Albert Barnes Commentary Proverbs 31:14

Albert Barnes Commentary

Proverbs 31:14

1798–1870
Presbyterian
Albert Barnes
Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes Commentary

Proverbs 31:14

1798–1870
Presbyterian
SCRIPTURE

"She is like the merchant-ships; She bringeth her bread from afar." — Proverbs 31:14 (ASV)

The comparison points to the enlarged commerce of the Israelites resulting from their contact with the Phoenicians under David and Solomon; compare Proverbs 31:24.