Proverbs 31:25

31:25 She is clothed ¹  with strength ²  and honor, ³ 

and she can laugh ⁴  at the time ⁵  to come.

Luke 16:9

16:9 And I tell you, make friends for yourselves by how you use worldly wealth, ⁶  so that when it runs out you will be welcomed ⁷  into the eternal homes. ⁸ 

Luke 16:25

16:25 But Abraham said, ‘Child, ⁹  remember that in your lifetime you received your good things and Lazarus likewise bad things, but now he is comforted here and you are in anguish. ¹⁰ 

[31:25]  ¹ sn The idea of clothing and being clothed is a favorite figure in Hebrew. It makes a comparison between wearing clothes and having strength and honor. Just as clothes immediately indicate something of the nature and circumstances of the person, so do these virtues.

[31:25]  ² tn The first word of the sixteenth line begins with ע (ayin), the sixteenth letter of the Hebrew alphabet.

[31:25]  ³ sn This word appears in Ps 111:3 which says that the Lord’s work is honorable, and here the woman is clothed with strength and honor.

[31:25]  ⁴ sn Here “laugh” is either a metonymy of adjunct or effect. The point is that she is confident for the future because of all her industry and planning.

[31:25]  ⁵ tn Heb “day.” This word is a metonymy of subject meaning any events that take place on the day or in the time to come.

[16:9]  ⁶ tn Grk “unrighteous mammon.” Mammon is the Aramaic term for wealth or possessions. The point is not that money is inherently evil, but that it is often misused so that it is a means of evil; see 1 Tim 6:6-10, 17-19. The call is to be generous and kind in its use. Zacchaeus becomes the example of this in Luke’s Gospel (19:1-10).

[16:9]  ⁷ sn The passive refers to the welcome of heaven.

[16:9]  ⁸ tn Grk “eternal tents” (as dwelling places).

[16:25]  ⁹ tn The Greek term here is τέκνον (teknon), which could be understood as a term of endearment.

[16:25]  ¹⁰ tn Or “in terrible pain” (L&N 24.92). Here is the reversal Jesus mentioned in Luke 6:20-26.