Proverbs 31:3
“Give not thy strength unto women, nor thy ways to that which destroyeth kings.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
Give not thy strength unto women,.... Strength of body, which is weakened by an excessive use of venery (b) with a…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
To that which destroyeth - The temptations of the harem were then, as now, the curse of all Eastern kingdoms.
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Proverbs 31:1-9
Most interpreters are of opinion that Lemuel is Solomon; the name signifies one that is for God, or devoted to God; and…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
that which] Or, with a slight change in the Heb., "them that"; thus preserving more exactly the parallelism with the…
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