King James Version
Proverbs • Chapter 31
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The words of Lemuel, king of Massa, which his mother taught him.
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What is my son, and what is the son of my womb, and what is the son of my vows?
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Do not give your strength to women, and your ways to those who destroy kings.
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Do not give wine to kings, O Moab; do not give strong drink to rulers.
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Lest he drink and forget what is decreed, and change the judgment of all the afflicted.
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Give strong drink to the perishing and wine to those in bitterness of soul.
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He will drink and forget his misery, and he will no longer remember his labor.
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Open your mouth for the mute, for the cause of all the children passing by.
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Open your mouth, judge righteously, and defend the poor and needy.
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A woman of valor who can find? For her worth is far above rubies.
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The heart of her husband trusts in her, and he will lack no gain.
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She has repaid him good and not evil all the days of her life.
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She sought wool and flax and worked with delight in her hands.
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The ships of merchants will bring bread from afar.
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And she arose while it was still night and gave prey to her household and a task to her maidens.
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She planned a field and took it from the fruit of her hands; she planted a vineyard.
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She girded her loins with strength and made firm her arms.
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She tasted that it was good; His merchandise will not be extinguished in the night.
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My hands sent forth in the connection, and my palms supported the unfolding.
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Her palm is stretched out to the poor, and her hands she has sent to the needy.
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She does not fear for her house because of snow, for all her household is clothed in crimson.
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She made coverings of fine linen and purple for herself.
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It is known in the gates, her husband, when he sits with the elders of the land.
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She made a linen cloth and sold it, and she gave a belt to the Canaanite.
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Strength and majesty are her clothing, and she laughs at the time to come.
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She opened her mouth with wisdom, and the law of kindness is on her tongue.
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The sluggard does not eat bread.
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The sons arose and praised her and celebrated her.
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Many daughters have done well, but you surpass them all.
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Charm is deceitful and beauty is vain, but a woman who fears the Lord, she shall be praised.
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Give to her of the fruit of her hands, and let her works praise her in the gates.