Commentaries:

Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown

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Proverbs 31:6-7

The proper use of such drinks is to restore tone to feeble bodies and depressed minds (compare Psalms 104:15).

Proverbs 31:3-9

Succinct but solemn warnings against vices to which kings are peculiarly tempted, as carnal pleasures and oppressive and unrighteous government are used to sustain sensual indulgence.

strength—mental and bodily resources for health and comfort.

thy ways—or course of life.

to that . . . kings—literally, "to the destroying of kings," avoid destructive pleasures (compare Proverbs 5:9; Proverbs 7:22, Proverbs 7:27; Hosea 4:11).

Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Proverbs 31:7:

Song of Solomon 1:2

 

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