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Proverbs 31 — Sermon Preparation
Below is a research summary for Proverbs 31, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
- 31
- verses
- 219 / 146
- Hebrew words / lemmas
- 6
- classic sermon excerpts
- 4
- preachers & commentators
Proverbs 31 in the Hebrew
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | Glosses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| כַּף | kaph | H3709 | 4 | hollow hand, palm |
| בַּר | bar | H1248 | 3 | heir |
| דִּין | dîyn | H1777 | 3 | rule, judge |
| נָתַן | nâthan | H5414 | 5 | give, put |
| לְמוּאֵל | Lᵉmûwʼêl | H3927 | 2 | Lemuel, Lemoel |
| פָּתַח | pâthach | H6605 | 3 | open wide, loosen |
| בַּעַל | baʻal | H1167 | 3 | master, husband |
How preachers through history handled this text
6 public-domain excerpts on Proverbs 31, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“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 recommend herself to her husband's esteem and affection, to know his mind, and is willing that he rule over her. 1. She can be trusted, and he will leave such a wife to manage for him. He is happy in her. And she makes it her constant business to do him good. 2. She is one that takes pains in her duties, and takes pleasure in them. She is careful to fill up time, that none be lost. She rises early. …”
— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on Proverbs 31:10–31 (Public Domain)
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