
Text -- Proverbs 31:21 (NET)




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Of any injuries of the weather.

Wesley: Pro 31:21 - -- She hath provided enough, not only for their necessity, but also for their delight and ornament.
She hath provided enough, not only for their necessity, but also for their delight and ornament.
JFB -> Pro 31:21
JFB: Pro 31:21 - -- Or, "purple," by reason of the dyes used, the best fabrics; as a matter of taste also; the color suits cold.
Or, "purple," by reason of the dyes used, the best fabrics; as a matter of taste also; the color suits cold.
Clarke: Pro 31:21 - -- She is not afraid of the snow -
12. She is not anxious relative to the health and comfort of her family in the winter season, having provided clothe...
She is not afraid of the snow -
12. She is not anxious relative to the health and comfort of her family in the winter season, having provided clothes sufficient for each in the cold weather, in addition to those which they wore in the warm season

Clarke: Pro 31:21 - -- For all her household are clothed with scarlet - Not scarlet, for the color can avail nothing in keeping off the cold; nor would it be a proper colo...
For all her household are clothed with scarlet - Not scarlet, for the color can avail nothing in keeping off the cold; nor would it be a proper color for the bogs and dirt of winter. But
TSK -> Pro 31:21

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Barnes -> Pro 31:21
Barnes: Pro 31:21 - -- Scarlet - Probably some well-known articles of dress, at once conspicuous for their color, or, as some think, for their double texture and warm...
Scarlet - Probably some well-known articles of dress, at once conspicuous for their color, or, as some think, for their double texture and warmth.
Poole -> Pro 31:21
Poole: Pro 31:21 - -- She is not afraid of the snow or of any injuries of the weather.
All her household are clothed with scarlet she hath provided enough, not only for ...
She is not afraid of the snow or of any injuries of the weather.
All her household are clothed with scarlet she hath provided enough, not only for their necessity and defence against cold and other inconveniences, which is here supposed, but also for their delight and ornament; so that not only herself, and husband, and children, but some of the better rank of her servants, wear scarlet; which was more cheap and familiar in those times and countries than now it is with us. Or, as it is rendered in our margin, and by divers others, are clothed with double garments , which is necessary and customary in cold seasons.
Haydock -> Pro 31:21
Haydock: Pro 31:21 - -- Domestics. Hebrew, "house is clothed in purple," which may be understood of the domestics, though it seems more probably to refer to her husband and...
Domestics. Hebrew, "house is clothed in purple," which may be understood of the domestics, though it seems more probably to refer to her husband and children.
Gill -> Pro 31:21
Gill: Pro 31:21 - -- She is not afraid of the snow for her household,.... That her family should suffer through the rigour of a cold season, when it is frost and snow;
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She is not afraid of the snow for her household,.... That her family should suffer through the rigour of a cold season, when it is frost and snow;
for all her household are clothed with scarlet: the Vulgate Latin version renders it, "with double" u, that is, with double garments; and so the Septuagint and Arabic versions, joining the words to a following verse; and this, by some, is thought to be the better rendering of the words; since the scarlet colour is no fence against cold, no more than any other, whereas double garments are; and which may be applied to the garment of justification, or the robe of Christ's righteousness, as one; and to the garment of sanctification, internal and external, as the other; the one, even the righteousness of Christ, or Christ the Lord our righteousness, is an hiding place from the wind, and a covert from the storm; a sufficient shelter from the cold of snow, and all inclemencies of the weather; by which the vindictive wrath and justice of God may be signified: and the other is a screen from the malicious insinuations and reproaches of men. But had the word been designed to signify "double", it would have been in the "dual" number; as it is not, and is always used in this form for "scarlet"; and so the Targum, Jarchi, and Aben Ezra interpret it; which colour is an emblem of the blood of Christ, by which the church is justified, Rom 5:9; and all the household of faith, the whole family of Christ and household of God, are all justified by the same righteousness of Christ, consisting of his active and passive obedience, for the whole of which his crimson blood is put; it is a garment down to the feet, which covers all his people; they are all made righteous by the one obedience of Christ; they are all clothed in scarlet alike, all kings and priests unto God, all alike justified, and shall be glorified alike. The literal sense is, that if her household are clothed in scarlet in common; much more may it be thought that coarse and suitable garments would be provided for them, to protect them from the cold in winter w.

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TSK Synopsis -> Pro 31:1-31
TSK Synopsis: Pro 31:1-31 - --1 Lemuel's lesson of chastity and temperance.6 The afflicted are to be comforted and defended.10 The praise and properties of a good wife.
Maclaren -> Pro 31:10-31
Maclaren: Pro 31:10-31 - --Portrait Of A Matron
Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies. 11. The heart of her husband doth safely trust in her, so that...
MHCC -> Pro 31:10-31
MHCC: Pro 31:10-31 - --This is the description of a virtuous woman of those days, but the general outlines equally suit every age and nation. She is very careful to recommen...
Matthew Henry -> Pro 31:10-31
Matthew Henry: Pro 31:10-31 - -- This description of the virtuous woman is designed to show what wives the women should make and what wives the men should choose; it consists of t...
Keil-Delitzsch -> Pro 31:21
Keil-Delitzsch: Pro 31:21 - --
But the poet goes on to describe her fruitful activity in the nearest sphere of her calling:
21 ל She is not afraid of the snow for her house;
F...
Constable: Pro 30:1--31:31 - --V. TWO DISCOURSES BY OTHER WISE MEN chs. 30--31
Chapters 30 and 31 form a distinct section in Proverbs because n...

Constable: Pro 31:1-31 - --B. The Wisdom of Lemuel ch. 31
Some commentators have regarded only the first nine verses of this chapte...
