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Proverbs 31:2-4
Contemporary English Version
Proverbs 31:2-4
Contemporary English Version
2 My son Lemuel, you were born
in answer to my prayers,
so listen carefully.
3 Don't waste your life
chasing after women!
This has ruined many kings.
4 Kings and leaders
should not get drunk
or even want to drink.
Proverbs 31:2-4
New International Version
Proverbs 31:2-4
New International Version
2 Listen, my son! Listen, son of my womb!
Listen, my son, the answer to my prayers!(A)
3 Do not spend your strength[a] on women,
your vigor on those who ruin kings.(B)
4 It is not for kings, Lemuel—
it is not for kings to drink wine,(C)
not for rulers to crave beer,
Footnotes
- Proverbs 31:3 Or wealth
Proverbs 31:2-4
King James Version
Proverbs 31:2-4
King James Version
2 What, my son? and what, the son of my womb? and what, the son of my vows?
3 Give not thy strength unto women, nor thy ways to that which destroyeth kings.
4 It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine; nor for princes strong drink:
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