Proverbs 31:28
in Proverbs 31Her children rise up and call her blessed; her husband praises her as well:
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ASV
Her children rise up, and call her blessed; Her husband also, and he praiseth her, saying:
KJV
Her children arise up, and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praiseth her.
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This verse in Proverbs 31
Commentary
8 notes on this verseHer children arise up, and call her blessed - 20. She considers a good education next to Divine influence; and she knows also that if she train up a child in the way he should go, when he is old he will not depart from it. 1. Her children are well bred; they rise up and pay due respect. 2. They are taught the fear of the lord, and obedience to his testimonies; therefore they call her blessed. So they are of a decent, orderly, respectable, religious behavior.
This site's exposition
Strength and honor are her clothing
on Proverbs 31:25-31
"Strength and honor are her clothing," her own character answering the scarlet. Her children and husband praise her, and verse 30 gives the motto, the fear of the LORD that opened the book at 1:7. The poem ends where it began, "at the gates" where her husband was known.
This site's exposition
Her children rise up and call her blessed
Matthew Henry calls their praise a debt owed under the fifth commandment, double honor to a good mother. Adam Clarke credits her training: taught the fear of the Lord, her children rise and call her blessed. Her husband's praise follows in verse 29.
The record, by era
The Medieval Church1 voice
"Her children rise up," etc. Knowing this would certainly come to pass, he speaks prophetically as if it were already done. For the children of the church shall rise, namely all the elect in the end, endowed with the immortality of the flesh; and then …
The Puritans and the Awakening3 voices
It is a debt which they owe her, a part of that honour which the fifth commandment requires to be paid to father and mother; and it is a double honour that is due to a good father and a good mother.
3 Give not thy strength unto women, nor thy ways to that which destroyeth kings. 4 It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine; nor for princes strong drink: 5 Lest they drink, and forget the law, and pervert the judgment of any of the afflicted. 6 Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, and wine unto those that be of heavy hearts.
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The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
In Hebrew the verses begin with the letters of the Hebrew alphabet in order (compare Introduction to Poetical Books). Who . . . woman--The question implies that such are rare, though not entirely wanting (compare Pr 18:22; 19:14). virtuous--literally, "of strength," that is, moral courage (compare Pr 12:4;
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The words behind it
5 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| קָ֣מוּ | kamu | they rise up | H6965 → | 628 times |
| בָ֭נֶיהָ | vaneiha | sons her | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| וַֽיְאַשְּׁר֑וּהָ | vayasheruha | and they called blessed her | H833 → | 16 times |
| בַּ֝עְלָ֗הּ | ba'lah | husband her | H1167 → | 84 times |
| וַֽיְהַֽלְלָהּ׃ | vayhalah | and he praised her | H1984 → | 165 times |
קָ֣מוּthey rise up
kamuH6965 →628 times
בָ֭נֶיהָsons her
vaneihaH1121 →4930 times
וַֽיְאַשְּׁר֑וּהָand they called blessed her
vayasheruhaH833 →16 times
בַּ֝עְלָ֗הּhusband her
ba'lahH1167 →84 times
וַֽיְהַֽלְלָהּ׃and he praised her
vayhalahH1984 →165 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
2 Timothy 1:5I am reminded of your sincere faith, which first dwelt in your grandmother Lois and your mother Eunice, and I am convinced is in you as well.
it leads to
- 2 Timothy 3:15
From infancy you have known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- 1 Timothy 1:5
The goal of our instruction is the love that comes from a pure heart, a clear conscience, and a sincere faith.
- Acts 16:1
Paul came to Derbe and then to Lystra, where he found a disciple named Timothy, the son of a believing Jewish woman and a Greek father.
- 1 Timothy 4:6
By pointing out these things to the brothers, you will be a good servant of Christ Jesus, nourished by the words of faith and sound instruction that you have followed.
- Romans 15:14
I myself am convinced, my brothers, that you yourselves are full of goodness, brimming with knowledge, and able to instruct one another.
- 2 Timothy 3:15
Through
Psalms 116:16Truly, O LORD, I am Your servant; I am Your servant, the son of Your maidservant; You have broken my bonds.
it leads to
- Psalms 86:16
Turn to me and have mercy; grant Your strength to Your servant; save the son of Your maidservant.
- Psalms 143:12
And in Your loving devotion, cut off my enemies. Destroy all who afflict me, for I am Your servant.
- Psalms 86:16
Through
Proverbs 31:1These are the words of King Lemuel—the burden that his mother taught him:
it leads to
- Proverbs 6:20
My son, keep your father’s commandment, and do not forsake your mother’s teaching.
- Proverbs 6:20
Where this verse is studied
About Proverbs
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Bede, Commentary on Proverbs; Charles Bridges, An Exposition of the Book of Proverbs; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.