She considereth a field, and buyeth it: with the fruit of her hands she planteth a vineyard.
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Gill's Exposition
She considereth a field, and buyeth it,.... 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,…
Barnes' Notes
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.
This description of the virtuous woman is designed to show what wives the women should make and what wives the men should choose; it consists of twenty-two verses, each beginning with a letter of the…
VIII. The Virtuous Woman. Chap. Pro 31:10-31
This short Appendix differs from the other Sections of the Book of Proverbs in having one subject throughout, and in being in form acrostic or…