The verse points to a large sphere of feminine activity, strikingly in contrast with the degradation to which woman in the East has now fallen.<\/P> <\/p>\n
Verse 16<\/span>. She considereth a field and buyeth it<\/B><\/I>]<\/P> <\/P> 5. She provides for the growing wants of her family. More land will shortly be needed, for the family is growing up; and having seen a field<\/I> contiguous to her own, which was on sale, she estimates its worth, and purchases it a good bargain; and she pays for it by the fruit of her own industry<\/I>.<\/P> <\/P> 6. She does not restrict herself to the bare necessaries<\/I> of life; she is able to procure some of its comforts<\/I>. She plants a vineyard<\/I>, that she may have wine for a beverage<\/I>, for medicine<\/I>, and for sacrifice<\/I>. This also is procured of her own labour. Whatever goes out<\/I> brings its worth in<\/I>; and barter<\/I>, not buying,<\/I> is her chief mode of traffic.<\/P> <\/p>\n She considereth a field; <\/B>whether it be fit for her use, and of a reasonable price, and how she may purchase it. This excludes the rashness, as her proceeding to <\/P> buy<\/B> it excludes the inconstancy, which is oft incident to that sex. <\/P> With the fruit of her hands, <\/B>with the effects of her diligence, <\/P> she planteth a vineyard; <\/B>she improveth the land to the best advantage. <\/P> <\/p>\n 16.<\/B> and hence has means topurchase property.<\/P><\/p>\n She considereth a field, and buyeth it<\/strong>,…. The field are the Scriptures, in which are hid the rich treasures of Gospel doctrines and promises; and the church, and all truly enlightened persons, consider to what use this field may be put, to what account it will turn; how profitable the Scriptures are, for doctrine, reproof, correction, and instruction in righteousness; what a rich mine and valuable treasure is in them; things more desirable, and of greater worth, than thousands of gold and silver; and therefore will buy this field at any rate, and not sell it; will part with all they have before they will part with that; even life itself, which in an improper sense is called buying of it, though it is without money and without price; see Mt 13:44<\/span>;<\/p>\n with the fruit of her hand she planteth a vineyard<\/strong>; her own vineyard, whose plants are an orchard of pomegranates, So 1:6<\/span>; who through the ministry of the word, are planted in the house of the Lord, and flourish there; this the church is said to do by her ministers, who plant and water, as Paul and Apollos did, 1Co 3:6<\/span>. And it is observable, that in the Hebrew text there is a double reading; the “Keri”, or marginal reading, is feminine; but the “Cetib”, or writing, is masculine; to show that she did it by means of men, she made use of in her vineyard for that service; it being, as Aben Ezra observes, not the custom and business of women to plant vineyards, but men. It may be rendered, “he planted”, and be applied to her husband, Christ; who, through the ministry of the word in his church, plants souls in it; and happy are they who are the planting of the Lord! trees of righteousness, that he may be glorified, Isa 61:3<\/span>.<\/p>\n This industry – a pattern for the whole house – this punctuality in the management of household matters, secures to her success in the extension of her household wealth:<\/p>\n 16 She seeketh a field and getteth possession of it;<\/p>\n Of the fruit of her hands she planteth a vineyard.<\/p>\n The field which she considereth, towards which her wish and her effort are directed, is perhaps not one beyond those which she already possesses, but one which has hitherto been wanting to her family; for the poet has, after Pro 31:23<\/span>, an inhabitant of a town in his eye, – a woman whose husband is not a landlord, but has a business in the city. The perf. precedes and gives circumstantiality to the chief factum<\/em> expressed by . Regarding , vid<\/em>., Pro 21:27<\/span>. “ is the general expression for purchasing, as , 24b, for selling. Thus the Aram. and Arab. , while, (Arab.) akhadh w’ta , Turk. alisch werisch (from elmek , to take, and wirmek , to give – viz. satun , in the way of selling; Lat. venum <\/em>), post-bibl. or , denotes giving and taking = business in general” (Fleischer). In 16b the Chethb is, with Ewald and Bertheau, to be read , and, with Hitzig, to be made dependent on , as parallel obj.: “of her hands’ fruit (she gaineth) a planting of vines.” But a planting of vines would be expressed by (Mic 1:6<\/span>); and the Ker is more acceptable. The perf., as a fundamental verbal form, is here the expression of the abstract present: she plants a vineyard, for she purchases vines from the profit of her industry (Isa 7:23<\/span>, cf. Pro 5:2<\/span>).<\/p>\n (16) She considereth a field.<\/strong>Fixes upon a suitable one for purchase.<\/p>\n With the fruit of her hands.<\/strong>With her savings she buys a vineyard and stocks it.<\/p>\n 16<\/strong>. <\/strong> She considereth a field <\/strong> Sets her mind upon it, estimates its worth, and plans the means of purchasing it. Literally, she takes it. <\/p>\n <\/em><\/p>\n With the fruit of her hands <\/strong> The product of her labour. <\/p>\n She planteth a vineyard <\/strong> Or, as some read, the fruit of her hands is the planting of a vineyard. These various items mark the industry, economy, and thrift of the energetic and capable woman. They are strongly “in contrast with the degradation to which woman has fallen under the later polygamy of the East.” Speaker’s Com.<\/p>\n Pro 31:16<\/span><\/em><\/strong>. <\/strong>She considereth, <\/em><\/strong>&c.<\/strong> With the fruit of her hands, <\/em>means, With the fruit of her works;<\/em>her oeconomy, <\/em>her gain. She finds means by her industry and labour to make acquisitions of land, and to plant a vineyard. It is not without design, that Solomon says, She considereth a field <\/em>which she intends to purchase: herein he gives advice to those who apply themselves seriously to oeconomy, not to spare their pains in visiting and considering the land which they wish to purchase. “See it as often as you can,” says Cato; “the oftener you go to it the more it will please, if it be good:” Quoties ibis, toties magis placebit, quod bonum erit. <\/em>See Cato de Re Rustic. cap. II. who observes of the farmer, that he is the first of his family to arise from bed, and the last to go to it. <\/p>\n Pro 31:16 She considereth a field, and buyeth it: with the fruit of her hands she planteth a vineyard.<\/p>\n Ver. 16. She considereth a field and buyeth it.<\/strong> ] Here is the fruit of her pains and providence. The manus motitans,<\/em> the “stirring hand maketh rich,” Pro 10:4 and “a wise woman buildeth her house.” Pro 14:1 See Trapp on “<\/em> Pro 14:1 “<\/em> She considers the convenience of this field, and then casts about how she may compass it.<\/p>\n considereth: Jos 15:18, Son 8:12, Mat 13:44 <\/p>\n buyeth: Heb. taketh <\/p>\n Reciprocal: Gen 43:2 – General Pro 31:31 – of the<\/p>\n Pro 31:16. She considereth a field Whether it be fit for use and of a reasonable price, and how she may purchase it. This excludes the rashness, as the proceeding to buy it excludes the inconstancy, which is often incident to that sex; with the fruit of her hands With the effects of her diligence; she planteth a vineyard She improveth the land to the best advantage.<\/p>\n 31:16 She considereth a field, and {k} buyeth it: with the fruit of her hands she planteth a vineyard.<\/p>\n (k) She purchases it with the gains of her travail.<\/p>\n Eastern culture is again obvious in these verses. She is thrifty, and she augments her husband’s income (Pro 31:16). Today, supplementing her family’s income may be a possibility for her (cf. 31:34). However, husband and wife should agree that this is best for the family. She should make sure her motives and priorities are in order before committing herself to such a job. Is the income essential to meet needs or wants? Is she doing the work to avoid her other higher priority responsibilities? Is she hoping that her job or career, rather than her relationship with God and her family members, will satisfy her needs?<\/p>\n She is industrious (not an amazon, Pro 31:17). She has a legitimate sense of self-respect, and she works hard, with the result that she is prosperous (Pro 31:18; cf. Pro 13:9; Pro 20:20; Pro 24:20).<\/p>\n She considereth a field, and buyeth it: with the fruit of her hands she planteth a vineyard. The verse points to a large sphere of feminine activity, strikingly in contrast with the degradation to which woman in the East has now fallen. Fuente: Albert Barnes’ Notes on the Bible Verse 16. She considereth a field … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Proverbs 31:16”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17311","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-commentary"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17311","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17311"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17311\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17311"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17311"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17311"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Fuente: Adam Clarke’s Commentary and Critical Notes on the Bible<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n
Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n
Fuente: Jamieson, Fausset and Brown’s Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible <\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n
Fuente: Keil & Delitzsch Commentary on the Old Testament<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n
Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n
Fuente: Whedon’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n
Fuente: Commentary on the Holy Bible by Thomas Coke<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n
Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n
Fuente: Joseph Bensons Commentary on the Old and New Testaments<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n
Fuente: Geneva Bible Notes<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n
Fuente: Expository Notes of Dr. Constable (Old and New Testaments)<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"