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Text -- Proverbs 31:12 (NET)

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31:12 She brings him good and not evil all the days of her life.
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TSK Synopsis , Maclaren , MHCC , Matthew Henry , Keil-Delitzsch , Constable

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Commentary -- Word/Phrase Notes (per phrase)

JFB: Pro 31:12 - -- Contribute good to him.

Contribute good to him.

Clarke: Pro 31:12 - -- She will do him good - 4. She has her husband’ s happiness in view constantly. She recompenses all his kindness to her in beneficent acts. For ...

She will do him good -

4. She has her husband’ s happiness in view constantly. She recompenses all his kindness to her in beneficent acts. For kind words she returns kind deeds

1.    Her good is unmixed; she will do him good. and not evil

2    Her good is not capricious; it is constant and permanent, while she and her husband live. His heart safely trusts in her, for she will do him good all the days of her life. This is her general character.

TSK: Pro 31:12 - -- 1Sa 25:18-22, 1Sa 25:26, 1Sa 25:27

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Poole: Pro 31:12 - -- She will improve, and not waste his estate.

She will improve, and not waste his estate.

Gill: Pro 31:12 - -- She will do him good, and not evil,.... Or, repay good unto him, give him thanks for all the good things bestowed by him on her; will seek his interes...

She will do him good, and not evil,.... Or, repay good unto him, give him thanks for all the good things bestowed by him on her; will seek his interest, and promote his honour and glory to the uttermost; all the good works she does, which she is qualified for, and ready to perform, are all done in his name and strength, and with a view to his glory; nor will she do any evil willingly and knowingly against him, against his truths and ordinances; or that is detrimental to his honour, and prejudicial to his interest, 2Co 13:8;

all the days of her life; through which she desires to serve him in righteousness and true holiness; and to be steadfast and immovable, always abounding in his work, Luk 1:74.

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Commentary -- Verse Notes / Footnotes

NET Notes: Pro 31:12 The joining of these two words, “good” and “evil,” is frequent in the Bible; they contrast the prosperity and well-being of he...

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Commentary -- Verse Range Notes

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 - --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 - --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 - -- 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 31:12 - -- 12 ג She doeth good to him, and not evil, All the days of her life; or, as Luther translates: "steplang7 Sie thut jm liebs und kein leids ." ...

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...

Constable: Pro 31:10-31 - --3. The wise woman 31:10-31 We have read much in Proverbs already about unwise women. Solomon personified both wisdom and folly as women (chs. 8-9). Pe...

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Introduction / Outline

JFB: Proverbs (Book Introduction) THE NATURE AND USE OF PROVERBS.--A proverb is a pithy sentence, concisely expressing some well-established truth susceptible of various illustrations ...

TSK: Proverbs (Book Introduction) The wisdom of all ages, from the highest antiquity, has chosen to compress and communicate its lessons in short, compendious sentences, and in poetic ...

TSK: Proverbs 31 (Chapter Introduction) Overview Pro 31:1, Lemuel’s lesson of chastity and temperance; Pro 31:6, The afflicted are to be comforted and defended; Pro 31:10, The praise a...

Poole: Proverbs 31 (Chapter Introduction) CHAPTER 31 Lemuel’ s lesson concerning chastity and temperance, Pro 31:1-5 . The proper use of wine, Pro 31:6,7 . An exhortation to righteous ...

MHCC: Proverbs (Book Introduction) The subject of this book may be thus stated by an enlargement on the opening verses. 1. The Proverbs of Solomon, the son of David, king of Israel. 2. ...

MHCC: Proverbs 31 (Chapter Introduction) (Pro 31:1-9) An exhortation to king Lemuel to take heed of sin, and to do duties. (v. 10-31) The description of a virtuous woman.

Matthew Henry: Proverbs (Book Introduction) An Exposition, With Practical Observations, of The Proverbs We have now before us, I. A new author, or penman rather, or pen (if you will) made use o...

Matthew Henry: Proverbs 31 (Chapter Introduction) This chapter is added to Solomon's proverbs, some think because it is of the same author, supposing king Lemuel to be king Solomon; others only bec...

Constable: Proverbs (Book Introduction) Introduction Title The title of this book in the Hebrew Bible is "The Proverbs of Solo...

Constable: Proverbs (Outline) Outline I. Discourses on wisdom chs. 1-9 A. Introduction to the book 1:1-7 ...

Constable: Proverbs Proverbs Bibliography Aitken, Kenneth T. Proverbs. Philadelphia: Westminster Press, 1986. Alden...

Haydock: Proverbs (Book Introduction) THE BOOK OF PROVERBS. INTRODUCTION. This book is so called, because it consists of wise and weighty sentences, regulating the morals of men; and...

Gill: Proverbs (Book Introduction) INTRODUCTION TO PROVERBS This book is called, in some printed Hebrew copies, "Sepher Mishle", the Book of Proverbs; the title of it in the Vulgate ...

Gill: Proverbs 31 (Chapter Introduction) INTRODUCTION TO PROVERBS 31 This chapter contains the last part of the book of Proverbs; which some reckon the fifth, others the sixth. It contains...

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