Proverbs 31:1-9 New American Standard Bible
The Words of Lemuel
31 The words of King Lemuel, the pronouncement which his mother taught him:
2 What, my son?
And what, (A)son of my womb?
And what, son of my (B)vows?
3 (C)Do not give your strength to women,
Or your ways to that which (D)destroys kings.
4 It is not for (E)kings, Lemuel,
It is not for kings to (F)drink wine,
Or for rulers to desire intoxicating drink,
5 Otherwise they will drink and forget what is decreed,
And (G)pervert the [a]rights of all the [b]needy.
6 Give intoxicating drink to one who is (H)perishing,
And wine to one [c](I)whose life is bitter.
7 Let him drink and forget his poverty,
And remember his trouble no more.
8 (J)Open your mouth for the people who cannot speak,
For the [d]rights of all the [e]unfortunate.
9 Open your mouth, (K)judge righteously,
And [f]defend the (L)rights of the poor and needy.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 31:5 Lit judgment
- Proverbs 31:5 Lit sons of affliction
- Proverbs 31:6 Lit bitter of soul
- Proverbs 31:8 Lit judgment
- Proverbs 31:8 Lit sons of passing away
- Proverbs 31:9 Lit judge the afflicted
Cross references
- Proverbs 31:2 : Is 49:15
- Proverbs 31:2 : 1 Sam 1:11
- Proverbs 31:3 : Prov 5:9
- Proverbs 31:3 : Deut 17:17; 1 Kin 11:1; Neh 13:26
- Proverbs 31:4 : Eccl 10:17
- Proverbs 31:4 : Prov 20:1; Is 5:22; Hos 4:11
- Proverbs 31:5 : Ex 23:6; Deut 16:19; Prov 17:15
- Proverbs 31:6 : Job 29:13
- Proverbs 31:6 : Job 3:20; Is 38:15
- Proverbs 31:8 : Job 29:12-17; Ps 82
- Proverbs 31:9 : Lev 19:15; Deut 1:16
- Proverbs 31:9 : Is 1:17; Jer 22:16
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