New American Standard Bible 2020

Proverbs 31:1-9

1The words of King Lemuel, the pronouncement which his mother taught him:

2What, my son? And what, 1son of my womb? And what, son of my 2vows?3 3Do not give your strength to women, Or your ways to that which 4destroys kings.4It is not for 5kings, Lemuel, It is not for kings to 6drink wine, Or for rulers to desire intoxicating drink,5Otherwise they will drink and forget what is decreed, And 7pervert the 8rights of all the 9needy.6Give intoxicating drink to one who is 10perishing, And wine to one 11 12whose life is bitter.7Let him drink and forget his poverty, And remember his trouble no more.8 13Open your mouth for the people who cannot speak, For the 14rights of all the 15unfortunate.9Open your mouth, 16judge righteously, And 17defend the 18rights of the poor and needy.

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Notes

1. Proverbs 31:2 Is 49:15 ↩
2. Proverbs 31:2 1 Sam 1:11 ↩
3. Proverbs 31:3 Prov 5:9 ↩
4. Proverbs 31:3 Deut 17:17; 1 Kin 11:1; Neh 13:26 ↩
5. Proverbs 31:4 Eccl 10:17 ↩
6. Proverbs 31:4 Prov 20:1; Is 5:22; Hos 4:11 ↩
7. Proverbs 31:5 Ex 23:6; Deut 16:19; Prov 17:15 ↩
8. Proverbs 31:5 Lit judgment ↩
9. Proverbs 31:5 Lit sons of affliction ↩
10. Proverbs 31:6 Job 29:13 ↩
11. Proverbs 31:6 Lit bitter of soul ↩
12. Proverbs 31:6 Job 3:20; Is 38:15 ↩
13. Proverbs 31:8 Job 29:12-17; Ps 82 ↩
14. Proverbs 31:8 Lit judgment ↩
15. Proverbs 31:8 Lit sons of passing away ↩
16. Proverbs 31:9 Lev 19:15; Deut 1:16 ↩
17. Proverbs 31:9 Lit judge the afflicted ↩
18. Proverbs 31:9 Is 1:17; Jer 22:16 ↩

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