Proverbs 31:3

3 Do not spend your strength[a] on women, your vigor on those who ruin kings.

Proverbs 31:3 in Other Translations

KJV
3 Give not thy strength unto women, nor thy ways to that which destroyeth kings.
ESV
3 Do not give your strength to women, your ways to those who destroy kings.
NLT
3 do not waste your strength on women, on those who ruin kings.
MSG
3 Don't dissipate your virility on fortune-hunting women, promiscuous women who shipwreck leaders.
CSB
3 Don't spend your energy on women or your efforts on those who destroy kings.

Proverbs 31:3 In-Context

1 The sayings of King Lemuel—an inspired utterance his mother taught him.
2 Listen, my son! Listen, son of my womb! Listen, my son, the answer to my prayers!
3 Do not spend your strength on women, your vigor on those who ruin kings.
4 It is not for kings, Lemuel— it is not for kings to drink wine, not for rulers to crave beer,
5 lest they drink and forget what has been decreed, and deprive all the oppressed of their rights.

Cross References 1

  • 1. S Deuteronomy 17:17; S 1 Kings 11:3; Nehemiah 13:26; Proverbs 5:1-14

Footnotes 1

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