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Amsal 31:31
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31 Give her of the fruit of her hands, and let her own works praise her in the gates [of the city]! Phil. 4:8.">[fn]
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
of the: Proverbs 31:16, Proverbs 11:30, Psalms 128:2, Matthew 7:16, Matthew 7:20, Romans 6:21, Romans 6:22, Philippians 4:17
and let: Mark 14:7-9, Acts 9:39, Romans 16:1-4, Romans 16:6, Romans 16:12, 1 Timothy 5:25, Hebrews 6:10, Revelation 14:13
Reciprocal: Judges 5:24 - General 1 Samuel 15:13 - I have performed 1 Samuel 25:3 - good Proverbs 11:16 - gracious Micah 7:13 - for Philippians 4:8 - praise 1 Timothy 2:10 - with
Cross-References
Abraha aunswered: For I thought [thus] surely the feare of God is not in this place, and they shal slaye me for my wyues sake.
And Laban said to Iacob: what hast thou done? for thou hast stollen away my heart, and caryed away my daughters as though they had ben taken captiue with the sworde.
Wherfore wentest thou away secretly vnknowen to me, and dyddest not tell me, that I myght haue let thee go thy way with mirth and songues, with tymbrell and harpe?
He that feareth men shall haue a fall: but who so putteth his trust in the Lorde, is without daunger.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Give her of the fruit of her hands,.... According to Aben Ezra, these are the words of her husband to her children; exhorting them to give her the praise and glory that is due unto her. Jarchi interprets it of the world to come; at which time, it is certain, the graces of the church, and of all believers, which are the fruits of the Spirit in them, and of their hands, as exercised by them, such as faith, hope, love, humility, patience, and others, will be found to honour and praise; and every such person shall have praise of God, 1 Peter 1:7; and also of men and angels; to whom these words may be an exhortation to give it to them;
and let her own words praise her in the gates; where her husband is known, in public assemblies; before angels and men, in the great day; when her works will follow her, and speak for her, and she will be publicly praised by Christ, as all the faithful and righteous will,
Revelation 14:13. The Septuagint and Arabic versions render it, "let her husband be praised in the gate"; see Proverbs 31:23; so Ambrose, who interprets it of the happiness of the saints in heaven.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Proverbs 31:31. Give her of the fruit of her hands — This may be a prayer. May she long enjoy the fruit of her labours! May she see her children's children, and peace upon Israel!
And let her own works praise her in the gates. — Let what she has done be spoken of for a memorial of her; let her bright example be held forth in the most public places. Let it be set before the eyes of every female, particularly of every wife, and especially of every mother; and let them learn from this exemplar, what men have a right to expect in their wives, the mistresses of their families, and the mothers of their children. Amen.
MASORETIC NOTES ON THIS BOOK
Number of verses in the book of Proverbs, 915.
Middle verse, Proverbs 16:18.
Sections, 8.
The Syriac reckons 1863 verses.
The Arabic concludes thus: - "The discipline of Solomon written out by the friends of Hezekiah, king of Judah, the interpretation or translation of which is extremely difficult, (but) is now completed by the assistance and influence of the Son of God."
IN the introduction to the book of Proverbs, among the several collections of a similar nature which are mentioned there, I have referred to M. Galand's Maximes des Orientaux. From this work, as contained in the supplement to the Bibliotheque Orientale, I have translated the following selection. They will serve to show the curious reader how many sayings similar to those of Solomon still abound in the East.