jeremi...