Proverbs 30-31

The Amazing Bible. Book Club

The men that are listed in Proverbs 30 and 31 are not listed anywhere else in Scripture, there is great speculation as to who they are, but the truth is we do not know. Proverbs 30 starts with questions with answers, and then with various proverbs. There is a grouping of numerical proverbs where he lists 3 - no 4- items with most of them. Proverbs 31 starts of with the mother of King Lemuel giving him instruction of what a king should and should not do. As a King, he is to not let anything or anyone get in the way of his responsibilities of opening his mouth for those without a voice, and he is to fight for the unfortunate, the afflicted, and the needy. The chapter then goes into a poem about a virtuous wife. The style of this Proverb is an acrostic. Starting with verse 10, each line starts with the letters of the Hebrew alphabet in order. The key about this Proverbs 31 Woman, is not to compare ourselves with her, but to be encouraged by her for she has opened the door to endless possibilities as we walk in the fear of the Lord.