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Proverbs 31
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The Words of Lemuel
1
The
words
of
King
Lemuel
, the
oracle
which
his
mother
taught
him:
2
What
, O my
son
? And
what
, O
1
son
of my
womb
? And
what
, O
son
of my
2
vows
?
3
3
Do not
give
your
strength
to
women
, Or your
ways
to that which
4
destroys
kings
.
4
It is not for
5
kings
, O
Lemuel
, It is not for
kings
to
6
drink
wine
, Or for
rulers
to
desire
strong
drink
,
5
For they will
drink
and
forget
what is
decreed
, And
7
pervert
the
rights
of
all
the
afflicted
.
6
Give
strong
drink
to him who is
8
perishing
, And
wine
to him
9
whose
life
is
bitter
.
7
Let him
drink
and
forget
his
poverty
And
remember
his
trouble
no
more
.
8
10
Open
your
mouth
for the
mute
, For the
rights
of
all
the
unfortunate
*
.
9
Open
your
mouth
,
11
judge
righteously
, And
defend
the
12
rights
of the
afflicted
and
needy
.
Description of a Worthy Woman
10
An
13
excellent
wife
,
who
can
find
? For her
worth
is
far
14
above
jewels
.
11
The
heart
of her
husband
trusts
in her, And he will
have
no
lack
of
gain
.
12
She
does
him
good
and not
evil
All
the
days
of her
life
.
13
She
looks
for
wool
and
flax
And
works
with her
hands
in
delight
.
14
She is like
15
merchant
ships
; She
brings
her
food
from
afar
.
15
She
16
rises
also while it is
still
night
And
17
gives
food
to her
household
And
portions
to her
maidens
.
16
She
considers
a
field
and
buys
it; From her
earnings
*
she
plants
a
vineyard
.
17
She
18
girds
herself
with
strength
And
makes
her
arms
strong
.
18
She
senses
that her
gain
is
good
; Her
lamp
does not
go
out at
night
.
19
She
stretches
out her
hands
to the
distaff
, And her
hands
grasp
the
spindle
.
20
She
19
extends
her
hand
to the
poor
, And she
stretches
out her
hands
to the
needy
.
21
She is not
afraid
of the
snow
for her
household
, For
all
her
household
are
20
clothed
with
scarlet
.
22
She
makes
21
coverings
for herself; Her
clothing
is
22
fine
linen
and
23
purple
.
23
Her
husband
is
known
24
in the
gates
, When he
sits
among
the
elders
of the
land
.
24
She
makes
25
linen
garments
and
sells
them, And
supplies
belts
to the
tradesmen
.
25
Strength
and
26
dignity
are her
clothing
, And she
smiles
at the
future
*
.
26
She
27
opens
her
mouth
in
wisdom
, And the
teaching
of
kindness
is on her
tongue
.
27
She
looks
well
to the
ways
of her
household
, And does not
eat
the
28
bread
of
idleness
.
28
Her
children
rise
up and
bless
her; Her
husband
also, and he
praises
her, saying:
29
"Many
daughters
have
done
nobly
, But you
excel
them
all
."
30
Charm
is
deceitful
and
beauty
is
vain
, But a
woman
who
29
fears
the
LORD
, she shall be
praised
.
31
Give
her the
product
of her
hands
, And let her
works
praise
her in the
gates
.
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Cross References
29
1.
Isaiah 49:15
2.
1 Samuel 1:11
3.
Proverbs 5:9
4.
Deuteronomy 17:17
;
1 Kings 11:1
;
Nehemiah 13:26
5.
Ecclesiastes 10:17
6.
Proverbs 20:1
;
Isaiah 5:22
;
Hosea 4:11
7.
Exodus 23:6
;
Deuteronomy 16:19
;
Proverbs 17:15
8.
Job 29:13
9.
Job 3:20
;
Isaiah 38:15
10.
Job 29:12-17
;
Psalms 82
11.
Leviticus 19:15
;
Deuteronomy 1:16
12.
Isaiah 1:17
;
Jeremiah 22:16
13.
Ruth 3:11
;
Proverbs 12:4
;
Proverbs 19:14
14.
Job 28:18
;
Proverbs 8:11
15.
Ezekiel 27:25
16.
Proverbs 20:13
;
Romans 12:11
17.
Luke 12:42
18.
1 Kings 18:46
;
2 Kings 4:29
;
Job 38:3
19.
Deuteronomy 15:11
;
Job 31:16-20
;
Proverbs 22:9
;
Romans 12:13
;
Ephesians 4:28
20.
2 Samuel 1:24
21.
Proverbs 7:16
22.
Genesis 41:42
;
Revelation 19:8, 14
23.
Judges 8:26
;
Luke 16:19
24.
Deuteronomy 16:18
;
Ruth 4:1, 11
25.
Judges 14:12
26.
1 Timothy 2:9, 10
27.
Proverbs 10:31
28.
Proverbs 19:15
29.
Psalms 112:1
;
Proverbs 22:4
Footnotes
20
[a].
Or "burden"
[b].
Lit "judgment"
[c].
Lit "sons of affliction"
[d].
Lit "bitter of soul"
[e].
Lit "judgment"
[f].
Lit "sons of passing away"
[g].
Lit "judge the afflicted"
[h].
Lit "palms"
[i].
Or "willingly"
[j].
Or "prescribed tasks"
[k].
Lit "the fruit of her palms"
[l].
Lit "her loins"
[m].
Lit "palms"
[n].
Lit "spreads out her palm"
[o].
Lit "gives"
[p].
Lit "Canaanite"
[q].
Lit "latter days"
[r].
Or "law"
[s].
Or "reverences"
[t].
Lit "fruit"
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