King Lemuel
Proverbs 31:11KJV·superscription

The heart of her husband doth safely trust in her, so that he shall have no need of spoil.

Matthew Henry Presbyterian

This portrait of virtue is not idle poetry; it teaches both women what they must become and men what they must seek. Mark how much hangs on the mothers, the piety and prosperity of entire households, the faith of generations to come. A man who means to prosper must reckon with his wife; her wisdom and goodness are the foundation.

AI summary

Commenting on Proverbs 31:10-31

John Gill Reformed Baptist

The heart of her husband doth safely trust in her,.... Christ her Maker is her husband, who has asked her in marriage, and has betrothed her to himself in righteousness; and of whose chaste love, and inviolable attachment to him, he is fully satisfied, as well as of her fidelity in keeping what he commits unto her; he trusts her with his Gospel and ordinances...

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Reformed

heart . . . trust in her--He relies on her prudence and skill. no need of spoil--does not lack profit or gain, especially, that obtained by the risk of war.