wine. Hebrew. yayin. App-27.
strong drink. Hebrew. shekar. App-27.
Some read: “nor for princes to say, Where is strong drink?” The “strong drink” Proverbs 20:1 was distilled from barley, or honey, or dates.
[It is] not for kings, O Lemuel, [it is] not for kings to drink wine; nor for princes (e) strong drink: (e) That is, the king must not give himself...
Second Division. Sayings of Lemuel. A manual of directions for kings. Proverbs 31:1 . The title is uncertain. RV is not grammatically correct. Rea...
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 - An intemper...
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...
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 latt...
'More are drowned in the wine-cup than in the ocean.'
It is not for kings to drink wine. — Another of the temptations of kings. (Comp. 1 Kings 16:9 ; 1 Kings 20:16 ; Ecclesiastes 10:17 .) Perversion...
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 M...
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 mo...
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 divi...
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 kin...
[It is] not for kings, O Lemuel ,.... It is not fit for them, it is very unbecoming them; it is dishonourable to them, to such as Lemuel was, or was...
Proverbs 31:4 [It is] not for kings, O Lemuel, [it is] not for kings to drink wine; nor for princes strong drink: Ver. 4. It is not for kings to...
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...
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...
Maternal Counsels to King Lemuel. 1 The words of king Lemuel, the pro...
To drink wine, to wit, to drunkenness or excess, as the next verse explains it.
CRITICAL NOTES.— Lemuel . This Hebrew word signifies “ For God ,” or “ belonging to God ,” and is regarded by most commentators as a proper name....
Proverbs 31:1 . The words of king Lemuel. Ancient kings had many names and surnames which embarrass history. The first name of Solomon was Jedidia...
EXPOSITION Proverbs 31:1-20 Part VIII. SECOND APPENDIX TO THE SECOND COLLECTION , containing "the words of Lemuel" on the subj...
Of Proper Kingly Deportment
It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings, to drink wine, to be given to drink, to be enslaved by the inebriating cup, nor for princes stro...
1 Kings 20:12 ; 1 Kings 20:16-20 ; Daniel 5:2-4 ; Ecclesiastes 10:17 ; Esther 3:15 ; Habakkuk 2:5 ; Hosea 4:11 ; Hosea 4:12 ; Hosea 7:3-5 ;...
To drink — To excess.
4 It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine; nor for princes strong drink: