Deuteronomy 17:17; Hosea 4:11; Nehemiah 13:26; Proverbs 5:9-11; Proverbs 7:26; Proverbs 7:27
To that which destroyeth - The temptations of the harem were then, as now, the curse of all Eastern kingdoms.
Give not thy strength to women, (d) nor thy ways to that which destroyeth kings. (d) Meaning, that women are the destruction of kings, if they hunt...
Second Division. Sayings of Lemuel. A manual of directions for kings. Proverbs 31:1 . The title is uncertain. RV is not grammatically correct. Rea...
Give not thy strength unto women, nor thy ways to that which destroyeth kings. Give not thy strength - Do not waste thy substance on women. In such...
Give not thy strength, &c.— David had admonished his son, chap. Proverbs 6:20 , &c. to keep the commandment of his father, and not forsak...
Give not thy strength unto women, nor thy ways to that which destroyeth kings. Give not thy strength unto women, nor thy ways to that which de...
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...
Read, 'Give not thy love to those who destroy kings.'
Nor thy ways to that which destroyeth kings. — A slight change in the punctuation will give a better sense, “to those that destroy kings,” i.e. ,...
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...
Give not thy strength unto women ,.... Strength of body, which is weakened by an excessive use of venery b with a multiplicity of women; see, Prove...
Give not thy strength unto women, nor thy ways to that which destroyeth kings. Ver. 3. Give not thy strength to women. ] Waste not unworthily the...
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 frequ...
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...
Thy strength; the rigour of thy mind and body, which is greatly impaired by inordinate lusts, as all physicians agree, and frequent experience show...
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
Give not thy strength unto women, in a life of luxury, dissipation, and immorality, nor thy ways to that which destroyeth kings, to the women who r...
Strength — The vigour of thy mind and body. Ways — Thy conversation, repeated in other words.
3 Give not thy strength unto women, nor thy ways to that which destroyeth kings.