1 Samuel 1:10; 1 Samuel 30:6; 1 Timothy 5:23; 2 Kings 4:27; Psalms 104:15
The true purpose of the power of wine over man’s mind and body, as a restorative and remedial agent. Compare the margin reference. The same thought...
Second Division. Sayings of Lemuel. A manual of directions for kings. Proverbs 31:1 . The title is uncertain. RV is not grammatically correct. Rea...
of heavy hearts . bitter of soul. Hebrew. nephesh. App-13.
Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, and wine unto those that be of heavy hearts. Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish -...
Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, and wine unto those that be of heavy hearts. Give strong drink unto him that is ready to...
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...
Of heavy hearts ] read, 'the bitter in soul.' The Talmud treats this verse as the foundation of the pious custom of the Jerusalem ladies, who provid...
Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish. — For this is not waste, but an advantageous use of God’s gift. (Comp. St. Paul’s advice, 1 Ti...
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 strong drink unto him that is ready to perish ,.... Thou, O Lemuel, and other kings and judges, rather than drink strong drink yourselves, leas...
Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, and wine unto those that be of heavy hearts. Ver. 6. Give strong drink to him, &c. ] 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...
Unto him; which is to be understood comparatively, to him rather than to kings, partly because he needs a liberal draught of it more than kings do;...
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 strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, to those who are afflicted, heavy in heart, full of anxiety, who are on the point of expiring, a...
To perish — To faint; for such need a cordial.
6 Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, and wine unto those that be of heavy hearts.